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The Public's Perception of Florence Nightingale's Legacy in the Digital Media: A Critical Discourse Analysis.
Nurs Rep
July 2024
Health Professions Research and Development Unit, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, 20097 San Donato Milanese, Italy.
This study critically examines the public's perception of Florence Nightingale's legacy through a critical discourse analysis (CDA) of digital media, specifically podcasts and YouTube. Nightingale, who is often remembered as "The Lady with the Lamp", holds a complex identity within modern narratives that is celebrated for her pioneering contributions to nursing and public health, even if there are some disagreements about her, given the colonialist setting that may have shaped some of her opinions and decisions. This research employed CDA to analyze 25 podcasts and 18 YouTube videos, which were systematically included according to a priori inclusion criteria.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAsymptomatic retinal dysfunction in a patient with alpha-methylacyl-CoA racemase deficiency.
Retin Cases Brief Rep
January 2024
Southampton Eye Unit, University Hospital Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom.
Article Synopsis
- A young female patient was found to have retinal dysfunction without any symptoms, linked to a rare genetic condition known as AMACR racemase deficiency.
- A thorough examination including imaging techniques and genetic testing confirmed abnormalities in her retinal pigment epithelium and identified a specific genetic mutation.
- Unlike other cases, this patient showed no neurological deficits or systemic disorders, highlighting a unique aspect of AMACR deficiency.
Fading Kayser-Fleischer ring revisited.
Saudi J Ophthalmol
February 2022
Department of Ophthalmology, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi, India.
Kayser-Fleischer (KF) ring, caused by deposition of excess copper in the Descemet membrane, is a characteristic ocular manifestation of Wilson disease (WD). Disappearance of KF rings following successful treatment of Wilson disease is typically a slow process that occurs over years. Herein, we describe a 19-year old girl who presented with neuropsychiatric manifestations and was found to have KF rings on slit lamp examination.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFXerophthalmia with secondary malabsorption syndrome in a young lady.
J Family Med Prim Care
September 2021
Department of Opthalmology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India.
Delayed recognition and treatment of vitamin A deficiency (VAD) in adults leads to devastating complications. A 24-year-old woman presented with diarrhea, malaise, and shortness of breath. Her medical history included blunt abdominal trauma for which, she had bowel resection surgery and revision surgery within a year of the last surgery at the age of 8 years.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWhat makes a nurse today? A debate on the nursing professional identity and its need for change.
Nurs Philos
April 2021
Department Educational Sciences, Faculty Behavioral and Social Sciences, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
In 2020, due to the Nightingale year and COVID-19 crisis, nursing is in the public eye more than ever. Nurses often are being seen as compassionate helpers. The public image of nursing, however, also consists of stereotypes such as nursing being a 'doing' profession and care being a 'female' characteristic.
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