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J Massey

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Sterilization of bacteria by means of microwave heating.

Despite the simplicity and convenience of microwave heating, descriptions in the current literature of attempts to provide a thorough sterilization process have not been encouraging nor has any manufacturer of sterilization equipment introduced such a device to the market. Trials conducted at Providence Hospital using a commercial microwave oven operating at 2450 MHz resulted in a satisfactory sterilization process, that is, the destruction of heat-resisting spore forms (B. stearothermophilus), provided that the materials undergoing sterilization were placed in sealed containers with sufficient water present to provide steam during the heating process. Suggestions are made for further investigation involving the microwave spectrum of the molecule of dipicolinic acid as well as the possibilities of practical applications which could result in reducing hospital costs.

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A validation study using the case-control method of the nursing diagnosis high risk for aspiration.

PURPOSE: To develop further the nursing diagnosis risk for aspiration by determining risk factors present in patients who aspirated. METHODS: The case-control design was used to compare cases (n = 131) and controls (n = 206) on past and present exposures thought to be risk factors for aspiration. Data were analyzed using univariate and multiple logistic regression. FINDINGS: The following risk factors were statistically significant and comprise the final model: altered level of consciousness, metoclopramide (known to accelerate gastric emptying), vomiting, seizures, and unable to change own position. CONCLUSIONS: The risk factors of altered level of consciousness and delayed gastric emptying are currently included in the NANDA taxonomy for the nursing diagnosis risk for aspiration. These risk factors are not included in the taxonomy: vomiting, seizures, and unable to change own position. Results of the study have been submitted to the Diagnosis Review Committee for consideration to further develop this diagnosis.

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Self-management of recovery: implications for nursing practice.

This article describes and discusses differences in responses to a 60-item survey instrument, the Carolina Self-Regulation Inventory (CSRI) from a selected sample of university faculty and staff. The CSRI was designed to measure the types of self-regulation strategies (SRS) individuals use to facilitate their recovery from illness episodes. When the CSRI was developed, 1,306 university employees participated in the survey. Four hundred eighty (36%) employees classified themselves as faculty; 346 (26%), staff; 418 (32%), midlevel administrators; and 62 (6%), blue-collar workers. This report focuses on the differences between the faculty and staff groups in the survey. Analysis revealed that the staff used a variety of strategies and had higher statistically significant means on the following CSRI subscales: visualization (t = 2.53, P less than .01), self-talk (t = 6.801, P less than .001), and external attention deployment strategies (t = 4.08, P less than .001). No significant differences were found between faculty and staff in the use of exercise and physical activity or interactive self-regulation strategies. Higher-educated faculty women tended to use fewer SRS when compared with female staff (F = 4.70; df = 8.819; P = .0009). Faculty women were similar to faculty men in their use of SRS. Female staff used significantly more SRS when compared with faculty of both genders and male staff (t = 2.81, P = .05). Nursing implications of self-regulation nursing assessments are discussed in terms of nursing interventions and need for more research.

Adaptation, Psychological↗
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Patient's progress.

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The team approach to percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy feeding.

The importance of early recognition and treatment of patients who are at risk of developing malnutrition is becoming increasingly recognised. Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy has become increasingly popular as a method of feeding, since its description in 1980, because of its ease of insertion and low morbidity and mortality. Its success, however, depends upon the use of a multidisciplinary approach.

Administration, Cutaneous↗