Entrenched grievance as a harbour for the unmourned.

This paper hopes to enhance understanding about entrenched grievance in a couple of ways: (a) Initially, the paper reviews how entrenched grievance reflects melancholic states of mind in terms of its avoidance of the pain of loss and change. But the main contribution of the paper is likely to be found in (b), that is, via detailed clinical material, the paper illustrates how earnest efforts on the part of the analyst to bring understanding may lead to cognitive entrapments such as the convictions incumbent in the "knowing" analyst. Further, that this knowing analyst may need to become aggrieved, that is, narrow, impatient and concrete towards her patient's entrenchment, and then to recogize this plight in herself before she can genuinely hear her patient's grievance about her from a wider view, that is as a complaint from the "lively self", deserving recognition.

Effect of Cardiac Surgery on Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients Aged 75 Years or Older: A Prospective Study.

Background: Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of patients, aged 75 years or older, was measured before and at 12 weeks after cardiac surgery using a generic tool (SF12 version 2).

Methods: This was a single centre, prospective study of patients aged 75 years or older who had any type of cardiac surgery. The instrument was self-administered preoperatively and by interviewer administered via telephone at 12 weeks.

Implementing a prescribing practicum within a Master's degree in advanced nursing practice.

The recent introduction of Nurse Practitioner registration in New Zealand has resulted in the development of a number of Master's degree programmes in which students focus clinically and can complete a Nursing Council of New Zealand approved programme for prescribing. This article reports the implementation of a collaborative project undertaken to monitor and improve the effectiveness of the prescribing practicum papers delivered within two Master's degree programmes in advanced nursing practice. A developmental action research approach was used.

The death of a mind: a study of Shakespeare's Richard III.

Some of the most difficult aspects of our work involve our encounters with states of mind which are steeped in and spread violence. In these circumstances, we experience our best efforts to offer empathic presence and thought to avoid being assaulted and obliterated. In these instances, a figure from literature depicting the details in question may come to our aid.

Evaluation of bioflavonoids as potential chemotherapeutic agents.

Bioflavonoids are compounds that are natural plant antioxidants. Antioxidants have been shown to prevent damage caused by free radicals to DNA and other molecules. Bioflavonoids have demonstrated several cancer preventive properties.