Perception of Clinical Learning at a Medical Camp.

Children with complex medical needs account for a high percentage of healthcare utilization and it is crucial that healthcare trainees get adequate exposure to this population. Camps dedicated to serving children with medical conditions often accept medical trainees from various disciplines, but little is known about how these camps compare to more traditional clinical experiences. We surveyed 37 learners from various healthcare disciplines at one medical camp.

Study of lone working magnetic resonance technologists in Western Australia.

Objectives: It is recommended that magnetic resonance (MR) technologists should not work alone due to potential occupational health risks although lone working is legally acceptable. The objective of this study was to investigate the current situation of lone working MR technologists in Western Australia (WA) and any issue against the regulations.

Materials And Methods: A questionnaire regarding the issues of occupational health of lone working MR technologists was developed based on relevant literature and distributed to WA MR technologists.

Pediatric palliative care: beyond the end of life.

Palliative care is an emerging nursing specialty and is developing a dedicated spot in the field of pediatrics. As a specialty, palliative care focuses on quality of life and symptom management for patients who are living with chronic and life-threatening diseases. In pediatrics, advances in health care mean that many children are living longer with these conditions and could benefit from services that focus on quality of life and superior symptom management.

Using high-fidelity simulation to bridge clinical and classroom learning in undergraduate pediatric nursing.

In Patricia Benner's book, Educating Nurses: A Call for Radical Transformation, she recommends essential changes in policy, curriculum, and in the way nursing programs approach student learning. This study explored how two of Benner's key recommendations, (1) integrating the theoretical component and the clinical component and (2) moving education from an emphasis on critical thinking to an emphasis on clinical reasoning, could be achieved by integrating the use of high-fidelity patient simulation in a pediatric curriculum. Qualitative and quantitative data were collected from the group of traditional and nontraditional baccalaureate students (n=131).

The camp experience for siblings of pediatric cancer patients.

Siblings of pediatric cancer patients experience difficulties coping and adapting to the experience of a cancer diagnosis. A variety of emotional and behavioral changes as well as somatic complaints have been reported. Children describe many negative changes after their sibling is diagnosed with cancer.

A descriptive study of noise in the neonatal intensive care unit: ambient levels and perceptions of contributing factors.

Purpose: To examine the baseline acoustic environment in several mid-Atlantic region neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) and investigate the perceived factors contributing to noise levels in these NICUs.

Subjects: Quantitative data were collected from 3 urban, mid-Atlantic level IIIB and level IIIC NICUs. Qualitative data were collected via interview from 2 RNs employed in each of the study NICUs.

A descriptive study of noise in the neonatal intensive care unit. Ambient levels and perceptions of contributing factors.

Purpose: To examine the baseline acoustic environment in several mid-Atlantic region neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) and investigate the perceived factors contributing to noise levels in these NICUs.

Subjects: Quantitative data were collected from 3 urban, mid-Atlantic level IIIB and level IIIC NICUs. Qualitative data were collected via interview from 2 RNs employed in each of the study NICUs.