Graduate nurses' capability upon entering the workforce: An integrative review.

Objectives: To clarify capability for work readiness in newly graduated registered nurses as viewed from the perspective of clinicians in practice, educators in tertiary institutions, and graduates.

Design: Integrative review.

Data Sources: Databases searched for peer-reviewed studies included PubMed, MEDLINE, ERIC, Campbell collaboration, Google Scholar, and Cochrane databases.

Comparison of AUA and phoenix definitions of biochemical failure following permanent brachytherapy for prostate cancer.

Purpose: To compare biochemical recurrence free survival (BCRFS) and cancer-specific survival (CSS) after brachytherapy using the AUA and the Phoenix definitions.

Methods And Materials: 2634 men with T1-T4N0M0 prostate cancer were treated with brachytherapy with or without neoadjuvant hormonal therapy or external beam radiation therapy. Five, 10, and 15- year BCRFS and CSS were estimated with Kaplan-Meier estimates with log rank.

Formative online multiple-choice tests in nurse education: An integrative review.

Aim: The aim of this integrative review is to explore how formative online multiple-choice tests used in nurse education promote self-regulated learning and report on pedagogies that support their design.

Background: Online multiple-choice tests are widely used as learning and formative assessment tools in a range of educational contexts. However, little is known about how these tools are used to promote patterns of learner self-regulation.

Application of HRP-streptavidin bionanoparticles for potentiometric biotin determination.

Biotin is widely used in infant formula to prevent biotin deficiency of newborn babies and in beauty products as nutritional supplements for coenzymatic functions and having strong nails, shiny hair, and skin over the last few years. There is a need for the development of a fast, simple and reusable assay method to perform biotin determination at very low concentrations. Biotin determination has achieved with a prepared potentiometric biotin sensor that has a very wide concentration range (10M-10M) and a lower detection limit (0.

A Study of GP Workload and Satisfaction.

Aims In this novel study in the Irish setting, we quantified the number items managed per General Practitioner (GP) consult, how each item is managed, and impact on a GP's job satisfaction. Methods Participating GPs at two surgeries completed a questionnaire - integrated into the practice management software - after each consultation that satisfied the inclusion criteria during a four-week period. Results Due to feasibility constraints, 500 of 857 (58.