Continuous professional development of nurses and ICNP introduction in Poland.

Objectives: The aim of the study was to explore Polish nurses' readiness to use the International Classification for Nursing Practice (ICNP) as part of continuous professional development and life-long learning.

Material And Methods: The study included 772 nurses, divided into 2 study groups. The first group comprised those who had participated in a course enhancing the knowledge and improving skills in the use of ICNP terminology (N = 457).

[Psychometric properties assessment of the Meister questionnaire (Polish version) used in evaluating mental load among nurses].

Background: The objective of this study was to assess psychometric properties of the Polish version of the Meister questionnaire for subjective assessment of work-related mental load among nurses.

Material And Methods: A group of 211 nurses (mean age, 43.1 +/- 7.

[The knowledge about "date rape drugs" among Polish students].

The Main Department of Police in Poland notes about 2000 rapes a year. Some of the crimes are performed with "Date Rape Drugs". The term means substances helping comitting a rape such as GHB (gamma hydroxybutyric acid), ketamine, flunitrazepam and other benzodiazepines derivatives, MDMA ("ecstasy"), marihuana, amphetamine.