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[Risk factors for inactivity in patients in long-term care with severe mental illness].
CONCLUSION: Age and the combination of first- and second-generation antipsychotics were associated with inactivity. Cross-sectional studies do not demonstrate any causal links, but can generate a hypothesis. One possible hypothesis for the surprising link between inactivity and the combination of traditional and atypical antipsychotics is that the combination of antipsychotics promotes and fosters inactivity.<span class="abbreviation">key words</span> clinical, epidemiology, inactivity, long-term care, schizophrenia. PMID: 23408360 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Tijdschrift voor Psychiatrie - February 17, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Tenback DE, van Kessel F, Jessurun J, Pijl YJ, Heerdink ER, van Harten PN Tags: Tijdschr Psychiatr Source Type: research

Lawsuit: Racist request sidelined nurse
A nurse is suing a hospital, claiming it agreed to man's request that no African-Americans care for his baby. The lawsuit accuses managers at Hurley Medical Center in Flint of reassigning Tonya Battle, who has worked at the facility for 25 years, bas...
Source: WDSU.com - Health - February 17, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Free Tubal Ligation Reversal Consultation
Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center offers a free consultation with an experienced Tubal Reversal Nurse to women interested in a Tubal Ligation Reversal. By talking one-on-one with a nurse, couples will understand why Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center is the best place to have a tubal ligation reversed. Dr. Gary Berger, Dr. Charles Monteith, and the Tubal Reversal Nurses are eager to help you with the information you need as you begin your journey to have your tubes untied. They review the reversal tubal ligation process from start to finish, discuss medical history, and help schedule the tubal reversal. The staff from Chape...
Source: Tubal Ligation Reversal News - February 17, 2013 Category: Reproduction Medicine Source Type: news

Workplace violence against physician and nurses in Palestinian public hospitals: a cross-sectional study - Kitaneh M, Hamdan M.
ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Violence against healthcare workers in Palestinian hospitals is common. However, this issue is under researched and little evidence exists. The aim of this study was to assess the incidence, magnitude, consequences and possible risk f...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - February 17, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: news

Impact of hospital security programmes and workplace aggression on nurse perceptions of safety - Blando JD, O'Hagan E, Casteel C, Nocera MA, Peek-Asa C.
blando j.d. , o'hagan e., casteel c., nocera m.-a. & peek-asa c. (2012) Journal of Nursing Management Impact of hospital security programmes and workplace aggression on nurse perceptions of safety Aim To assess how nurses' perception of their safety and...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - February 17, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: news

Explorations of lung cancer stigma for female long‐term survivors
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in women, accompanied by greater psychological distress than other cancers. There is minimal but increasing awareness of the impact of lung cancer stigma (LCS) on patient outcomes. LCS is associated with increased symptom burden and decreased quality of life. The purpose of this study was to explore the experience of female long‐term lung cancer survivors in the context of LCS and examine how participants discursively adhere to or reject stigmatizing beliefs. Findings situated within Cataldo and colleagues' theoretical model include: (1) addiction and tobacco marketing as ...
Source: Nursing Inquiry - February 17, 2013 Category: Nursing Authors: Cati Brown, Janine Cataldo Tags: Feature Source Type: research

The stalking cure: how to rehabilitate a stalker
A forensic psychiatrist has opened a clinic where stalkers confront their dangerous delusions. Elizabeth Day meets Frank Farnham, and speaks to some of the many victimsWhen forensic psychiatrist Frank Farnham first meets a stalker, he doesn't judge. Some of his clients have done awful things. They have intimidated, pursued and terrified their victims. They have sent harassing emails to ex-partners or followed work colleagues home from the office. They have developed harmful fixations on people who have no intention of returning their attentions. All of them will have run the risk of being sent to jail.But Dr Farnham sees t...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 17, 2013 Category: Science Authors: Elizabeth Day Tags: Psychology Mental health UK criminal justice Society Law Features The Observer Source Type: news

Bringing Breakfast to Our Students: A Program to Increase School Breakfast Participation.
Abstract The relationship between breakfast consumption and academic success has been extensively studied over the past 30 years. Despite the wide availability of school breakfast programs and the preponderance of evidence that breakfast consumption has positive effects on a student's ability to learn and function in the school setting, many students do not eat breakfast. A survey of students at a large Midwestern high school identified the main barriers to breakfast consumption as not having enough time in the morning to eat and not feeling hungry before school. A program that included extending breakfast cafeteri...
Source: The Journal of School Nursing - February 17, 2013 Category: Nursing Authors: Olsta J Tags: J Sch Nurs Source Type: research

The Depth of Language
Source: International Journal of Nursing Terminologies and Classifications - February 17, 2013 Category: Nursing Authors: Jane Flanagan Tags: Editorial Source Type: research

Issue Information
Source: International Journal of Nursing Terminologies and Classifications - February 17, 2013 Category: Nursing Tags: Issue Information Source Type: research

Mental health nurse prescribing: using a constructivist approach to investigate the nurse–patient relationship
In this study clients and other stakeholders from one National Health Service Foundation Trust were interviewed or participated in a focus group regarding their experiences of nurses prescribing medication. Clients in this study believed that nurse prescribing was working well and they were satisfied having their medication prescribed by their nurse. Nurse prescribers believed that their prescribing was well received by their clients and by other professionals. AbstractNurse prescribing has been embraced in many areas of nursing, but less so in mental health. Relatively few studies have been published in this field with e...
Source: Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing - February 17, 2013 Category: Nursing Authors: J. D. Ross, A. Clarke, A. M. Kettles Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Attitudes towards the administration of long-acting antipsychotics: a survey of physicians and nurses
Conclusions: In this survey of physicians and nurses, attitudes towards LAI antipsychotics compared with oral medication were generally positive. Respondents considered that the availability of a deltoid administration route would offer increased choice in LAI antipsychotic administration and may be perceived as more respectful and less socially embarrassing.
Source: BioMed Central - February 17, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Paul GeertsGuadalupe MartinezAndreas Schreiner Source Type: research

India's rice revolution
In a village in India's poorest state, Bihar, farmers are growing world record amounts of rice – with no GM, and no herbicide. Is this one solution to world food shortages?Sumant Kumar was overjoyed when he harvested his rice last year. There had been good rains in his village of Darveshpura in north-east India and he knew he could improve on the four or five tonnes per hectare that he usually managed. But every stalk he cut on his paddy field near the bank of the Sakri river seemed to weigh heavier than usual, every grain of rice was bigger and when his crop was weighed on the old village scales, even Kumar was shocked....
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 16, 2013 Category: Science Authors: John Vidal Tags: India Food security World news & drink Environmental sustainability Features Life and style The Observer Food science Sustainable development Global development Agriculture Source Type: news

Passion Personified: Ora Strickland on the Nursing Profession
February 15, 2013 - During the month that we honor the achievements of African Americans in our nation's history, we can also find a number of emerging leaders who are shaping the future of the nursing industry. One is Ora Strickland, PhD, DSc (Hon.), RN, FAAN, who stands out as an example of what anyone can accomplish when they combine passion, hard work and professional curiosity.
Source: NurseZone.com Featured Stories - February 16, 2013 Category: Nursing Source Type: news

South Africa: Denosa Response to Sona - Education in Nursing Ought to Be Priority Too
[COSATU]Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa (DENOSA) welcomes the president’s announcement in his State of The Nation Address last night that government will still emphasize improvement on education and his plan to establish the Presidential Remuneration Commission which will look at the appropriateness of salaries for all government employees.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 16, 2013 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Prospective analysis of vitamin D and endometrial cancer risk
Conclusion Both predicted 25(OH)D and total dietary vitamin D intake were not associated with endometrial cancer incidence. These results suggest that vitamin D may not protect against the development of endometrial cancer. However, the low and narrow vitamin D exposure range in the cohort may limit generalizability of the results.
Source: Annals of Oncology - February 16, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Liu, J. J., Bertrand, K. A., Karageorgi, S., Giovannucci, E., Hankinson, S. E., Rosner, B., Maxwell, L., Rodriguez, G., De Vivo, I. Tags: gynecologic tumors Source Type: research

Stage one Norwood procedure in an emerging economy:Initial experience in a single center
Conclusions:Stage one Norwood is feasible in a limited-resource environment if supported by a dedicated postoperative intensive care and protocolized nursing management. Preoperative optimization and prevention of infections are major challenges in addition to preventing early circulatory collapse.
Source: Annals of Pediatric Cardiology - February 16, 2013 Category: Cardiology Authors: Rakhi BalachandranSuresh G NairSunil S GopalrajBalu VaidyanathanBrijesh P KottayilRaman Krishna Kumar Source Type: research

Should North America's first and only supervised injection facility (InSite) be expanded in British Columbia, Canada?
Conclusions: There is an urgent need to expand the current facility to cities where injection drug use is prevalent to reduce overdose deaths, reduce needle sharing, reduce hospital emergency care, and increase safety. In addition, InSite's positive changes have contributed to a cultural transformation in drug use within the Downtown Eastside and neighbouring communities.
Source: Harm Reduction Journal - February 16, 2013 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Ehsan JozaghiMartin Andresen Source Type: research

Character Study: Dr. Wheelchair Keeps Things Rolling
Mike Acevedo leads a team that builds, repairs and maintains wheelchairs for most of the 1,300 patients at the Coler-Goldwater Specialty Hospital and Nursing Facility on Roosevelt Island.
Source: NYT Health - February 15, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By COREY KILGANNON Tags: Coler-Goldwater Specialty Hospital and Nursing Facility Hospitals Roosevelt Island (Manhattan, NY) Source Type: news

From the Archives…
Supporting the Troops: Red Cross and the Spanish American War February 15 marks 115 years since the USS Maine exploded in Cuba’s Havana Harbor. The explosion resulted in more than 200 deaths and served as a catalyst for the Spanish American War of 1898. It was also the first time the American Red Cross responded to a military event. Wreckage of the USS Maine, 1898, U.S. Bureau of Ships, National Archives The U.S. government signed the 1864 Geneva Convention in 1882, providing the mandate for the Red Cross to support the military. So in 1898 the young Red Cross set out to assist the troops who went off to fight the Spa...
Source: Red Cross Chat - February 15, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Susan Watson Tags: History SAF Uncategorized Red Cross history Spanish American War USS Maine Source Type: news

MRSA 'Super Bug' Prevalent in Nursing Homes, Study Finds
Positive samples suggest need for greater infection control, researcher says Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Infection Control, MRSA, Nursing Homes
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - February 15, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Don't Count On Extra Weight To Help You In Old Age
The notion that being a little overweight could help people in old age is being challenged. Some of the studies in support of the so-called obesity paradox excluded people who lived in institutions, like nursing homes, or were too sick to participate, a critic says.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
Source: NPR Health and Science - February 15, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Nurse at scandal-hit Stafford Hospital struck off after calling dementia patient 'an animal' can STILL work with the elderly
Bonka Kostova was struck off this week by the Nursing and Midwifery Council, but an alarming loophole in the system means she can still be a healthcare assistant.
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 15, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Boston Children’s Pediatric Transplant Center in the news
Boston Children’s Hospital’s Pediatric Transplant Center is always a busy place, but yesterday was a big day even by its standards. In addition to the usual buzz created by a constantly moving team of doctors, nurses, specialists and patients, the halls of the Pediatric Transplant Center echoed with the sounds of reporters, photographers and camera crews as two patients were covered by the local news. Katy was born with a heart defect and had been waiting over two years for a compatible donor heart to be available—the longest wait time her doctor can remember. But, in an appropriate yet highly unlikely...
Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - February 15, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Tripp Underwood Tags: All posts Children's in the news Diseases & conditions heart transplant Heung Bae Kim Liver transplant Pediatric Transplant Center (PTC) Source Type: news

BREAKING: Police to examine Francis report for evidence
Staffordshire Police has announced plans to review evidence from the Francis report “to identify whether there is any potential for criminal charges” in the wake of care failings at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust.
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - February 15, 2013 Category: Nursing Source Type: news

Johnson & Johnson Recalls More Metal Hip ImplantsJohnson & Johnson Recalls More Metal Hip Implants
Johnson & Johnson, the subject of thousands of lawsuits stemming from the 2010 recall of its ASR all-metal hip implants, last month recalled a second type of metal hip component that it sold outside of the United States. News Alerts
Source: Medscape Nurses Headlines - February 15, 2013 Category: Nursing Tags: Orthopaedics News Alert Source Type: news

It's Annual Checkup Season! Don't forget Spring Sports Begin Soon!
Michelle Maloney, CPNPFrom the desk of nurse practitioner Michelle Maloney:Annual check-ups are an opportunity for parents to raise questions about your child’s growth, development, behavior etc. More time is taken during a well exam to discuss these issues which can’t be accommodated during a sick visit. Many of the topics discussed included are sleep issues, behavior, learning problems, and toilet training, just to name a few. Annual check-ups allow you, your child, and your MD/NP a chance to get to know each other for a relationship that will extend for many years. To prepare for your visit, you may want...
Source: Pediatric Health Associates - February 15, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news

‘Significant proportion’ of HIV positive patients silent
New research shows a “significant proportion” of HIV positive patients may not be telling NHS staff about it read more
Source: Nursing in Practice - February 15, 2013 Category: Nursing Authors: Lalah-Simone Springer Tags: Sexual health Editor ' s pick Latest News Source Type: news

'Paperless' NHS slammed as security risk
Many doctors feel putting medical records online could have “unintended and severe consequences” on security read more
Source: Nursing in Practice - February 15, 2013 Category: Nursing Authors: Lalah-Simone Springer Tags: Professional Editor ' s pick Latest News Source Type: news

Poor access blamed for low dementia diagnosis
“Dramatic” variation in dementia diagnosis across the UK has been blamed on poor access to resources by the Royal College of GPs read more
Source: Nursing in Practice - February 15, 2013 Category: Nursing Authors: Lalah-Simone Springer Tags: Care of older people Editor ' s pick Latest News Source Type: news

A Novel Program Focused on Women Survivors Who Were Enrolled in a Cardiac Arrest Pathway
The number of cases of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest is estimated to be 300,000/year in the United States. Two landmark studies published in 2002 demonstrated that therapeutic hypothermia decreased mortality and improved neurological outcome after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Our institutional pathway for the management of survivors of cardiac arrest stresses teamwork involving multiple disciplines, including cardiology, critical care, nursing, neurology, infectious diseases, physical therapy, social work, and pastoral care. Involvement of the patients’ families is critical in the understanding of the process and in ...
Source: Critical Pathways in Cardiology: A Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine - February 15, 2013 Category: Cardiology Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Patients' perceptions and experiences of venous leg ulceration and their attitudes to larval therapy: an in‐depth qualitative study
Discussion and conclusionsPatients may hold unrealistic expectations that larval therapy will effect a longed‐for cure for their leg ulcer(s) but an absence of healing may lead to feelings of disappointment or despair.
Source: Health Expectations - February 15, 2013 Category: Health Management Authors: Dorothy McCaughan, Nicky Cullum, Joanne Dumville, Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

U.S. Army Nurses' Reintegration and Homecoming Experiences After Iraq and Afghanistan
Source: Military Medicine - February 15, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Rivers, Felecia M.Gordon, SandraSperaw, SusanReese, Sharon Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Midwives agree to pay changes
An overwhelming majority of Royal College of Midwives branches have voted to accept the proposed alterations to the Agenda for Change pay framework.
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - February 15, 2013 Category: Nursing Source Type: news

NMC hit with £150k fine for data security breach
The Nursing and Midwifery Council has been fined £150,000 after it lost three DVDs linked to a misconduct hearing.
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - February 15, 2013 Category: Nursing Source Type: news

Senior Plymouth nurse to take on regional leadership role
One of Plymouth Hospitals Trust’s most senior nurses is leaving to become head of leadership development for NHS South of England.
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - February 15, 2013 Category: Nursing Source Type: news

Call to drop gluten-free food prescriptions
Clinicians should stop prescribing foods for patients who are allergic to gluten because of the growing financial pressures on local health bodies, experts have recommended.
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - February 15, 2013 Category: Nursing Source Type: news

High number of IT guideline breaches in Scotland
NHS staff in Scotland breached IT guidelines almost 500 times in the past three years, according to new statistics.
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - February 15, 2013 Category: Nursing Source Type: news

Smoking bans 'reduce risk of pre-term births'
Smoking bans have been linked to a reduction in the number of babies born prematurely, according to new research.
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - February 15, 2013 Category: Nursing Source Type: news

Stafford HCA struck off after ‘losing it’ with older patient
A former Stafford Hospital healthcare assistant has been struck off after dragging an elderly dementia patient around by his pyjamas and calling him an animal.
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - February 15, 2013 Category: Nursing Source Type: news

Is Your Hospital One of America’s 100 Best Employers?
February 14, 2013 - Hospitals and healthcare clinics have made great strides in recent years in creating workplaces and cultures that help nurses and other staff members to thrive. In fact, they represent a good portion of the top employers ranked by Fortune magazine in their annual 100 Best Companies to Work For list. On the newly-released 2013 list, 11 health care delivery organizations were recognized. That makes seven years in a row that health care service providers have comprised at least 10 percent of the organizations achieving recognition as one of the country’s 100 best workplaces.
Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News - February 15, 2013 Category: Nursing Source Type: news

Report Sees Revolving Door of Patients Returning to the Hospital
February 13, 2013 - The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) has released a report showing that one in eight Medicare patients were readmitted to the hospital within 30 days of being released after surgery in 2010, while patients in the hospital for reasons other than surgery returned at an even higher rate of one in six. Both rates were virtually unchanged from 2008.
Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News - February 15, 2013 Category: Nursing Source Type: news

Index
Source: Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America - February 15, 2013 Category: Nursing Source Type: research

Critical Care Diabetes Education: Who, What, When, Where, and Why
This article discusses how to equip a patient with the skills they need to live with diabetes.
Source: Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America - February 15, 2013 Category: Nursing Authors: Judy Keaveny Source Type: research

Use of Insulin in the Noncritically Ill-hospitalized Patients with Hyperglycemia and Diabetes
This article discusses physiology and types of diabetes, glycemic targets in the noncritical care setting, factors that contribute to hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia in the hospitalized patient, insulin types, common insulin regimens used in the hospital setting, and implications for the nurse.
Source: Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America - February 15, 2013 Category: Nursing Authors: Becky Childers, Celia M. Levesque Source Type: research

Preface
Diabetes mellitus affects 8.3% of the US population. People with diabetes are twice as likely to be hospitalized, and their length of stay is approximately 30% longer compared to patients without diabetes. The management of blood glucose and the complications of hyperglycemia in the hospitalized patient with and without diabetes are the subject of many research studies. This issue covers the current guidelines for management of diabetes and hyperglycemia in the hospitalized patient. The issue begins with a review of the general recommendations for hospitalized patients with diabetes and hyperglycemia by Crawford. Brady the...
Source: Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America - February 15, 2013 Category: Nursing Authors: Celia M. Levesque Source Type: research

Forthcoming Issues
Source: Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America - February 15, 2013 Category: Nursing Source Type: research

Contents
Source: Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America - February 15, 2013 Category: Nursing Source Type: research

Contributors
Source: Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America - February 15, 2013 Category: Nursing Source Type: research