2 results match your criteria: "University of Kyrenia Faculty of Health Sciences[Affiliation]"
Effects of lavender essential oil for colorectal cancer patients with permanent colostomy on elimination of odor, quality of life, and ostomy adjustment: A randomized controlled trial.
Eur J Oncol Nurs
October 2019
University of Kyrenia Faculty of Health Sciences Nursing Department, Kyrenia, Cyprus.
Purpose: To examine the effects of the addition of lavender essential oil to the colostomy bag of the patients with permanent colostomy on the elimination of odor, quality of life, and ostomy adjustment.
Methods: As a parallel group, single-blinded randomized controlled trial with repeated measures, this study was conducted between November 2016 and February 2018. Patients with a permanent colostomy that had opened at least three months before the study were stratified according to age and sex and were randomized according to days of week.
Nursing Diagnoses and Interventions in Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Retrospective Study.
Transplant Proc
September 2019
Nursing Department, University of Kyrenia Faculty of Health Sciences, Kyrenia, Cyprus.
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates the nursing diagnoses and interventions for kidney transplant recipients from 2008 to 2016, analyzing care plans of 100 patients.
- It found that most patients were male (59%) with an average age of 42.56 years, and 81% received kidneys from living donors.
- Key nursing diagnoses included risk of infection and deficient knowledge (both at 100%), while common interventions involved monitoring infection-related lab results and managing visitor limits, highlighting the need for more comprehensive care strategies.