Publications by authors named "Z Vardaki"
Aim: To explore the meaning of vigilant attendance for relatives of critically ill patients in Greece.
Background: A plethora of international research has identified proximity to the patient to be a major concern for relatives of critically ill patients. Greece however follows a strict visiting policy in intensive care units (ICUs) so Greek relatives spend great amounts of time just outside the ICUs.
Introduction: Venus cannulation is one of the main nursing actions. For the safety of patients and nurses, this skill is important to be performed in a proper and responsible way. Thus, the need for adequate education on this skill is essential.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAim: To consider key aspects of the increasing substitution of legal private duty nurses by an illegal immigrant health-care workforce.
Background: Inadequate nursing care infrastructure and an oversupply of illegal immigrants, coupled with the current economic climate, favours the growth of an unofficial economy in hospital care.
Evaluation: Information gathered from literature, governmental and ministerial records, the media and the press are evaluated.
Aim: The study aims to provide an overview of the practice of private duty nurses in Greek hospitals.
Background: For several decades, it has been a necessity for some hospital patients to hire private duty nurses (PDNs) to counterbalance the inadequacies of hospital infrastructures. In the current economic crisis in Greece, the majority of patients will not be able to afford to pay for private nursing care.
Purpose: To investigate the effectiveness of foam dressings with silver vs. foam dressings without silver to reduce malodorous and septic phenomena in malignant fungating wounds (MFWs).
Methods: The study included 26 patients with malodorous MFWs at home care.