We found no statistically significant differences in CAUTI rates in the 3 groups. Further investigation with a larger study group is needed to more definitively identify any difference in CAUTI occurrences based on periurethral cleansing solution.
The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of a pressure injury prevention guide used in a pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) on the occurrence of pressure injuries. The design is a pre-post intervention with a control group and a prospective intervention group. Pressure injuries occurred on 9.4% of children in the nontreatment group, and in 3.6% of children in the treatment group. There was a statistically significant difference in the occurrence of pressure injuries between the nontreatment group and the treatment group ( p = .033). The average Braden Q pressure injury score was 12.20 ± 2.280 at the beginning of the intensive care hospitalization, and 13.73 ± 3.312 at discharge in the treatment group ( p < .001). The results show that the risk of pressure injuries was reduced and pressure injuries occurred later when an evidence-based pressure injury prevention guide was used.
Aralık 2019'ta ortaya çıkan ve tüm dünyayı etkisi altına alan COVID-19 salgını, kritik hastaların yaşama tutunmasında çok önemli bir yeri olan yoğun bakım üniteleri ve yoğun bakım hemşireliğinin değerini ortaya koymuştur. Bu mücadele sürecinde, dünyanın her yerinde olduğu gibi Türkiye'de de yoğun bakım hemşireleri bilgileri, becerileri ve sevecen dokunuşlarıyla olağanüstü emek harcamış ve salgının bu başlangıç döneminde başarılı hikayeler oluşturmuştur. Bu derleme makalede, salgının ilk üç aylık döneminde yoğun bakım hemşirelerinin yaşadığı deneyimler ve Türk Yoğun Bakım Hemşireleri Derneği'nin yürüttüğü destekleyici faaliyetler sunulmaktadır.
There is a strong association between reliance on the promotional activities of pharmaceutical companies and a generally less appropriate use of prescription drugs. Pharmaceutical companies direct some of their promotion towards health workers who do not have the authority to prescribe medicines, such as nurses in certain countries. The aim of this study was to determine the impact that exposure to the marketing methods of pharmaceutical companies has on judgments made by nursing students about health worker-pharmaceutical company relationships. A cross-sectional survey was carried out with 442 nursing students in Istanbul, Turkey. The exposure of students to the marketing methods of pharmaceutical companies, whether it be indirectly through observation or directly by first-hand experience, increases the probability that students will adopt rationales that underlie affirmative judgments of health worker-pharmaceutical company relationships. Based on the pervasiveness and ability of drug promotion to influence the perceptions of students, it is imperative that attempts be made to reduce its negative impact.
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