What Determines the Use of Clinical Decision Support Systems in Nursing? Results of a Multiple Regression Analysis.

Introduction: In nursing, professionals are expected to base their practice on evidence-based knowledge, however the successful implementation of this knowledge into nursing practice is not always assured. Clinical Decision Support Systems (CDSS) are considered to bridge this evidence-practice gap.

Methods: This study examines the extent to which evidence-based nursing (EBN) practices influence the use of CDSS and identifies what additional factors from acceptance theories such as UTAUT play a role.

Dimensions of Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing: Results of a Factor Analysis.

Clinical decision support systems (CDSS) are capable of bridging evidence and practice. However, it is unclear what dimensions determine evidence-based practice under real world conditions. To answer this question, 126 registered nurses and nursing students from the Munich municipal hospital group filled in a systematically developed and validated questionnaire with 26 items.

Electrochemical biostimulation of aerobic metabolic TCE degradation in a bioaugmentation approach.

Chloroethenes are globally prevalent groundwater contaminants. Since 2014, TCE has been shown to be degradable in an aerobic metabolic process where it is used as sole energy source and growth substrate by a mixed bacteria culture (SF culture). In 2019, the SF culture was shown to be successfully used in bioaugmentation approaches under field-relevant conditions.

Early pH Changes in Musculoskeletal Tissues upon Injury-Aerobic Catabolic Pathway Activity Linked to Inter-Individual Differences in Local pH.

Local pH is stated to acidify after bone fracture. However, the time course and degree of acidification remain unknown. Whether the acidification pattern within a fracture hematoma is applicable to adjacent muscle hematoma or is exclusive to this regenerative tissue has not been studied to date.

Bioactive coating of zirconia toughened alumina ceramic implants improves cancellous osseointegration.

Bioactive coatings have the potential to improve the bony integration of mechanically loaded orthopedic ceramic implants. Using the concept of mimicking the natural bone surface, four different coatings of varying thickness on a zirconia toughened alumina (ZTA) ceramic implant were investigated regarding their osseointegration in a drill-hole model in sheep. The hypothesis that a bioactive coating of ZTA ceramics would facilitate cancellous bone integration was investigated.