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Adv Med Educ Pract
January 2025
Health Professions Education Department, Gulf Medical University (GMU), Ajman, United Arab Emirates.
Background: Measurement of medical graduates' perception of their internship program can help to improve the program to guarantee the general satisfaction of medical interns and enhance their clinical training.
Objective: To evaluate the medical interns' perceived preparedness for clinical practice and investigate the contributing elements.
Method: The study was carried out to include 109 medical interns.
BMC Pediatr
January 2025
Faculty of Nursing, Yasouj University of Medical Sciences, Kohkiloyeh and Boyer-Ahmad, Yasuj, Iran.
Background: Early and continuous exposure to painful stimuli in premature infants leads to short-and long-term complications. Listening to white noise is an accessible and inexpensive non-invasive method that can be used as a safe nursing intervention in hospitals. This study aimed to assess white noise's effect on premature Infants' physiological parameters during peripheral intravenous catheter insertion.
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February 2025
Department of Emergency Medicine Gold Coast University Hospital Southport Queensland Australia.
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to sonographically evaluate whether intravenous (IV) flucloxacillin administration was associated with an increased risk of peripheral intravenous catheter (PIVC) thrombus formation.
Methods: This observational study included participants enrolled as a convenience sample from a larger prospective study of patients with cellulitis receiving IV antibiotics in the emergency department. Point-of-care ultrasound was used to evaluate the PIVCs for thrombus formation after insertion and at specified timepoints after IV administration of antibiotic or saline solution through to discharge.
Br J Nurs
January 2025
Postgraduate Program in Nursing, Nursing Department, Health Sciences Centre, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianopolis, Brazil.
Highlights: PIVCs often cause pain, irritation, or infection. Regular and careful catheter checks can decrease complications and improve patient outcomes. Implementation of the I-DECIDED® tool led to fewer idle catheters and complications.
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January 2025
Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada; Community Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada; Ward of the 21st Century, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Introduction: Peripheral intravenous cannulation (PIVC) is a common and complex procedure with low first-attempt success rates, causing patient suffering and increased healthcare costs. Quiet Eye (QE) training, a gaze-focused approach, has shown promise in improving procedural PIVC skills. We will examine the effectiveness of traditional technical training (TT) and QE training (QET) on student nurse PIVC performance.
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