Publications by authors named "L A Luck"
Article Synopsis
- Traditional cardiovascular biomarkers like hsTnT and NT-proBNP are crucial for monitoring cardiac function and prognosis in cancer patients, but newer biomarkers such as MR-proADM, copeptin, and MR-proANP may provide better predictive power.
- A study involving 442 hospitalized cancer patients showed that while several biomarkers predicted all-cause mortality, only MR-proADM remained a significant independent predictor after adjusting for various factors.
- MR-proADM demonstrated the highest predictive accuracy, with a specific cutoff of 0.94 nmol/L signaling a higher risk of mortality, particularly in older patients with advanced cancer stages and poorer overall health.
Workplace gender discrimination as perceived by women in nursing, is currently under researched. The aim of this article is to outline the development and validation of a scale designed to measure the perception of workplace gender discrimination for women nurses. The instrument was developed following a three-stage process, consistent with recommendations for scale development.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAim: This study aimed to gain a better understanding of nursing/midwifery students' perspectives on a pedagogy of caring and online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, it aimed to determine if the COVID-19 pandemic impacted students' perceptions and experience of online learning and students' desire to enter the nursing/midwifery workforce.
Design: Mixed methods.
Aim: To explore general nurses' experiences of modifying and implementing contextually suitable Safewards interventions into medical and surgical hospital wards.
Design: Qualitative action research was used working with nurses as co-researchers.
Methods: Pre-implementation focus groups were conducted in April 2022 to understand and explore the current strategies nurses utilized to avert, respond to or decrease violence.