New Zealand children’s health camps: therapeutic landscapes meet the contract state
2000
Social Science & Media
Journal Article
Issue 7
Volume 51
Pages 1047-1059
Author(s): Kearns, R. A., Collins, D. C. A.
New Zealand started to offer children health camps in 1919, responding to the government’s increased interest in the well-being of children. Gesler recognized that the modern healthcare system failed to offer therapeutic landscapes where children could experience both physical and mental healing. It is believed that if children engage more with nature—fresh air, clean water, and beautiful scenery—this can have great healing power. Gesler went on to discover the first children’s health camps, and what started as small, localized projects became a national network of permanent camps supported by the government.
Added November 2014
An epidemiological study of falls on integrated general medical wards.
2000
International Journal of Clinical Practice
Journal Article
Issue 10
Volume 54
Pages 654-657
Author(s): Vassallo, M., Azeem, T., Pirwani, M. F., Sharma, J. C., Allen, S. C.
Inpatient falls are common and may result in serious physical and psychological morbidity. In hospitals, quality of care is important for healthcare workers, patients, and their relatives. Falls and accidents are therefore an important risk management issue.
Added November 2014
The Experience of a Community Hospital in Quantifying and Reducing Patient Falls.
2000
Journal of Nursing Care Quality
Journal Article
Issue 3
Volume 14
Pages 43-53
Author(s): Alcée, D.
While patient falls always were reported to the Hospital Quality Management Committee and to the Nursing Quality Management Committee at John T. Mather Memorial Hospital, most reports were made anecdotally. There was no critical review of the cause and effect of falls nor was there any "trending" on a month-to-month basis. Questions raised about specific falls that resulted in patient injuries led Nursing Administration to conduct a retrospective review of all patient falls.
Added August 2014
Physical activity, functional limitations, and disability in older adults.
2000
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Journal Article
Issue 10
Volume 48
Pages 1264–1272
Author(s): Miller, M. E., Rejeski, W. J., Reboussin, B. A., Ten Have, T. R., Ettinger, W. H.
Research suggests that physical activity slows the progression of disability in seniors and, thus, prolongs independent living. Geriatric care-givers often use the activities of daily living (ADL), such as feeding and grooming, and instrumental activities of daily living (IADL), such as managing finances and housework, to determine if older adults have the skills necessary to live independently.
Added May 2014
Promoting physical activity in rural communities: Walking trail access, use, and effects
2000
American Journal of Preventive Medicine
Journal Article
Issue 3
Volume 18
Pages 235-241
Author(s): Brownson, R. C., Housemann, R. A., Brown, D. R., Jackson-Thompson, J, King, A. C., Malone, B. R., Sallis, J. F.
The health benefits of physical activity are well established. Physical activity contributes to a lower risk of coronary heart disease, as well as a variety of other chronic diseases including hypertension, non-insulin-dependent diabetes (Type 2), osteoarthritis, and osteoporosis. To promote physical activity, more environmental and policy strategies are needed. Examples of environmental and policy approaches to increase physical activity include walking and bicycle trails, liability legislation, zoning and land use, mall walking programs, building construction that encourages physical activity, policies and incentives promoting physical activity during the workday, and policies requiring comprehensive school physical health education programs.
Added April 2014
Suicide and self-harm in inpatient psychiatric units: a study of nursing issues in 31 cases
2000
Journal of Advanced Nursing
Journal Article
Issue 1
Volume 32
Pages 124-31
Author(s): Gournay, K., Bowers, L.
A significant number of incidents of suicide and self-harm occur in in-patient facilities. This study comprises of the review and audit of 31 suicide cases, each case being the subject of legal action brought by patients and/or their families.
Added April 2014
Sleep in Acute Care Settings: An Integrative Review
2000
Journal of Nursing Scholarship
Journal Article
Issue 1
Volume 32
Pages 31–38
Author(s): Redeker, N. S.
Despite three decades of research, little is known about sleep in acute care settings. Yet, for many adults in these settings, disturbed sleep is common. This literature review looks at studies of hospitalized patients in intensive care and medical surgical units.
Added February 2014
Single Room Maternity Care and Client Satisfaction
2000
Birth
Journal Article
Issue 4
Volume 27
Pages 235-243
Author(s): Janssen, P.A., Klein, M.C., Harris, S.J., Soolsma, J., Seymour, L.C.
Maternity care has evolved from the traditional practice of admitting women to labor rooms, moving them to delivery rooms, and then transferring them to postpartum wards, to a family-centered model where intrapartum and post partum care is provided in a single room, under the care of one nurse. The traditional model was directed at economy for the institution, however, for the mother, this could result in feelings of disorientation, anxiety, lack of space, and repeated adjustment to new caregivers.
Added October 2012
Persistent contamination of fabric-covered furniture by vancomycin-resistant enterococci: Implications for upholstery selection in hospitals
2000
American journal of infection control
Journal Article
Issue 4
Volume 28
Pages 311-313
Author(s): Noskin, G.A., Bednarz, P., Suriano, T., Reiner, S., Peterson, L.
Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) are a type of enterococci bacteria resistant to antibiotics especially vancomycin. Enterococci bacteria typically do not cause problems in healthy people but may cause infections (sometimes serious infections) to patients with weakened immune system in body sites such as the intestines, the urinary tract, and wounds. Because of the increasing resistance to antibiotics, VRE infections are much more difficult to treat than other enterococci infections and are becoming a major type of healthcare-associated infections.
Added October 2012
Hospital Ventilation and Risk for Tuberculous Infection in Canadian Health Care Workers
2000
Annals of Internal Medicine
Journal Article
Issue 10
Volume 133
Pages 779-789
Author(s): Menzies, D., Fanning, A., Yuan, L., FitzGerald, J.M.
Tuberculosis (TB) is an occupational hazard for healthcare workers. It is a bacterial infection of lungs and other body parts caused by strains of mycobacteria (Mycobacterium tuberculosis). Typical symptoms include chronic cough with bold-tinged sputum, fever, night sweats, and so on. Tuberculosis can cause significant morbidity and death. It is usually spread by air when infected people transmit their saliva through air by coughing and sneezing.
Added October 2012
Preventing falls on an elderly care rehabilitation ward
2000
Clinical Rehabilitation
Journal Article
Issue 2
Volume 14
Pages 178-185
Author(s): Donald, I.P., Pitt, K., Armstrong, E., Shuttleworth, H.
Patient falls refer to patients’ unplanned descent to the floor with or without injuries to the patients. Patient falls are a leading cause of injuries and death and contribute to healthcare cost increase. Patient falls are more likely happen to elder patients and may cause special problems in rehabilitation units because falls may cause injuries and fear that impede the rehabilitation progress. It was also observed at the study site that the majority of falls happened at the bedside.
Added October 2012
The Role of Physical Proximity in Nosocomial Diarrhea
2000
Clinical Infectious Diseases
Journal Article
Issue 3
Volume 31
Pages 717-722
Author(s): Chang, V. T., Nelson, K.
To examine physical proximity as a risk factor for the nosocomial acquisition of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea (CDAD) and of antibiotic-associated diarrhea (AAD), we assessed a retrospective cohort of 2859 patients admitted to a community hospital from 1 March 1987 through 31 August 1987. Of these patients, 68 had nosocomial CDAD and 54 had nosocomial AAD. In multivariate analysis,...
Added August 2012
