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0000-0002-1610-538X
Current Organisation
Counties Manukau District Health Board
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Publisher: Wiley
Date: 25-10-2022
DOI: 10.1002/HSR2.899
Abstract: The decision to stay in nursing has been challenged by the recent coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic. New nurses joined the workforce and provided care to patients with COVID‐19 although they received limited training, which could have influenced their intention to stay in nursing. We aimed in this study to examine the impact of caring for patients with COVID‐19 on career decisions, resilience, and perceived self‐efficacy among newly hired nurses in Jordan. It also tested the predictors of intentions to stay among new nurses. This cross‐sectional quantitative study was conducted using an online electronic questionnaire form. The s le included newly hired nurses ( n = 300) working in public hospitals and providing care to patients with COVID‐19 in different levels of acuity units. The perceived stress scale and Connor−Davidson resilience scale 25 were used to measure stress and resilience among nurses. The majority chose nursing as their career, but they were not satisfied with the current work conditions or autonomy in decision‐making. Many nurses reported having moderate to high work‐related stress and low to moderate resilience. Among all variables in this study, financial income predicted mild intention to stay in nursing. Nurses expressed the presence of work‐related stress and low to moderate levels of resilience. As new nurses, exposure to these stress levels might lead to burnout. Nursing managers should take necessary measures to promote better work conditions and improve resilience to avoid nurses leaving the profession at times when there is a shortage.
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 11-2018
DOI: 10.1111/IMJ.14102
Abstract: Bacterial meningitis is a medical emergency. All clinicians who provide acute medical care require a sound understanding of the priorities of managing a patient with suspected meningitis during the first hour. These include obtaining blood cultures, performing lumbar puncture and initiating appropriate therapy, while avoiding harmful delays such as those that result from not administering treatment until neuroimaging has been performed. Despite the increasing availability of newer diagnostic techniques, the interpretation of cerebrospinal fluid parameters remains a vital skill for clinicians. International and local guidelines differ with regard to initial empirical therapy of bacterial meningitis in adults the North American guideline recommends ceftriaxone and vancomycin for all patients, while the Australian, UK and European guidelines recommend that vancomycin only be added for patients who are more likely to have pneumococcal meningitis or who have a higher likelihood of being infected with a strain of Streptococcus pneumoniae with reduced susceptibility to ceftriaxone. Patients with risk factors for Listeria meningitis also require an anti-Listeria agent, such as benzylpenicillin, to be added to this treatment regimen. Dexamethasone should be a routine component of empirical therapy due to its proven role in reducing morbidity and mortality from pneumococcal meningitis.
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 07-2020
DOI: 10.1111/IMJ.14899
Publisher: Hindawi Limited
Date: 2017
DOI: 10.1155/2017/3713212
Abstract: We report a case of pyomyositis of the paraspinal neck muscles caused by two coagulase-negative staphylococci: Staphylococcus capitis and Staphylococcus saccharolyticus. Inflammation in the spermatic cords was an additional feature of this infection. Treatment with six weeks of first-generation cephalosporin therapy resulted in complete clinical and radiological resolution.
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 02-06-2023
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