Open Access DOI:10.23937/2377-3634/1410058
Diabetes in Rural Rwanda: High Retention and Positive Outcomes after 24 Months of Follow-up in the Setting of Chronic Care Integration
Neo Tapela, Hamissy Habineza, Sarah Anoke, Emmanuel Harerimana, Francis Mutabazi, Bethany L. Hedt-Gauthier, Symaque Dusabeyezu, Pie X F. Uwiragiye, Cadet Mutumbira, Gedeon Ngoga, Deogratias Ndagijimana, Emmanuel Rusingiza, Gene Bukhman and Charlotte Bavuma
Article Type: Research Article | First Published: May 20, 2016
Aims:This study describes the baseline characteristics and 24 month outcomes of diabetic patients managed in an integrated chronic care program at public facilities in rural Rwanda. Methods:Retrospective review of routine electronic medical records of patients treated for diabetes between October 1, 2006 and September 30, 2014 was conducted. Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics are described. Outcomes of HbA1c values, loss to follow-up and death are reported....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-584X/1510026
Utilization and Accuracy of Biopsy in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma in a Community based Setting
Courtney B Sherman, Wei Zhao, Douglas A Corley and Jennifer Guy
Article Type: Original Research | First Published: May 28, 2016
iver biopsy is not routinely recommended for the diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Identification of characteristic imaging findings is usually sufficient for diagnosis and biopsy is recommended for a subset of patients with indeterminate lesions based on imaging or clinical characteristics. The study aim was to determine real-world utilization and accuracy of liver biopsy in patients ultimately diagnosed with HCC in a community setting during an era when liver biopsy was commonly uti...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-584X/1510025
Unusual Mixed Presentations of Multiple Jejunal Diverticulae with Small Bowel Obstruction and Perforation - Case Report
Lillian Reza, Madeeha Aziz, Olga Tsiamita and Abraham Ayantunde
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: May 26, 2016
Jejunal diverticulae are a rare phenomenon that is usually asymptomatic but can present with chronic abdominal pain or as an acute abdomen when complicated by intestinal diverticulitis, obstruction, haemorrhage or perforation. The clinical presentation is often atypical and therefore diagnosis occurs at surgical intervention or occasionally during an imaging investigation. Surgical resection of the affected bowel segment with primary anastomosis is the preferred treatment of choice in complicate...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-584X/1510024
Listeriosis Complicating Infliximab Treatment in Crohn's Disease
FW Chen, W Matar, M Hersch and J Freiman
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: May 06, 2016
Listeria monocytogenes, a gram-positive rod, infects the central nervous system in neonates, pregnant woman and those immunosuppressed by naturally occurring illnesses and by therapeutic agents, including agents such as infliximab. We report here the first published case of Listeriosis complicating Infliximab therapy in Crohn's disease in Australia....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5823/1510048
The Caring Dimension Inventory (CDI-29): Modified Arabic Version
Majdi Alhadidi and Muayyad Ahmad
Article Type: Mini Review | First Published: May 24, 2016
Purpose:This study was designed to examine the psychometric properties of modified Arabic version of the Caring Dimension Inventory. Methods:The cross-sectional survey was conducted in Jordan in four psychiatric clinical settings. Data were collected from three psychiatric hospitals and one psychiatric ward. The sample size was 205 nurses. Ethical approval was granted to conduct this study by the relevant research ethics committees of the involved hospitals....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5823/1510047
Combining Breastfeeding and Employment: The Salient Beliefs of Nurses Working Shift Working in a Hospital
Jean Marie Schlittenhart
Article Type: Mini Review | First Published: April 30, 2016
Current federal legislation, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, provides for the support of lactating women in the workforce. Previous to this enactment employers were not required to provide breaks for lactating women to express milk for their nursing infant. Howbeit, breastfeeding benefits have been endorsed by American Academy of Pediatric for growth and development (American Academy of Pediatrics, 2012). Now, the United States Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division requ...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5823/1510046
Bingo! Team-Based Game in English Medical Terminology for Baccalaureate Nursing Students
Ching-Hsing Hsieh
Article Type: Review Article | First Published: April 30, 2016
In medical service settings in Taiwan, English medical terminology is used for writing medical admission notes, medication administration records, and nursing kardexes. Nurses use English medical terminology to interact with health care professionals and to understand patient charts, laboratory data, and nursing kardexes. For nurses, understanding and using English medical terminology is an important ability to perform their responsibilities efficiently and safely. However, many clinical nurses ...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5823/1510045
Interventions of Music: Reviewing Evidence for Better Practice
Mindi Miller, Brianna Fox and Abbey Brown
Article Type: Review Article | First Published: April 30, 2016
There is growing evidence that music assists with healing and well-being. Music is known to have widespread common characteristics, yet there are individual cognitive and emotional differences that make the operationalization of music therapy challenging. The work of two baccalaureate honors students became the catalyst for doing additional literature critiques on music therapy. Best practice guidelines for music therapy is in its infancy, as is the specialty of certified music therapists. Music...