A crossthecountry,many nonnurses are administering medications to individuals in nonacute healthcare settings and in other settings where healthcare is not the primary focus (hereinafter, these will be referred to as nonacute settings). Because many states are using medication assistants in nonacute settings, the Boards of Nursing, in their mission to protect the public, became concerned about ...

ABSTRACT The rural special education context is unique because of the distinct environment and the variety of rural school subcultures. However, little information about rural special education is available prior to the late 1970's, partially because federal agencies lacked a working definition of "rural._" Although rural and urban special education service environments vary greatly (especially...

Methods Serum was collected from 138 HCWs including laboratory personnel, doctors and nurses working at JIPMER, Puducherry during August October 2013. Details of influenza vaccination and laboratory confirmed influenza infection were noted. Hemagglutination inhibition assay was performed to determine the serum antibody levels against WHO reference antigens – pandemic influenza A (H1N1) A/Califo...

State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Institute of Surgery Research, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400042, PR China Institute of Structural Mechanics , China Academy of Engineering Physics , Mianyang 6219999, PR China Joint Laboratory on Weapon Damage Effectiveness and Battlefield Personnel Survival Ability Assessment Research of ISE.CAEP and...

We present a case of Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis pneumonia in a veterinary student, with molecular genetic evidence of acquisition during laboratory work, an observation relevant for laboratory personnel working with C pseudotuberculosis isolates. The patient was clinically cured with 14 months trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole and rifampicin combination treatment.

BACKGROUND The tobacco industry has organised research institutions to generate misleading data on indoor air quality, including second-hand smoke exposure and health effects. OBJECTIVES To describe tobacco industry involvement in the organisation and financial support of an air quality research laboratory in El Salvador. METHODS Tobacco industry documents on the internet were systematicall...

Competency based education and training (CBET) helps to prepare graduates of medical laboratory science programs for the specific needs of the workforce. This is especially important in resource-limited countries where shortage of laboratory personnel creates a large demand for skilled graduates. Internet and other technology can be useful to teach specific tasks in CBET. Even in resource-limit...