15
NOV
2010

Cervical and Breast Cancer Screening Tests Utilization in a Greek Island Population

ABSTRACT Background: Cervical and breast cancer still remain two of the most common types of cancer worldwide, with a great mortality rate.The purpose of the present study was to investigate the participation of women in a Greek island in cervical and breast cancer screening...
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15
NOV
2010

Analysis of Pathological Situations and Confrontation of Wounds Caused from the Entrance of Missiles in the Thoracic Cavity

ABSTRACT The aim of the present inquiring work is the study of the missile’s effect of different caliber diameter and velocity, which enters in the thoracic cavity of the human body.The direct diagnosis and confrontation of wounds in the thorax are considered very important,...
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15
NOV
2010

Education on Sexual and Reproductive Health Within the Context of European Policy:A Literature Review

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ABSTRACT Introduction: The initiation of sexual activity in early age, the increasing percentages of teenage pregnancies, the abortions, the HIV/AIDS infection and he Sexual Transmitted Diseases (STD’s) are some of the factors that have a negative effect on young people’s sexual...
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15
NOV
2010

Lifelong Learning in Nursing Science and Practice: A Bibliographic Review

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SUMMARY Learning is not a simple absorption of information, facts and theories, but the development of critical thinking to cope with the overabundance of information that we are overwhelmed with. Nurses work in an environment of rapid change, which requires them to update their...
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15
NOV
2010

Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Nutrition on the Burn Patient. – Randomly Controlled Trial

SUMMARY Background: The nutrition of the burnt patients is of major importance due to their increased metabolism. Early start nourishment plays a very important role in the result of the illness. Objectives: This study aims to estimate the role of nutrition of a burnt patient by...
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15
NOV
2010

PEST and SWOT Analyses of the “Home Care” Program in Greece

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ABSTRACT Background: The “Home Care” program is an intervention aiming at the creation of a social support and solidarity network and the avoidance of exclusion and institutionalization for low income elderly who face health problems related to disability or intense loneliness...
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15
NOV
2010

Traumatic Ballistic: Analysis of Parameters and Confrontation of Wounds Caused from Missiles in Human Body

ABSTRACT The aim of the present inquiring work is the study of the damages which are caused in the human body in case it offends by missiles, the confrontation of wounds that are attributed to these missiles, the nursing and medical diagnosis which is held through the examination...
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15
NOV
2010

Critical Review Transcultural Nursing as a Theoretical Framework in Support of Disaster Nursing

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ABSTRACT We would like to express our gratitude to Maria Gkika for sharing her experience in the case study and our teacher As. Prof. Panagiota Sourtzi whose stimulating suggestions and encouragement helped us to accomplish this review. Intoduction: Today’s nurses, in the...
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15
NOV
2010

Investigation of Nurses’ Job Stress and Job Satisfaction. The Case of Hemodialysis Units – a Brief Literature Review

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Objective: The nursing staff has especially important roles and its contribution to the hospitals’ efficiency is enormous.The job satisfaction of the nursing personnel has been in the last decades an object of study in the international literature.The goal of the present study...
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15
NOV
2010

Cost of Medical and Nursing Actions to the Intensive Care Unit.

ABSTRACT Aim of this study: Was the calculation of the cost of the most common medical and nursing procedures to the intensive care unit. Design/methods: Data were collected from 60 patients for 166 days of hospitalization.The study’s duration was about 5 months and the data...
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