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Distribution by Scientific Domains
Medical Sciences46%
Humanities and Social Sciences18%
Business, Economics, Finance and Accounting11%
Psychology4%
Education4%
Life Sciences4%
Engineering2%
Law and Criminology2%
6 Other Domains9%
Distribution within Medical Sciences
Nursing General19%
Consumer Health General4%
111 Other Subdomains77%

Kinds of Practice

  • academic practice
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  • actual practice
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  • australian general practice
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  • best clinical practice
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  • breastfeeding practice
  • burial practice
  • business practice
  • cancer screening practice
  • care nursing practice
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  • case management practice
  • changing practice
  • child protection practice
  • child-rearing practice
  • classroom practice
  • clinic practice
  • clinical nursing practice
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  • collaborative practice
  • colonial practice
  • commercial practice
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  • communication practice
  • communicative practice
  • community nursing practice
  • community practice
  • compensation practice
  • conflict resolution practice
  • consent practice
  • conservation practice
  • construction practice
  • consultation practice
  • consumer practice
  • consumption practice
  • contemporary nursing practice
  • contemporary practice
  • control practice
  • conventional practice
  • corporate governance practice
  • corporate practice
  • court practice
  • cultivation practice
  • cultural practice
  • current best practice
  • current clinical practice
  • current management practice
  • current medical practice
  • current nursing practice
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  • daily clinical practice
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  • day-to-day practice
  • decision-making practice
  • deliberate practice
  • democratic practice
  • dental practice
  • dermatological practice
  • dermatology practice
  • design practice
  • development practice
  • diagnostic practice
  • dietary practice
  • dietetic practice
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  • different management practice
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  • disciplinary practice
  • disclosure practice
  • discursive practice
  • documentation practice
  • dutch general practice
  • economic practice
  • educational practice
  • effective practice
  • embodied practice
  • emergency practice
  • employment practice
  • engineering practice
  • environmental practice
  • equine practice
  • ethical practice
  • ethnographic practice
  • evaluation practice
  • everyday clinical practice
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  • evidence based practice
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  • family practice
  • family therapy practice
  • farm practice
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  • feeding practice
  • fertilization practice
  • fishing practice
  • forensic practice
  • forest management practice
  • future practice
  • general dental practice
  • general medical practice
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  • georgia-pacific practice
  • global practice
  • good clinical practice
  • good laboratory practice
  • good manufacturing practice
  • good medical practice
  • good practice
  • good urodynamic practice
  • governance practice
  • group practice
  • health care practice
  • health nursing practice
  • health practice
  • health promotion practice
  • health-care practice
  • healthcare practice
  • high-performance work practice
  • historical practice
  • home practice
  • hospital practice
  • hr practice
  • hrd practice
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  • human resource management practice
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  • husbandry practice
  • hygiene practice
  • improving practice
  • independent practice
  • individual practice
  • industrial practice
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  • infant care practice
  • infant feeding practice
  • infection control practice
  • information practice
  • innovation practice
  • innovative practice
  • institutional practice
  • instructional practice
  • interactional practice
  • international best practice
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  • interprofessional practice
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  • laboratory practice
  • land management practice
  • land use practice
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  • language practice
  • learning practice
  • legal practice
  • linguistic practice
  • literacy practice
  • local practice
  • management practice
  • managerial practice
  • manufacturing practice
  • many practice
  • marketing practice
  • media practice
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  • mental health nursing practice
  • mental health practice
  • midwifery practice
  • monitoring practice
  • museum practice
  • neurological practice
  • new practice
  • new work practice
  • normal practice
  • npd practice
  • nurse practice
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  • nursing practice
  • nutritional practice
  • obstetric practice
  • occupational therapy practice
  • oncology practice
  • one practice
  • operational practice
  • optometric practice
  • oral health practice
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  • ordinary practice
  • organisational practice
  • organizational practice
  • other practice
  • otolaryngology practice
  • own practice
  • paediatric practice
  • pain management practice
  • pain practice
  • parental practice
  • parenting practice
  • past practice
  • pay practice
  • pedagogical practice
  • pediatric practice
  • periodontal practice
  • personal practice
  • pharmacy practice
  • physical practice
  • physician practice
  • planning practice
  • policy practice
  • political practice
  • popular practice
  • practitioner practice
  • prescribing practice
  • prescription practice
  • present practice
  • preventive practice
  • primary care practice
  • private practice
  • product development practice
  • production practice
  • professional nursing practice
  • professional practice
  • project management practice
  • promising practice
  • promotion practice
  • protection practice
  • psychiatric clinical practice
  • psychiatric nursing practice
  • psychiatric practice
  • psychological practice
  • psychology practice
  • public health nursing practice
  • public health practice
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  • public management practice
  • reading practice
  • recruitment practice
  • referral practice
  • reflective practice
  • regulatory practice
  • rehabilitation practice
  • relate practice
  • religious practice
  • reporting practice
  • research practice
  • resolution practice
  • resource management practice
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  • restoration practice
  • restorative practice
  • review practice
  • right practice
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  • ritual practice
  • routine clinical practice
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  • rural general practice
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  • safe practice
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  • scientific practice
  • screening practice
  • sedation practice
  • selection practice
  • self-care practice
  • settlement practice
  • sex practice
  • sexual practice
  • situated practice
  • sleep hygiene practice
  • small animal practice
  • social practice
  • social work practice
  • socialization practice
  • solo practice
  • specialist practice
  • specific practice
  • standard clinical practice
  • standard practice
  • state practice
  • statistical practice
  • strategic practice
  • successful practice
  • support practice
  • surgery practice
  • surgical practice
  • sustainability practice
  • sustainable business practice
  • systemic practice
  • teacher practice
  • teaching practice
  • team practice
  • testing practice
  • textual practice
  • therapeutic practice
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  • tillage practice
  • trade practice
  • trading practice
  • traditional practice
  • training practice
  • transfer practice
  • transfusion practice
  • transnational practice
  • treatment practice
  • uk general practice
  • uk practice
  • urodynamic practice
  • use practice
  • usual clinical practice
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  • veterinary practice
  • water management practice
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  • work practice
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    • Terms modified by Practice

  • practice act
  • practice approach
  • practice area
  • practice behavior
  • practice care
  • practice change
  • practice characteristic
  • practice condition
  • practice context
  • practice database
  • practice decision
  • practice development
  • practice development work
  • practice effects
  • practice environment
  • practice environment scale
  • practice experience
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  • practice factor
  • practice gap
  • practice guideline
  • practice implication
  • practice implications.
  • practice improvement
  • practice initiative
  • practice intervention
  • practice issues
  • practice knowledge
  • practice level
  • practice location
  • practice management
  • practice manual
  • practice model
  • practice models
  • practice need
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  • practice nurse
  • practice nurse intervention
  • practice nursing
  • practice parameter
  • practice patient
  • practice pattern
  • practice performance
  • practice perspective
  • practice point
  • practice population
  • practice profile
  • practice program
  • practice protocol
  • practice recommendation
  • practice relate
  • practice relating
  • practice research database
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  • practice role
  • practice setting
  • practice site
  • practice situation
  • practice standards
  • practice study
  • practice survey
  • practice team
  • practice theory
  • practice today
  • practice type
  • practice used
  • practice variation

    • Selected Abstracts

    Parallel Processing: Design /Practice

    ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN, Issue 5 2006
    David Erdman
    Abstract In the late 1990s servo emerged as a young design collaborative embracing new forms of distributed practice as enabled by the advent of telecommunications technologies. In this section, David Erdman, Marcelyn Gow, Ulrika Karlsson and Chris Perry write about how these organisational principles are at work not only in the context of their practice, but in the design work itself, which stretches across a variety of design disciplines to incorporate areas of expertise particular to information and interaction design, as well as a number of manufacturing and fabrication technologies. Many of servo's projects have focused on small-scale interior infrastructures, typically in the form of gallery installations, furniture systems and exhibition designs. This particular scale has allowed the group to focus on the development of full-scale prototypes, exploring a wide range of potential innovations at the point of integration between various technological and material systems. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [source]

    PROBLEM-ORIENTED POLICING IN PRACTICE,

    CRIMINOLOGY AND PUBLIC POLICY, Issue 2 2005
    GARY CORDNER
    Research Summary: Interviews and surveys were used to measure the extent of problem-oriented policing (POP) by individual police officers in the San Diego Police Department. Officers tended to engage in small-scale problem solving with little formal analysis or assessment. Responses generally included enforcement plus one or two more collaborative or nontraditional initiatives. Policy Implications: Despite 15 years of national promotion and a concerted effort at implementation within the San Diego Police Department, POP as practiced by ordinary police officers fell far short of the ideal model. It may be unreasonable to expect every police officer to continuously engage in full-fledged POP. [source]

    MEETING THE CHALLENGES FOR RESEARCH AND PRACTICE FOR BRIEF ALCOHOL INTERVENTION

    ADDICTION, Issue 6 2010
    ANNE MOYER
    No abstract is available for this article. [source]

    BRIEF ALCOHOL INTERVENTION RESEARCH AND PRACTICE,TOWARDS A BROADER PERSPECTIVE

    ADDICTION, Issue 6 2010
    PER NILSEN
    No abstract is available for this article. [source]

    THE PRIVATE FINANCING OF NHS HOSPITALS: POLITICS, POLICY AND PRACTICE

    ECONOMIC AFFAIRS, Issue 1 2009
    Mark Hellowell
    This article outlines and critiques the main fiscal and economic rationales for the Private Finance Initiative and examines the impact of the policy on the long-term financial viability of NHS trusts. It concludes that the PFI funding of capital investment is highly problematic. Its high costs can have a negative impact on the finances of health systems. [source]

    THE PRACTICE OF HIGHER EDUCATION: IN PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE AND OF EQUITY

    EDUCATIONAL THEORY, Issue 4 2006
    David Bridges
    He considers whether some of the changes in practices linked to the massification of higher education have in fact resulted in the breakdown of higher education as a practice, at least on Alasdair MacIntyre's definition of the term. Specifically, Bridges examines whether higher education has lost its sense of the forms of human excellence around which its life is constructed. Finally, he points to issues of equity raised by the huge variety of forms that higher education now takes and asks whether this variety might mean that students are winning entry to some very different qualities of experience when judged against the requirement that they should contribute to the development of human excellence. [source]

    THE FEMINIZATION OF TEACHING AND THE PRACTICE OF TEACHING: THREAT OR OPPORTUNITY?

    EDUCATIONAL THEORY, Issue 4 2006
    Morwenna Griffiths
    She outlines a feminist theory of practice that draws critically on theories of embodiment, diversity, and structures of power to show that any practice is properly seen as fluid, leaky, and viscous. Examining different and competing understandings of "feminization", referring either to the numbers of women in teaching or to a culture associated with women , Griffith argues that concerns about increasing number of women teachers are misplaced. She complicates the cultural question, observing that masculine practices have a hegemonic form while feminized practices have developed in resistance to these, and she ultimately argues that hegemonic masculinity, not feminization, is the problem because it drives out diversity. Griffiths concludes that the leaky, viscous practices of teaching would benefit from the increased diversity and decreased social stratification feminization brings to the profession. [source]

    DEWEY'S EPISTEMOLOGY: AN ARGUMENT FOR WARRANTED ASSERTIONS, KNOWING, AND MEANINGFUL CLASSROOM PRACTICE

    EDUCATIONAL THEORY, Issue 1 2006
    Deron R. BoylesArticle first published online: 3 FEB 200
    Deron Boyles asserts that epistemology can and should represent an area of inquiry that is relevant and useful for philosophy of education, especially as it develops classroom practices that foster inquiry. He specifically seeks to revive Dewey's conception of warranted assertibility in an effort to show the value of fallibilist epistemology in practical and social teaching and learning contexts. By highlighting the distinctions between traditional epistemology and Dewey's conception of knowing, Boyles demonstrates that epistemology has value insofar as it highlights a more useful, instrumentalist theory of knowing that is applicable to classroom practice. [source]

    PREVENTING HARMFUL SUBSTANCE USE: THE EVIDENCE FOR POLICY AND PRACTICE

    ADDICTION, Issue 6 2006
    SHANE DARKE
    No abstract is available for this article. [source]

    ENSURING AUTHENTIC YOUTH PARTICIPATION IN DELINQUENCY CASES: CREATING A PARADIGM FOR SPECIALIZED JUVENILE DEFENSE PRACTICE

    FAMILY COURT REVIEW, Issue 3 2007
    Patricia Puritz
    In delinquency courts, juvenile defense attorneys are essential for guaranteeing children's due process rights and encouraging their meaningful participation in the proceedings. Yet, indigent defense delivery systems are largely failing youth accused of committing crimes. This article highlights the importance of developing systems that support the highly specialized practice area of juvenile defense. To protect their clients' rights and meet their ethical obligations, juvenile defense attorneys must zealously advocate for their clients' expressed interests and must strategically address the biases and misunderstandings prevalent in delinquency courts. Specifically, defense attorneys must vigorously challenge systemic race, class, and gender injustices; incorporate expert knowledge of youth development into their advocacy; and protect clients' mental health and educational interests. Such holistic representation promotes rehabilitation and reduces recidivism. Because of numerous obstacles that currently impede defense attorneys from engaging in such exemplary practice, systemic reforms are necessary to support high-quality defense representation and, ultimately, ensure that youths' rights are protected. [source]

    MODEL STANDARDS OF PRACTICE FOR CHILD CUSTODY EVALUATION

    FAMILY COURT REVIEW, Issue 1 2007
    Task Force for Model Standards of Practice for Child Custody Evaluation
    First page of article [source]

    TROXEL v. GRANVZLLE AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR FAMILIES AND PRACTICE: A MULTIDISCIPLINARY SYMPOSIUM

    FAMILY COURT REVIEW, Issue 1 2003
    INTRODUCTION TO THE SPECIAL ISSUE
    First page of article [source]

    PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT AND BEST VALUE AUDIT IN SCOTLAND: A RESEARCH NOTE ON THEORY AND PRACTICE

    FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY & MANAGEMENT, Issue 4 2008
    Arthur Midwinter
    This paper appraises the theory and practice of Best Value Audit in Scotland, and in particular the central assumption that a robust performance management system is essential for continuous improvement in service delivery, within a rational planning model of governance. The reviews of Best Value Audit in practice reveal important gaps between theory and practice, with an overemphasis on monitoring process rather than performance. There is, therefore, considerable scope to reduce the demands of the audit process on local government, and Best Value Audit, needs to move from a theoretical model to an evidence-based model of good practice if real progress is to be made. [source]

    An Exemplar of the Use of NNN Language in Developing Evidence-Based Practice Guidelines

    INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NURSING TERMINOLOGIES AND CLASSIFICATION, Issue 1 2008
    CRRN-A, Donald D. Kautz PhD
    PURPOSE. To explore the use of standardized language, NNN, in the development of evidence-based practice (EBP). DATA SOURCES. Published research and texts on family interventions, nursing diagnoses (NANDA-I), nursing interventions (NIC), and nursing outcomes (NOC). DATA ANALYSIS. Research literature was summarized and synthesized to determine levels of evidence for the NIC intervention Family Integrity Promotion. CONCLUSIONS. The authors advocate that a "standards of practice" category of levels of evidence be adopted for interventions not amenable to randomized controlled trials or for which a body of research has not been developed. Priorities for nursing family intervention research are identified. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING PRACTICE. The use of NANDA-I nursing diagnoses, NIC interventions, and NOC outcomes (NNN language) as research frameworks will facilitate the development of EBP guidelines and the use of appropriate outcome measures. [source]

    Initial Validation of the Perioperative Nursing Data Set in Finland

    INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NURSING TERMINOLOGIES AND CLASSIFICATION, Issue 2 2002
    Kristiina Junttilla MNSc
    PURPOSE. To explore the relevance of the Perioperative Nursing Data Set (PNDS) in Finland. METHODS. A three-round Delphi technique (10 participants) and content analysis of 134 articles from the Journal of the Finnish Operating Room Nurses Association. FINDINCS. All the PNDS outcomes, 86% of the diagnoses, and 87% of the interventions were found to be relevant. The Delphi panel suggested, and content analysis revealed, 6 new outcomes, 43 new diagnoses, and 11 new interventions. Consensus was achieved on 77%. The phrases used in perioperative articles corresponded with those of PNDS 56%-78% of the time. CONCLUSIONS.PNDS can be used to describe perioperative nursing in Finland. Further conceptualization and validation are needed before using the data set in perioperative practice. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE. Although PNDS cannot be implemented in Finland as is, it is a valid structure for further development of the terminology, contents, methods, and practice of Finnish perioperative documentation. Première validation d'une base de données concernant les soins infirmiers périopératoires en Finlande BUT.Explorer la pertinence d'une base de données concernant les soins infirmiers périopératoires en Finlande. MÉTHODE.La méthode de Delphi à 3 tours (10 participants) et l'analyse de contenu de 134 articles publiés dans le Journal de l'Association Finlandaise des Infirmières de bloc opératoire. RÉSULTATS.Tous les résultats, 86% des diagnostics et 87% des interventions de la BDSIP se sont révélés pertinents. Le panel Delphi et l'analyse de contenu ont permis d'identifier 6 nouveaux résultats, 43 nouveaux diagnostics, et 11 nouvelles interventions. Le consensus a atteint 77%. Les phrases utilisées dans les articles sur les soins périopératoires correspondaient à l'ensemble de la BDSIP avec un écart de 56%-78%. CONCLUSIONS.La BDSIP peut être utilisée pour décrire les soins périopératoires en Finlande. II faut cependant poursuivre le processus de conceptualisation et de validation avant d'utiliser cette base de données dans le milieu clinique périopératoire. IMPLICATIONS POUR LA PRATIQUE. It Serait prématuré d'utiliser la BDSIP actuelle, en Finlande, mais elle constitue une structure valide pour développer la terminologie, les contenus, les méthodes et la pratique, tels qu'ils pourraient apparaître dans les dossiers des patients en périopératoire. Mots-clés:Base de données de soins infirmiers, dossiers, nomenclature, soins périopératoires ValidaçãTo Inicial do Conjunto de Dados de Enfermagem Perioperatória na Finlàndia OBJETIVO.Explorar a relevância do Conjunto de Dados de Enfermagem Perioperatória (PNDS) na Finlândia. MÉTODO.Técnica de Delphi em três rodadas (10 participantes) e análise de conteúdo de 134 artigos da Revista da AssociaçãTo Finlandesa de Enfermeiras de Centro Cirúrgico. ACHADOS.Todos os resultados esperados do PNDS, 86% dos diagnósticos e 87% das intervenções foram considerados relevantes. O painel Delphi sugeriu, e a análise de conteúdo revelou, 6 novos resultados esperados, 43 novos diagnósticos e 11 novas intervenções. Foi obtido consenso em 77%. As frases utilizadas em artigos perioperatórios corresponderam àquelas do PNDS de 56%-78% das vezes. CONCLUSÕTES.O PNDS pode ser utilizado para descrever a enfermagem perioperatória na Finlândia. É preciso ampliar a conceptualizaçãTo e validaçãTo antes de usar o conjunto de dados na prática perioperatória. IMPLICAÇÕTES PARA A PRÁTICA.Embora o PNDS não possa ser implementado na Finlândia como está, trata-se de uma estrutura válida para um maior desenvolvimento da terminologia, conteúdo, método e prática da documentaçõo perioperatória Finlandesa. Palavras para busca:Conjunto de dados de enfermagem, documentaçõo, enfermagem perioperatória, nomenclatura Validación Inicial del Conjunto Mínimo de Datos de la Enfermeria de Quirófano en Finlandia PROPÓSITO.Explorar la relevancia del Conjunto Mínimo de Datos de la Enfermería de Quirófano (PNDS) en Finlandia métodos. Una técnica Delphi a tres vueltas (10 participantes) y el análisis de contenido de 134 artículos de la Revista de la Asociación Finlandesa de Enfermeras de Quirófano. RESULTADOS.Todos los resultados del PNDS se encontraron relevantes el 86% de los diagnósticos y el 87% de las intervenciones. El panel Delphi sugirió, y el unúlisis de contenido reveló, seis nuevos resultados, 43 nuevos diagnósticos, y 11 nuevas intervenciones. El consenso general se logró en el 77%. Las frases utilizadas en los artículos, correspondieron con el PNDS en el 56%-78% de las ocasiones. CONCLUSIONES. El PNDS puede ser utilizado para describir la Enfermería de Quirófano en Finlandia. Conceptualización y validación posterior, son necesarias antes de usar el conjunto de datos en la práctica de quirófano. IMPLICACIONES PARA LA PRÁCTICA.Aunque el PNDS no puede llevarse a cabo en Finlandia tal como está, es una estructura válida para desarrollos posteriores de la terminología, contenidos, métodos y práctica de la documentación de quirófano finlandesa. Términos de búsqueda:Conjunto Mínimo de Datos de Enfermería, enfermería de quirófano, documentación, nomenclatura Search terms:Documentation, nomenclature, nursing data set, perioperative nursing [source]

    THE RISK OF THE METAL-FREE PRACTICE!

    JOURNAL OF ESTHETIC AND RESTORATIVE DENTISTRY, Issue 2 2009
    Frank M. Spear DDS
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    ADVANCES IN CLINICAL PRACTICE: New endoscopic and surgical treatment options for early esophageal adenocarcinoma

    JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY, Issue 9 2010
    Susan Gan
    Abstract Although the outcome for advanced stage esophageal cancer is poor, the early detection and treatment of early stage disease is usually associated with a much better outcome. Until recently, esophagectomy has been the treatment of choice in fit patients. However, morbidity is significant, and this has encouraged the development of newer endoscopic treatments that preserve the esophagus. These techniques include ablation and mucosal resection. Promising results are described, and endoscopic methods might provide a reasonable alternative for the treatment of early esophageal cancer. However, follow-up remains short and endoscopic treatment does not deal with potential lymphatic spread. Hence, careful selection is required. Minimally invasive techniques for esophageal resection have also been shown to be feasible, although there is only limited evidence that they reduce postoperative morbidity. Better data are still required to demonstrate improved outcomes from endoscopic treatment and minimally invasive esophagectomy. [source]

    THE INTIMATE JUSTICE SCALE: AN INSTRUMENT TO SCREEN FOR PSYCHOLOGICAL ABUSE AND PHYSICAL VIOLENCE IN CLINICAL PRACTICE

    JOURNAL OF MARITAL AND FAMILY THERAPY, Issue 1 2004
    Brian Jory
    This article describes development of the Intimate Justice Scale (IJS) and reports on a clinical study of the validity, reliability, and clinical usefulness of the instrument. Rather than measuring specific acts of abuse, the IJS measures ethical dynamics of couple relationships, which areevident in patterns of action and attitude expressed over the course of the relationship. Ethical dynamics appear to correlate with partner abuse. The study suggests that the IJS may reliably identify victims of abuse and may discriminate between minor and severe levels of abuse. The IJS can be completed and scored in less than 10 min and may be useful for screening in mental health, medical, and social service agencies. Clinical guidelines and a case example are presented. [source]

    THE EVALUATION and TREATMENT OF SYNCOPE: A HANDBOOK FOR CLINICAL PRACTICE

    JOURNAL OF PAEDIATRICS AND CHILD HEALTH, Issue 5-6 2004
    Padraic Grattan-Smith Dr
    No abstract is available for this article. [source]

    HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE: RESEARCH AND CLINICAL PRACTICE

    JOURNAL OF PAEDIATRICS AND CHILD HEALTH, Issue 2 2001
    Article first published online: 21 DEC 200
    [source]

    NURSES' KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE OF VASCULAR ACCESS INFECTION CONTROL IN HAEMODIALYSIS PATIENTS IN THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND

    JOURNAL OF RENAL CARE, Issue 2 2008
    DipNS, Margaret Higgins RN
    SUMMARY Vascular access hygiene is an integral component of haemodialysis care. Ensuring nurses possess sufficient knowledge and utilise recommended guidelines on infection control is essential for safe practice and patient safety. The study aimed to investigate nurses' knowledge and practice of vascular access infection control among adult haemodialysis patients in the Republic of Ireland. A confidential self-completion questionnaire was sent to all 190 qualified nurses employed in nine haemodialysis units in the Republic of Ireland, which assessed knowledge and behaviour in infection control. Although 92% of respondents reported that policies had been developed by their units and 47% had received infection control education in the previous year, knowledge and adherence to best practice demonstrated significant scope for improvement. The study recommended the development of standard guidelines and regular reviews and updates of policies. Systems should also be developed to ensure a high level of compliance. [source]

    Benefits of Swim Training for Children and Adolescents with Asthma

    JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF NURSE PRACTITIONERS, Issue 6 2003
    Cherri Rosimini ARNP
    PURPOSE To r eview scientific evidence related to the benefits of swimming and present an evidence-based approach to prescribing swim training for children and adolescents with asthma. DATA SOURCES Extensive literature review of all research that has been done on swim training in asthmatic children and adolescents, using the databases CINAHL, Medline, and ProQuest. CONCLUSIONS When swimming is compared to other sports in the scientific literature, it has been found to have a lower asthmogenicity. It has also been shown to decrease the severity of asthma symptoms. Swimming may be an effective nonpharma-cological intervention for the child or adolescent with asthma. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE Research findings are summarized regarding the benefits of swim training on children and adolescents with asthma, and a stepped three-level approach to swim prescription is outlined along with safety recommendations. [source]

    A Military Challenge to Managing Feminine and Personal Hygiene

    JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF NURSE PRACTITIONERS, Issue 4 2001
    Diane Wind Wardell PhD
    PURPOSE To examine the personal remembrances of a group of military women concerning their experiences with hygiene issues during service in a hostile environment. DATA SOURCES Verbatim transcripts of focused interviews from 33 women who had been deployed to combat or the field were subjected to content analysis. Questions related to the womens' experiences in cleansing the body, collecting menses waste, and protecting against genitourinary infection in a hostile environment. CONCLUSIONS Management of personal hygiene needs was often difficult and consumed a great deal of time. Hygiene issues affected women's attitudes, practice, work, morale and coping. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE By understanding the hygiene needs and practices of military woman changes can be made that have the potential to affect health promotion and disease prevention strategies for all women. [source]

    The Invisibility of Advanced Practice Nurses in Popular Magazines

    JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF NURSE PRACTITIONERS, Issue 3 2001
    Susan L. Norwood EdD
    PURPOSE To determine the image portrayed in the media of nurses and particularly nurse practitioners (NPs) compared with other health care providers. DATA SOURCES An analysis of advertisements and articles in popular magazines aimed at female, male, and gender-neutral audiences was conducted between 12/99 and 06/00. Relationships between target audience and content of advertisements and articles, as well as portrayal of health care providers were also explored. CONCLUSIONS A review of 100 consecutive advertisements for health-related products and 96 consecutive health-related articles in popular magazines revealed that the media continues to overwhelmingly depict and promote physicians as the source of health care and health-related advice. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE Because when there are few references to a group, such as NPs, it is reasonable to assume group members have little influence, standing, and authority, NPs should be concerned about the implications of these findings. Strategies for increasing the visibility of NPs as credible and valuable members of the health care team are shared. [source]

    Teaching Spirituality to Nurse Practitioner Students: The Importance of the Interconnection of Mind, Body, and Spirit

    JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF NURSE PRACTITIONERS, Issue 3 2001
    Margie Maddox EdD
    SpirituaLism is dormant, not dead, Let us hope. How to revive it, to rekindle it into life, is the great question , Florence Nightingale PURPOSE To describe the author's experience in locating and implementing a spiritual assessment tool in teaching a first semester clinical nurse prac-titioner (NP) course. DATA SOURCES Selected articles and responses of NP students to the use of the tool. CONCLUSIONS A spiritual assessment is an important component of a comprehensive health assessment. The use of a formal structured protocol provides a framework for beginning students to become comfortable with sprirituality and spiritual assessments and to begin to recognize spiritual distress in clients. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE The protocol used in the course is very extensive and might not be practical in a busy practice setting. An alternative, 4-point assessment is provided. [source]

    Promoting Health in Older Adults: A Four-Year Analysis

    JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF NURSE PRACTITIONERS, Issue 1 2001
    Barbara Resnick PhD, FAANP
    PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to consider the influence of selected health promotion and disease prevention interventions in elderly residents of a continuing care retirement community (CCRC) over a four-year period by comparing actual health promotion practices of the residents. DATA SOURCES Original research using a descriptive design, face-to-face interviews of residents (N=176-200), chart reviews, and administration of a minimental state exam (MMSE) and health survey administered annually. CONCLUSIONS In each year the mean age of the residents was at least 85, the majority were female, Caucasian, and unmarried. With the exception of checking stools for occult blood, there was a statistically significant change in all health promotion behaviors over the four-year period. The most significant change was in the area of exercise behavior, which increased from 24% of the residents participating in regular exercise in year one to 61% by year four. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE The purpose of health promotion and disease prevention in older adults is to reduce the potential years of life lost in premature mortality and ensure better quality of remaining life. In addition to regularly scheduled interventions (group education, on-site administration of pneumonia and flu vaccines, on-site exercise room and walking group), individualized counseling regarding the pros and cons of health-promotion activities was provided to help residents make an educated decision about engaging in these activities. These interventions can be used to help facilitate participation in health promotion activities as appropriate and desired for each older adult. [source]

    A Comparison of Perspectives on Breastfeeding Between Two Generations of Black American Women

    JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF NURSE PRACTITIONERS, Issue 1 2001
    Marjaneh M. Fooladi MSN, PhDArticle first published online: 24 MAY 200
    PURPOSE To determine differences in breastfeeding perspectives between two generations of black American women with and without access to governmental food assistance programs (i.e., WIC). DATA SOURCES Descriptive, comparative study of a convenience sample of 118 black American women in their childbearing years and beyond conducted in a primary rural health care clinic serving an indigent population. CONCLUSIONS A significant difference was found between breastfeeding perceptions and rate among younger black American women on WIC program and their mothers without access to these programs. The availability of free formula through WIC programs has partially influ-enced the rate of breastfeeding among the young black American women. The other sig-nificant influencing factor was public embarrassment at breastfeeding. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE An extensive educational campaign is needed in order to influence the public's perceptions of breastfeeding as an embarrassment. The success of programs such as WIC must be measured beyond the first six months of an infant's life. [source]

    HYDROLOGIC MODELING OF A BIOINFILTRATION BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE,

    JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN WATER RESOURCES ASSOCIATION, Issue 5 2006
    William Heasom
    ABSTRACT: The goal of this research was to develop a methodology for modeling a bioinfiltration best management practice (BMP) built in a dormitory area on the campus of Villanova University in Pennsylvania. The objectives were to quantify the behavior of the BMP through the different seasons and rainfall events; better understand the physical processes governing the system's behavior; and develop design criteria. The BMP was constructed in 2001 by excavating within an existing traffic island, backfilling with a sand/soil mixture, and planting with salt tolerant grasses and shrubs native to the Atlantic shore. It receives runoff from the asphalt (0.26 hectare) and turf (0.27 hectare) surfaces of the watershed. Monitoring supported by the hydrologic model shows that the facility infiltrates a significant fraction of the annual precipitation, substantially reducing the delivery of nonpoint source pollution and erosive surges downstream. A hydrologic model was developed using HEC-HMS to represent the site and the BMP using Green-Ampt and kinematic wave methods. Instruments allow comparison of the modeled and measured water budget parameters. The model, incorporating seasonally variable parameters, predicts the volumes infiltrated and bypassed by the BMP, confirming the applicability of the selected methods for the analysis of bioinfiltration BMPs. [source]

    MORAL PARTICULARISM AND SCIENTIFIC PRACTICE

    METAPHILOSOPHY, Issue 4-5 2008
    BRENDAN LARVOR
    Abstract: Particularism is usually understood as a position in moral philosophy. In fact, it is a view about all reasons, not only moral reasons. Here, I show that particularism is a familiar and controversial position in the philosophy of science and mathematics. I then argue for particularism with respect to scientific and mathematical reasoning. This has a bearing on moral particularism, because if particularism about moral reasons is true, then particularism must be true with respect to reasons of any sort, including mathematical and scientific reasons. [source]

    CORPORATE GOVERNANCE IN JAPAN AND THE UK: CODES, THEORY AND PRACTICE

    PACIFIC ECONOMIC REVIEW, Issue 5 2009
    Mitsuru Mizuno
    We reflect on the evolution of corporate governance and the role of institutional investors in enhancing governance in Japan and the UK. Japan places emphasis on stakeholder capitalism, whereas the UK places emphasis on shareholder capitalism. Nonetheless, in both countries, institutional investors have exerted significant influence on the evolution of corporate governance. Institutional investors in the UK have more power over company management than their Japanese counterparts, although it is alleged that these powers are not exercised to their best potential in either country. [source]