Evaluating the Feasibility and Usability of the Disposable Intubation Drape (I-Drape).

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, several protective barrier enclosures were developed to protect healthcare providers during airway manipulation. A certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA) created a barrier, the disposable intubation drape (I-Drape), that addressed limitations in range of motion. A nonrandomized, quasi-experimental design with repeated measures was used to evaluate I-Drape usability.

Age suit simulation replicates in healthy young adults the functional challenges to balance experienced by older adults: an observational study.

Background: Age simulation can have a positive effect on empathic understanding and perception of ageing. However, there is limited evidence for its ability to replicate objectively the physical and functional challenges of ageing.

Objective: To observe whether age suit simulation can replicate in healthy young adults the physical and physiological balance disturbance and falls risk experienced by older adults.

The value of library and information services in patient care: results of a multisite study.

Objective: The research conducted a large-scale, multisite study on the value and impact of library and information services on patient care.

Methods: THE STUDY USED: (1) 2 initial focus groups of librarians; (2) a web-based survey of physicians, residents, and nurses at 56 library sites serving 118 hospitals; and (3) 24 follow-up telephone interviews. Survey respondents were asked to base their responses on a recent incident in which they had sought information for patient care.

Type-specific human papillomavirus DNA detected in atypical glandular cell Pap tests.

Objectives: To evaluate the presence of type-specific human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA in atypical glandular cells (AGCs) from cervical liquid-based cytology and to report the relationship between HPV types and cervical histological abnormalities.

Study Design: We used a nested multiplex polymerase chain reaction assay to test AGC Papanicolaou (Pap) tests for the presence of 14 high-risk (HR) HPV types.

Results: HR HPV types were detected in 33 of 161 AGC Pap tests (20.

Assessment of mercury and selenium concentrations in captive bottlenose dolphin's (Tursiops truncatus) diet fish, blood, and tissue.

Concentrations of total mercury (Hg) and selenium (Se) were determined in diet fish and whole blood and tissue samples from seven bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) housed at the National Aquarium Baltimore (NAB). In addition, concentrations of monomethylmercury (CH(3)Hg(+)) were determined in diet fish and dolphins' tissue samples. The data were compared with the values found in wild populations to better understand how the dietary Hg and Se uptake rates affect the Hg and Se levels in dolphins.

Thar she blows! A novel method for DNA collection from cetacean blow.

Background: Molecular tools are now widely used to address crucial management and conservation questions. To date, dart biopsying has been the most commonly used method for collecting genetic data from cetaceans; however, this method has some drawbacks. Dart biopsying is considered inappropriate for young animals and has recently come under scrutiny from ethical boards, conservationists, and the general public.

The Versajet water dissector: a new tool for tangential excision.

Goulian and Watson knives work well for tangential burn excision on large flat areas. They do not work well in small areas and in areas with a three-dimensional structure. The Versajet Hydrosurgery System (Smith and Nephew, Key Largo, FL) is a new waterjet-powered surgical tool designed for wound excision.

Problem-Based Learning (PBL): Conceptions and Approaches of Undergraduate Students of Nursing.

Objective: A study aimed at exploring the variation in conceptions of problem-based learning (PBL) held by undergraduate nursing students and their approaches to study in PBL in a pre-registration Bachelor of Nursing Course.Method: Students were asked to respond to four open ended questions which focussed on their experience of PBL in a particular subject. Data were analysed in two phases using a modified phenomenographic analysis.