Why ever assert clarity? If It is clear that p is true, then saying so seems at best superfluous. Barker and Taranto (2003) and Taranto (2006) suggest that asserting clarity reveals information about the beliefs of the discourse participants, specifically, that they both believe that p. The belief theory of clarity makes a number of accurate predictions, including that It is clear that p fails ...

Successful students are prepared. Being prepared for clinical means that you are on time, dressed appropriately, and have your required paperwork and equipment, such as a stethoscope. This may seem like common sense; however, students who are late, have forgotten their watch, or have not prepped for the day, set an early indication that they aren’t going to be on top of patient care. Make sure ...

diagnosis and treatment of various diseases is now realized by all practitioners?medical, surgical and gynaecological. It is often seen that in many of the doubtful cases which the physician has to face, the investigation into the chemistry of the blood of the patient is of more value than what is obtained by physical examination; it throws more light on the diagnosis and treatment of the disea...

Digital stethoscopes offer new opportunities for computerized analysis of heart sounds. Segmentation of heart sound recordings into periods related to the first and second heart sound (S1 and S2) is fundamental in the analysis process. However, segmentation of heart sounds recorded with handheld stethoscopes in clinical environments is often complicated by background noise. A duration-dependent...

Background: Blood pressure measurement is a complex skill to master and we sought to determine whether nursing students could measure blood pressure accurately on patients during their first clinical placement. We also examined whether clinical facilitator’s subjective rating of nursing student’s competence and confidence was related to blood pressure measurement. Methods: First year nursing st...

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OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to evaluate the frequency and attitude of medical students towards cleaning their stethoscopes. SUBJECTS AND METHODS A cross-sectional study was carried out in the first week of December 2013. The study included 771 students (397 in their fourth and 374 in their sixth year) from the Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Serbia. An anonymous quest...