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Perspect Behav Sci
March 2025
Department of Psychology, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI 49009 USA.
Starting in the early 1970s, Henry S. Pennypacker and collaborators developed and validated a technology for assessing and training breast self-exam (BSE) skills that was eventually commercialized and widely disseminated. This article provides a brief synopsis of Pennypacker's research and highlights the connections among BSE, stimulus discrimination training, and signal detection theory.
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March 2025
Maternity and Child Department, Faculty of Nursing, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21551, Saudi Arabia.
Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) is the most prevalent complication of childbirth and the most preventable cause of maternal mortality worldwide. Maternity nurses and midwives are often the first-line providers responding to PPH. As a result, maternity nurses have the potential to save the lives of women who are clinically deteriorating because of PPH.
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March 2025
Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition Team, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Background: Nasoenteral tube (NET) use is common in critically ill patients but is associated with significant complications, including accidental dislodgement, malpositioning in the bronchial tree or mechanical failures, which can impede nutritional therapy. These complications often lead to adverse events that increase hospital stay, costs, and patient morbidity.
Objective: This study aimed to reduce complications related to the placement and maintenance of NETs in critically ill patients using multifaceted strategies.
Surgery
March 2025
Division of Education, American College of Surgeons, Chicago, IL; Department of Surgery, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL. Electronic address:
Transitions during the careers of surgical trainees and surgeons may be associated with risks that have the potential to negatively impact delivery of safe and effective patient care and the professional standing of individuals involved in delivering care. Simulation-based education interventions that address specific needs during the transitions can be very helpful in mitigating the risks. These interventions should be based on contemporary educational frameworks and strategies relating to teaching, learning, and assessment.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Surg Educ
March 2025
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California. Electronic address:
Objectives: Develop and implement a standardized surgical training curriculum for Rwandan medical interns to better prepare them for general practice at district hospitals. Assess the curriculum's impact on participants surgical knowledge and technical skills and identify areas for iterative improvement.
Design: A 2-day surgical curriculum combining theory-based didactics and hands-on, simulation-based skills training was developed and implemented.
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