© 2 01 4 M A H ea lth ca re L td The specialist nursing role is well established within coloproctology, with approximately 500 colorectal cancer clinical nurse specialists (CRC CNSs) working across the UK. The CRC CNS is regarded as a core member of the colorectal cancer multidisciplinary team. While the details of the role vary, most CNSs have taken on responsibilities that were formerly the p...

Background: The fair wage to specialist physicians and nurses can enhance their job motivation, quality of work, job satisfaction level, and improve the delivery of services to patients. The present study aimed to compare the proportion of changes in earnings of specialist physicians and nurses before and after implementing the Iran’s New Tariffs Book and compare their average income with...

Corresponding author Marta José Avena Napoleão de Barros street, 754, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. Zip Code: 04024-000 [email protected] Escola Paulista de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. Conflicts of interest: no conflicts of interest to declare. Abstract Objective: To develop and validate conceptual and operational definitions for the defining characteristics of...

Patricia Abbott, RN, PhD Dr. Patricia Abbott trained in nursing at the University of Maryland and, after practicing for a few years, developed a growing interest in informatics. She obtained her master’s degree in nursing informatics in 1992 and went on to earn a PhD in information systems in 1999. Even before completing her PhD, she had become a well-known and contributing member of the inform...

The role of clinical nurse specialists (CNSs) in interstitial lung disease (ILD) is evolving in response to clinical guidelines and the growth of clinical research. The role is well established in the UK, although more ILD posts are needed to ensure supply meets clinical demand. This phenomenon is also happening across Europe. An appreciation of the similarities and differences between CNS and ...

More people are living longer in old age [1]. In the UK alone, the percentage of older people (aged 65 years and over) has grown by 47% since 1974 increased to make up nearly 18% of the total population in 2014 [2]. The numbers of those reaching the oldest ages are increasing the fastest: in 2008, there were 1.3 million people in the UK aged 85 and over, with this expected to increase to 1.8 mi...

www.medigraphic.org.mx * Master in Sciences, Specialist in Gynecology and Obstetrics, recertifi ed by the Mexican Board of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Professor of Genital Tract and Anal-Perineal Complex Pathology (UNAM) (CONADICO), Medical Director of the Satelite Hospital and Surgical Center. § Student, Nursing School, Mexico ́s Technological University (UNITEC). II Specialist in Gynecology and...