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To be involved or not to be involved: A survey of public preferences for self-involvement in decision-making involving mental capacity (competency) within Europe.
Conclusions:Self-involvement in decision-making is important to the European public. However, a large proportion of the public prefer to not make decisions about their care in advance of incapacity. Financial hardship, educational attainment, age, and preferences regarding quality and quantity of life require further examination; these factors should be considered in relation to policy. PMID: 23426845 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Palliative Medicine - February 20, 2013 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Daveson BA, Bausewein C, Murtagh FE, Calanzani N, Higginson IJ, Harding R, Cohen J, Simon ST, Deliens L, Bechinger-English D, Hall S, Koffman J, Ferreira PL, Toscani F, Gysels M, Ceulemans L, Haugen DF, Gomes B, on behalf of PRISMA Tags: Palliat Med Source Type: research

Nurse Practitioners Push to Help Care for Health Law's Newly Insured
More than 27 million Americans will soon gain health coverage under the health law.
Source: RWJF News Digest - Quality/Equality - February 20, 2013 Category: Health Management Source Type: news

Using a symptom diary to investigate work-related urticaria
Conclusions Medical management had not controlled her symptoms, which improved on removal from the work activity and was confirmed by further diary recording.
Source: Occupational Medicine - February 20, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Waclawski, E. R., Beach, J. Tags: Case Report Source Type: research

Blood and body fluid exposures: consent for source patient testing
Conclusions This study found that despite guidance, routine source testing is not universal. Incapacity to consent is a contributory factor for some source serology not being tested and clarification of the ethical and legal position would be helpful. Larger studies should explore other reasons why identified source patients are not tested in practice and explore the policy implications of those findings.
Source: Occupational Medicine - February 20, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Giri, P., Basu, S., Adisesh, A., Rimmer, A. Tags: Short Report Source Type: research

Job stress and temperaments in female nurses
Conclusions Nurses with depressive or anxious temperaments should be identified, monitored for signs of job stress and offered interventions to prevent adverse physical and mental effects.
Source: Occupational Medicine - February 20, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Kikuchi, Y., Nakaya, M., Ikeda, M., Takeda, M., Nishi, M. Tags: Original Paper Source Type: research

Readmission Rates in the State of Florida: A Reflection of Quality?
CONCLUSIONS: Patients were more frequently readmitted if their payer was the government, they were discharged to a SNF, or they had a mental health disorder. Infections were the most common reasons for readmission. Our data suggest readmission rates alone do not necessarily reflect quality of care. PMID: 23423619 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research - February 20, 2013 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Lavernia CJ, Villa JM, Iacobelli DA Tags: Clin Orthop Relat Res Source Type: research

A systematic review of the unit costs of allied health and community services used by older people in Australia
Conclusions: Utilisation of the Medicare Benefits Scheduled fee as a broad indicator of the costs of services, may lead to underestimation of the real costs of services and therefore to inaccuracies in economic evaluation.
Source: BMC Health Services Research - February 20, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Inez FaragCathie SherringtonManuela FerreiraKirsten Howard Source Type: research

American Association of Nurse Practitioners selects Journal for Nurse Practitioners
(Elsevier) Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, is pleased to announce that The Journal for Nurse Practitioners, the leading source of information for practicing nurse practitioners, has been chosen as an official publication of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - February 20, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Simple measures to promote sleep can reduce delirium in intensive care patients
(Johns Hopkins Medicine) A lack of sleep among patients in an ICU can cause delirium -- an altered mental state that may delay their recovery and lead to short and long-term confusion and memory problems. A team of doctors, nurses, and others in the medical intensive care unit at Johns Hopkins implemented a project to reduce nighttime noise, light, and staff interruptions, and switching certain medications. They were able to reduce delirium and improve patient perceptions about the quality of their sleep.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - February 20, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Fresh review must not push HCA regulation into 'long grass', warn unions
Nursing unions have warned the government against trying to kick the issue of healthcare assistant regulation into the “long grass”, as yet another review of support workers is set to take place.
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - February 19, 2013 Category: Nursing Source Type: news

Honesty laws and HCA regulation would make NHS safer, say nurses
Calls for a legally-enforced “duty of candour” to be introduced in the NHS in order to encourage and protect whistleblowers have been overwhelmingly welcomed by nurses.
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - February 19, 2013 Category: Nursing Source Type: news

Dublin nursing homes closer to starting construction
Two new nursing homes are closer to construction in Dublin. Columbus-based Vrable Healthcare Co. is bringing its final site plan for a senior development off Riverside Drive before Dublin’s planning and zoning commission Thursday, and Toledo’s HCR ManorCare Inc. plans to start construction in March on its 120-bed facility along Dublin-Granville Road. Vrable is planning a facility combining assisted living, short-term rehabilitation and long-term skilled nursing on Tuller Road just south of Interstate…
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - February 19, 2013 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Carrie Ghose Source Type: research

Sleep duration for residents in the nursing home by accelerometer: a preliminary study
Source: Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing - February 19, 2013 Category: Nursing Authors: T. Kawada Tags: Research in brief Source Type: research

Detroit nurse claims hospital barred African American staff from caring for white child
Hospital denies issuing order, but confirms father did make request to block African Americans from child's care
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - February 19, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Enhanced medical rehabilitation is feasible in a skilled nursing facility: preliminary data on a novel treatment for older adults with depression.
PMID: 23395198 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Am J Geriatr Psychia... - February 19, 2013 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Lenze EJ, Host HH, Hildebrand M, Morrow-Howell N, Carpenter B, Freedland KE, Baum CM, Binder EF Tags: Am J Geriatr Psychiatry Source Type: research

End stereotype of ditzy playthings, nurses are told
An academic has criticised the "YouTube culture" which stereotypes nurses as "sexual playthings" in revealing uniforms.
Source: Telegraph Health - February 19, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: MNNURSES2 Source Type: news

Nurses and Noncompliance: A PrimerNurses and Noncompliance: A Primer
The consequences of noncompliance are expensive to facilities and dangerous to patients. Medscape Nurses
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - February 19, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nursing Viewpoint Source Type: news

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Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - February 19, 2013 Category: Nursing Source Type: news

Regulator fined £150k for data protection failure
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has been fined £150,000 for breaching the Data Protection Act
Source: Management in Practice - February 19, 2013 Category: Practice Management Source Type: news

Child healthcare needs 'drastic improvements'
A new national pledge to reduce child mortality was announced by the government read more
Source: Nursing in Practice - February 19, 2013 Category: Nursing Authors: Lalah-Simone Springer Tags: Children ' s health Professional Editor s pick Latest News Source Type: news

NMC fined £150k for losing sensitive information
The Nursing and Midwifery Council has been fined £150,000 for breaching the Data Protection Act read more
Source: Nursing in Practice - February 19, 2013 Category: Nursing Authors: Lalah-Simone Springer Tags: Professional Editor ' s pick Latest News Source Type: news

PM calls for proper accountability over Mid Staffs
It is “not acceptable” that no one has been held accountable for the neglect of patients in the Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust, prime minister David Cameron said on Monday night.
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - February 19, 2013 Category: Nursing Source Type: news

Improvement needed in health visitor education and organisation
Researchers have found that while health visitors are a useful part of the team of health professionals who work with families in the community, more needs to be done to make them even more effective.
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - February 19, 2013 Category: Nursing Source Type: news

NICE backs diagnostic test for breast cancer chemo
Chemotherapy for breast cancer in the early stages is the subject of new draft guidance from NICE’s Diagnostics Assessment Programme.
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - February 19, 2013 Category: Nursing Source Type: news

Third case of new respiratory infection confirmed in UK
The Health Protection Agency (HPA) has confirmed there has been a third case of novel coronavirus infection.
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - February 19, 2013 Category: Nursing Source Type: news

PICS News January 2013
Source: Nursing in Critical Care - February 19, 2013 Category: Nursing Authors: Yvonne Heward Tags: News Source Type: research

Up Coming Study Events
Source: Nursing in Critical Care - February 19, 2013 Category: Nursing Tags: News Source Type: research

Are You Missing Out on BACCN's Bi‐Monthly E‐Newsletter and Other Important Information Because You Have Not Registered Your Email Address With Us?
Source: Nursing in Critical Care - February 19, 2013 Category: Nursing Authors: Vicky Quinn Tags: News Source Type: research

Membership Fees Are Tax Deductable
Source: Nursing in Critical Care - February 19, 2013 Category: Nursing Authors: Karen Hill Tags: News Source Type: research

As We Retire from BACCN Scotland
Source: Nursing in Critical Care - February 19, 2013 Category: Nursing Authors: Sandra Blades Tags: News Source Type: research

2012 BACCN Conference: A Delegate's Perspective
Source: Nursing in Critical Care - February 19, 2013 Category: Nursing Authors: Lesley Anderson Tags: News Source Type: research

Report for the London Trauma Conference 4–7 December 2012
Source: Nursing in Critical Care - February 19, 2013 Category: Nursing Authors: Ruth Trout Tags: News Source Type: research

National Critical Care Competency Framework
Source: Nursing in Critical Care - February 19, 2013 Category: Nursing Authors: Ann Price Tags: News Source Type: research

Health consumers' experiences in Australian critical care units: postgraduate nurse education implications
Conclusion: Health consumers' views emphasize that socio‐emotional skills and behaviours need to be explicitly described in postgraduate critical care nursing course curricula and instruments developed to consistently assess these core competencies.
Source: Nursing in Critical Care - February 19, 2013 Category: Nursing Authors: Fenella J Gill, Gavin D Leslie, Carol Grech, Jos M Latour Tags: Research Source Type: research

Nurse understaffing and infection risk: current evidence, future research and health policy
Source: Nursing in Critical Care - February 19, 2013 Category: Nursing Authors: Panagiotis Kiekkas Tags: Guest Editorial Source Type: research

The corpus callosum of critical care: interprofessional education, collaboration and birth of a meta‐paradigm
Source: Nursing in Critical Care - February 19, 2013 Category: Nursing Authors: Elizabeth DE Papathanassoglou, Maria N Karanikola Tags: Guest Editorial Source Type: research

What's in this issue?
Source: Nursing in Critical Care - February 19, 2013 Category: Nursing Authors: Julie Scholes, John Albarran Tags: Editorial Source Type: research

Translating and testing the Alberta context tool for use among nurses in Swedish elder care
Conclusion: Modifying an instrument is a detailed process, requiring time and consideration of the linguistic and semantic aspects of the instrument, and understanding of the context where the instrument was developed and where it is to be applied. A team, including the instrument's developers, translators, and researchers is necessary to ensure a valid translation. This study suggests preliminary validity, reliability and acceptability evidence for the ACT when used with nurses in Swedish elder care.
Source: BMC Health Services Research - February 19, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Ann Catrine EldhAnna EhrenbergJanet SquiresCarole EstabrooksLars Wallin Source Type: research

Evaluation of Iodide Deficiency in the Lactating Rat and Pup Using a Biologically Based Dose-Response Model
A biologically based dose-response (BBDR) model for the hypothalamic-pituitary thyroid (HPT) axis in the lactating rat and nursing pup was developed to describe the perturbations caused by iodide deficiency on the HPT axis. Model calibrations, carried out by adjusting key model parameters, were used as a technique to evaluate HPT axis adaptations to dietary iodide intake in euthyroid (4.1–39 µg iodide/day) and iodide-deficient (0.31 and 1.2 µg iodide/day) conditions. Iodide-deficient conditions in both the dam and the pup were described with increased blood flow to the thyroid gland, TSH-mediated increase...
Source: Toxicological Sciences - February 19, 2013 Category: Toxicology Authors: Fisher, J. W., Li, S., Crofton, K., Zoeller, R. T., McLanahan, E. D., Lumen, A., Gilbert, M. E. Tags: Research Article Source Type: research

The relationship between commercial website ratings and traditional hospital performance measures in the USA
Conclusions These data suggest that rater experiences for Yelp and HCAHPS may be similar, and that consumers posting ratings on Yelp may observe aspects of care related to important patient outcomes.
Source: Quality and Safety in Health Care - February 19, 2013 Category: Health Management Authors: Bardach, N. S., Asteria-Penaloza, R., Boscardin, W. J., Dudley, R. A. Tags: Editor's choice Original research Source Type: research

In your paperless dreams
Matt Cuff explores the journey to create a paperless NHS within five yearsRelated items from OnMedica£100 million for new technology for nursesGP patient records to be accessible by 2015PCTs can bid for £99k for digital servicesHospital staff are misusing NHS IT, figures showNew digital “single trusted source” of health and social care info to be set up
Source: OnMedica Views - February 19, 2013 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Effect of nursing intervention program using abdominal palpation of Leopold's maneuvers on maternal-fetal attachment
Conclusions: The present findings have suggested that nursing interventions involving abdominal palpations can develop the maternal--fetal relationship. Further random controlled trials are warranted to ascertain this observation.
Source: Reproductive Health - February 19, 2013 Category: OBGYN Authors: Miyuki NishikawaHisataka Sakakibara Source Type: research

Tuesday 19 February
The Daily Mail reports hospital managers at Mid- Staffordshire Trust won glowing praise from the head of the NHS. At the height of the Mid Staffordshire scandal, Sir David Nicholson toured wards and in a follow-up letter said 'well done' for 'progress in target areas'. The visit came in October 2005.
Source: Royal College of Nursing News Alert - February 19, 2013 Category: Nursing Source Type: news

The invisible and visible stigmatization of Parkinson's disease
ConclusionsThe invisible stigma was that of a changing self, a self with PD, a form of disability, which attested to the stigma and mounting isolation. Feelings of isolation were exacerbated by both the stigmatization associated with being different, coupled with the realization that life would never be the same. Facial masking was identified as one of the visible features that were commonly reported by all participants. Implications for practiceHealthcare professionals can be more attuned to the visible and invisible manifestations of PD that are associated with stigma through the incorporation of a holistic assessment to...
Source: Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners - February 19, 2013 Category: Nursing Authors: Melinda Hermanns Tags: Original Research Source Type: research

Stigma perspective of siblings of children with a major childhood burn injury
ConclusionsStigma experienced by siblings was first described by parents or noninjured siblings; they described how the sibling with changed appearance was stared at, ridiculed, or teased when they entered a new social situation. Only when specifically asked did the children with burn injury talk about their problems, saying, “This always happens when I go somewhere new.” Implications for practiceChildren with changed appearance focused on normalizing their lives in a positive way. Oftentimes, it was a parent or noninjured sibling who would describe manifestations of stigma and ways they tried to protect the child with burn injury.
Source: Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners - February 19, 2013 Category: Nursing Authors: Carlee Lehna Tags: Original Research Source Type: research

Review: An overview of the effectiveness of psychological therapy for depression and stepped care service delivery models
Source: Journal of Research in Nursing - February 19, 2013 Category: Nursing Authors: Drury, V. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

An overview of the effectiveness of psychological therapy for depression and stepped care service delivery models
Depression is one of the most prevalent health disorders globally and causes significant distress and cost to the sufferer and society. Psychological therapy for depression has been recommended over a number of decades; however, access to these treatments remains limited. Cognitive behaviour therapy, behavioural activation, self-help approaches, interpersonal therapy and non-directive therapy all demonstrate moderate to large effect sizes when compared to treatment as usual. Differences between psychological interventions however are small and unstable when reviewed in meta-analyses suggesting that for most people adding c...
Source: Journal of Research in Nursing - February 19, 2013 Category: Nursing Authors: Ekers, D., Webster, L. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Review: Caring for prisoners: towards mindful practice
Source: Journal of Research in Nursing - February 19, 2013 Category: Nursing Authors: Dilworth, S. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Caring for prisoners: towards mindful practice
Those caring for prisoners are subject to the influences of the dominant custodial discourses of security and risk management that prevail in a prison environment. The conflicting caring and custodial roles adopted by nurses working in prisons and by prison officers constitute the foundation for further exploration of prisoner care in the wider healthcare literature. In this discussion paper, we argue that the identities and practices of those working in prison care are significantly shaped by organisational and societal discourses and that these generate rigidities and defensive mechanisms that limit the development of pr...
Source: Journal of Research in Nursing - February 19, 2013 Category: Nursing Authors: Walsh, E., Freshwater, D., Fisher, P. Tags: Articles Source Type: research