Related Articles Maintaining Integrity: How Nurses Navigate Boundaries in Pediatric Palliative Care. J Pediatr Nurs. 2017 Jul – Aug;35:42-49 Authors: Erikson A, Davies B Abstract PURPOSE: To explore how nurses manage personal and professional boundaries in caring for seriously ill children and their families. DESIGN AND METHODS: Using a constructivist grounded theory approach, a convenience sample of 18 registered nurses from four practice sites was interviewed using a semi-structured interview guide. RESULTS: Nurses across the sites engaged in a process of maintaining integrity whereby they integrated two competing, yet essential, aspects of their nursing role – behaving professionally and connecting…
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Related Articles Considering Professional Misconduct and Best Interests of a Child (Palliative Orders). J Bioeth Inq. 2017 03;14(1):19-22 Authors: Richards BJ, Okninski M PMID: 28063104 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]
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Related Articles Validation of the French Version of the Edmonton Symptom Assessment System. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2017 Nov;54(5):721-726.e1 Authors: Pautex S, Vayne-Bossert P, Bernard M, Beauverd M, Cantin B, Mazzocato C, Thollet C, Bollondi-Pauly C, Ducloux D, Herrmann F, Escher M Abstract CONTEXT: The Edmonton Symptom Assessment System (ESAS) is a brief, widely adopted, multidimensional questionnaire to evaluate patient-reported symptoms. OBJECTIVES: The objective of this study was to define a standard French version of the ESAS (F-ESAS) to determine the psychometric properties in French-speaking patients. METHODS: In a first pilot study, health professionals (n = 20) and patients (n = 33)…
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Related Articles Palliative care awareness amongst religious leaders and seminarians: a Nigerian study. Pan Afr Med J. 2017;28:259 Authors: Badru AI, Kanmodi KK Abstract Introduction: There exists scanty literature on the awareness of Nigerians towards palliative care. This study was conducted to determine the level of awareness of religious leaders and seminarians in Ibadan, Nigeria, on palliative care. Methods: Data obtained from a cross-section of 302 religious leaders and seminarians in the metropolitan city of Ibadan, Nigeria, were used in this research. Study tool was a self-administered questionnaire which obtained information from the participants about their bio-data and knowledge of…
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Related Articles Optimal radial force and size for palliation in gastroesophageal adenocarcinoma: a comparative analysis of current stent technology. Surg Endosc. 2017 Dec;31(12):5076-5082 Authors: Mbah N, Philips P, Voor MJ, Martin RCG Abstract BACKGROUND: The optimal use of esophageal stents for malignant and benign esophageal strictures continues to be plagued with variability in pain tolerance, migration rates, and reflux-related symptoms. The aim of this study was to evaluate the differences in radial force exhibited by a variety of esophageal stents with respect to the patient’s esophageal stricture. METHODS: Radial force testing was performed on eight stents manufactured by four different…
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