Nurses' knowledge about perioperative care of patients with neurological diseases.

This study investigated the level of nurses' knowledge regarding the perioperative care of neurological patients. An author-developed questionnaire of 20 items was used in a sample of 94 hospital nurses serving in the neurology, surgery and anesthesiology departments and the intensive care unit. The average percentage of participants with correct answers was 49.

Atrial Fibrillation in Hypertension: Patients' Characteristics.

Background: The most common risk factor for Atrial Fibrillation (AF) development is hypertension.

Purpose: to explore patients' characteristics associated with AF caused by hypertension.

Methods: The sample of the study included 170 patients with AF caused by hypertension.

Privacy at end of life in ICU: A review of the literature.

Aims And Objectives: To explore the issues surrounding privacy during death in ICU.

Background: While the provision of ICU care is vital, the nature and effect of the potential lack of privacy during death and dying in ICUs have not been extensively explored.

Design: A literature search using CINAHL and Pubmed revealed articles related to privacy, death and dying in ICU.

Stress Management and Health Promotion in a Sample of Women With Intimate Partner Violence: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

The aim of the present study was to investigate the effectiveness of a stress management program regarding mitigating psychological repercussions in women who experience intimate partner violence (IPV). This randomized controlled trial took place from January 2015 to June 2015, in Attica, Greece. A total of 60 women were randomly assigned into an intervention and control group, with the intervention group ( n = 30) receiving stress management and a lifestyle program.