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B Price

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PubMed1975

Effects of retinoic acid on prostaglandin biosynthesis in guinea-pig skin.

Topical application of retinoic acid on guinea-pig skin resulted within 70 hours in erythema with a concomitant elevation of endogenous prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) in the treated areas of the skin. Prolonged daily treatment resulted in the development of severe scaly dermatoses and a corresponding decrease in the level of PGE2 in the skin. Examination of retinoic acid effects on the in vitro biosynthesis of PGE2 from arachidonic acid by extracts from guinea-pig skin and sheep vesicular gland demonstrated that retinoic acid inhibits prostaglandin synthesis in a concentration and time-dependent manner. These results indicate that retinoic acid may exert a regulatory role on prostaglandin biosynthesis in the skin.

Animals↗
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Problem-based learning in clinical practice facilitating critical thinking.

Problem-based learning has established a strong reputation within education programs delivered to a wide variety of healthcare professionals. Nevertheless, most accounts of problem-based learning relate to classroom settings, where issues of patient safety and competing demands upon time are not a primary concern. The authors explore ways in which problem-based learning may be utilized within clinical practice to enhance the professional development of nurses. A framework for thinking about problems and professional responses is outlined, and illustrations are drawn from the maternal-child health practice setting.

Attitude of Health Personnel↗
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Living with altered body image: the cancer experience.

A wide range of cancer problems (e.g. tumour, treatment and treatment delivery systems) cause alterations in body image for patients. Individuals' sense of self-worth is bound up with appearance, function and control of their bodies. This value system is developed through the process of socialization and the advertising in the fashion industries. Nurses must consider the value system that patients employ and the way in which they value different aspects of their bodies. Nurses cannot make effective care contributions to the problems of altered body image during the immediate acute phase of illness. It is at a later stage, normally at discharge, that patients experience a reaction to their altered body image.

Body Image↗
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Youth unemployment: effects on health and happiness.

The relationship between youth unemployment, health and happiness is complex. Stress associated with loss of work in adults may not be experienced in the same way, or at all, by teenagers. Nurses, therefore, need to keep an open mind in assessing the mental health needs of younger clients.

Adolescent↗
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Caring for a man with Alzheimer's disease.

A disease progresses at varying pace, posing significant problems for care assessment and planning. Nursing care is supplemental to that offered by relatives, challenging the nurse to liaise effectively. Supporting the lay carers is central within the care plan and continues beyond the death of the patient.

Adaptation, Psychological↗
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Airborne asbestos levels in buildings: maintenance worker and occupant exposures.

A substantial number of air samples have been collected during the past few years to measure airborne asbestos levels in buildings with asbestos-containing materials (ACM). These samples fall into two categories: (i) samples collected to measure the exposure of workers while they were engaged in routine maintenance and repair activities; and (ii) samples collected during normal building activity to measure prevalent levels in buildings. The measurements derived from these samples have been compiled and summarized to provide estimates of the airborne asbestos exposure of workers engaged in routine maintenance and repair work and by other building occupants. These data indicate that maintenance and repair workers in buildings with ACM, after accounting for the frequency and duration of these types of activities, have annual exposure levels ranging from a median value of 0.002 fibers per cubic centimeter (f/cc) per year to 0.02 f/cc per year at the 90th percentile. Building occupants not involved in maintenance and repair work experience average exposure levels ranging from 0.00003 f/cc to 0.0005 f/cc.

Air Pollutants, Occupational↗
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Student nurse appraisal.

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Educational Measurement↗