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Comparison across 12 countries on knowledge, attitude, and behavior scores about medication errors in Intensive Care Units : an international study
OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study
was to explore the degree of agreement of intensive
care unit nurses working on a set of medication
error preventive strategies and to examine
possible predictors of nursesâ knowledge,
attitude and behavior.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: Observational,
international, and cross-sectional study. Iran,
Malta, Spain, Pakistan, Nepal, Qatar, Ecuador,
Australia, Finland, Italy, Egypt, and Jordan were
the countries included in this survey. To collect
data, the Knowledge, Attitude and Behavior in
Medication Errors questionnaire was used. A
descriptive statistical analysis was performed
for the socio-demographic characteristics of the sample and three multiple logistic regressions
were performed.
RESULTS: The international sample consists
of 1383 nurses, of whom 478 (34.6%) were men
and 900 (65.1%) were women and their mean age
was 35.61 years with a range of 19-61. Descriptive
statistics conducted on the international
sample show a medium to high degree of agreement
among participants concerning some preventive
strategies of medication error. In addition,
the results of the present study show a
strong relationship between positive nursesâ attitudes
and correct behaviors and/or adequate
knowledge, as well as between adequate knowledge
and correct behaviors (p< 0.01). CONCLUSIONS: Further studies are needed
to explore the issue of medication error concerning
nursesâ cultural backgrounds, as well as
to assess similarities and disparities among international
nurses.peer-reviewe
Antennas for the detection of radio emission pulses from cosmic-ray induced air showers at the Pierre Auger Observatory
The Pierre Auger Observatory is exploring the potential of the radio detection technique to study extensive air showers induced by ultra-high energy cosmic rays. The Auger Engineering Radio Array (AERA) addresses both technological and scientific aspects of the radio technique. A first phase of AERA has been operating since September 2010 with detector stations observing radio signals at frequencies between 30 and 80 MHz. In this paper we present comparative studies to identify and optimize the antenna design for the final configuration of AERA consisting of 160 individual radio detector stations. The transient nature of the air shower signal requires a detailed description of the antenna sensor. As the ultra-wideband reception of pulses is not widely discussed in antenna literature, we review the relevant antenna characteristics and enhance theoretical considerations towards the impulse response of antennas including polarization effects and multiple signal reflections. On the basis of the vector effective length we study the transient response characteristics of three candidate antennas in the time domain. Observing the variation of the continuous galactic background intensity we rank the antennas with respect to the noise level added to the galactic signal
Women with high level of education, victims of the care of people with Alzheimer's
The aim of this job is to know the existing relationship between the task of caring patients with Alzheimer's disease, caregivers' gender and their level of academic studies. Descriptive study, 69 persons diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease and their respective familiar caregivers as subjects of the study. Age, gender, academic level, burden, depression, anxiety level, quality of life and social loneliness have been measured in caregivers. Age, gender, dependency level and neuropsychological state have been measured in patients. Data collection was done in 2016. Logistic regression analysis was performed. Caregivers with high levels of academic studies suffer more burden, being women in their majority. They are more likely to present social loneliness and higher levels of anxiety and a worse quality of life than men. The burden may be due to a greater number of responsibilities to respond to, and to the inability to combine it with the role of caregiver. We can conclude that women become victims of caring Alzheimer' patients
Rehabilitation and Return-to-Sports Activity After Debridement and Bone Marrow Stimulation of Osteochondral Talar Defects
Structural diversity, natural sources, and pharmacological potential of plant-based saponins with special focus on anticancer activity: a review
Rehabilitation and Return-to-Sports Activity after Debridement and Bone Marrow Stimulation of Osteochondral Talar Defects
Antennas for the detection of radio emission pulses from cosmic-ray induced air showers at the Pierre Auger Observatory
Extent: 50p.The Pierre Auger Observatory is exploring the potential of the radio detection technique to study extensive air showers induced by ultra-high energy cosmic rays. The Auger Engineering Radio Array (AERA) addresses both technological and scientific aspects of the radio technique. A first phase of AERA has been operating since September 2010 with detector stations observing radio signals at frequencies between 30 and 80 MHz. In this paper we present comparative studies to identify and optimize the antenna design for the final configuration of AERA consisting of 160 individual radio detector stations. The transient nature of the air shower signal requires a detailed description of the antenna sensor. As the ultra-wideband reception of pulses is not widely discussed in antenna literature, we review the relevant antenna characteristics and enhance theoretical considerations towards the impulse response of antennas including polarization effects and multiple signal reflections. On the basis of the vector effective length we study the transient response characteristics of three candidate antennas in the time domain. Observing the variation of the continuous galactic background intensity we rank the antennas with respect to the noise level added to the galactic signal.The Pierre Auger Collaboration, P. Abreu... K. B. Barber... J. A. Bellido... R. W. Clay... M. J. Cooper... B. R. Dawson... T. A. Harrison... A. E. Herve... V. C. Holmes... J. Sorokin... P. S. Wahrlich.. B. J. Whelan... et al