Using a model for structured reflection on palliative care nursing: exploring the challenges raised

Reflection on palliative care nursing practice has to encompass every dimension of the holistic care we offer. In this article a possible structured model for reflection on palliative care nursing is discussed and used to reflect on the care given during a community Macmillan nurse visit. The reflection revealed a number of challenges. These included the possible conflict between patient autonomy and quality of life for carers, the role of intuition in palliative nursing and spiritual care. The article concludes that reflection has a role to play in exploring the innate tensions in palliative care, voicing the often silent intuitive knowledge and promoting expertise in spiritual care. </jats:p

Salmonella in Foods—A New Enrichment Procedure for Use with the TECRA Salmonella Visual Immunoassay: Collaborative Study

Abstract A collaborative study was conducted to compare a new enrichment procedure for the TECRA Salmonella Visual Immunoassay with the reference method given in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Bacteriological Analytical Manual (BAM 7th Ed.). Three food types (milk powder, black pepper, and soy flour) were analyzed in Australia, and 3 food types (milk chocolate, dried egg, and rawturkey) were analyzed in the United States. Thirty eight collaborators participated in the study. No significant differences (p &amp;gt; 0.05) were observed for the pairwise comparison of the proportion of positive samples forthe TECRA method with that for the reference method. The new enrichment procedure for the TECRA method has been adopted First Action by AOAC INTERNATIONAL.</jats:p