Perceptions of adult intensive care unit patients regarding nursing presence and their intensive care experiences: A descriptive-correlational study.

Aims And Objectives: This study aims to determine the relationship between perceptions of nursing presence and intensive care experiences in adult intensive care unit patients'.

Background: Intensive care units (ICUs) are settings where patients have many negative emotions and experiences, which affect both treatment and post-discharge outcomes. The holistic presence of nurses may help patients turn their negative emotions and experiences into positive ones.

Vitamin D Status, Lung Function and Atopy in Children with Asthma.

Objective: To determine the associations between serum 25-hydroxy vitamin D3 levels and pulmonary function test outcomes and atopy in children with asthma.

Study Design: Cross-sectional study.

Place And Duration Of Study: Pediatric pulmonology outpatient clinic and pediatric outpatient clinic, from December 2012 to March 2013.