Chronic maxillary sinusitis in palaeopathology: A review of methods.

Objective: This study reviews the palaeopathological literature discussing maxillary sinusitis to examine current trends and issues within the study of this condition, and to make recommendations for future research in this area.

Materials: Seventy-five studies were identified through a literature search of digital and physical sources.

Methods: Information regarding study metadata, the populations investigated, sinusitis diagnostic criteria, and sinusitis prevalence was examined.

A framework for transforming the professional identity and brand image of All Nurses as Leaders.

Background: The professional identity and brand image of nurses as leaders have not kept pace with the roles and scope of contemporary nursing practice.

Purpose: To provide a framework to transform the professional identity and brand image of nursing from a caring discipline to one of leaders.

Methods: A Consensus Development Workgroup (CDW) design was used between the International Society for Professional Identity in Nursing (ISPIN) and the Institute for Brand Image of Nursing (IBIN) to advance the concept of All Nurses as Leaders across all settings and the public domain.

Honeycomb sterna: an unusual case of a developmental abnormality in the sternum.

This report details an unusual case of a human sternal developmental abnormality of an anatomical specimen part of the skeletal collection curated by University College London, Anthropology Department skeletal collection. This rarely reported developmental abnormality is caused by the non-fusion of lateral ossification centres in the sternebrae, resulting in the mesosternum having a honeycomb-like appearance. Sternal defects are typically underreported in the clinical literature as many cases being asymptomatic that they are typically diagnosed incidentally, as such there is a dearth in our current understanding of the development and anatomical variants of the sternum.

Simulation as an Assessment Strategy to Assist With Unit Placement for New Graduate Nurses.

Orienting new graduates through simulation, which incorporated critical thinking performance at the bedside, improved their readiness to respond to critical situations and eased transition to the appropriately assigned unit. Graduate nurses' critical thinking processes at the bedside were observed and scored according to how quickly correct diagnoses were made and interventions identified. A scorecard was developed based on defined criteria.

Registered Nurses as Professionals, Advocates, Innovators, and Collaborative Leaders: Executive Summary.

This article concludes a series that described work completed by the American Nurses Association (ANA) Barriers to RN Scope of Practice Professional Issues Panel (Panel). The Panel has summarized the roles of the registered nurse (RN) as professional, advocate, innovator, and collaborative leader. As professionals, RNs are accountable for their own educational development, growth of their own practice, and execution of their own professional role.