Biomedical subjects
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A questionnaire on the use of splintage before and after operations for Dupuytren's contracture has been completed by 45 hand surgeons and ten hand therapists. None considered that preoperative splintage was beneficial, but nearly all used some form of splintage after operation. The types of splint and programmes for using them varied widely, and these are discussed.
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Fetal rat limbs were obtained from pregnant females on the 14th day of gestation. Forelimbs and hindlimbs were pooled separately and preincubated for 22 hours at 37 degrees C in Eagle's MEM containing the teratogen and folic acid antagonist, 9-methyl pteroylglutamic acid (9-mePGA). Following removal of old medium, fresh medium together with the teratogen were added at the same concentration as before. Tritiated glucosamine (10 micro Ci) was added to each vial and the incubation continued for 4 hours at 37 degrees C. Tissues were homogenized, digested with pronase, and glycosaminoglycans (GAG) selectively precipitated with cetylpyridinium chloride. In vitro exposure of fetal limbs to various doses of 9-mePGA resulted in a significant increase in the accumulation of labeled GAG by fetal forelimbs at the high and intermediate dosage levels. No effect was observed at the lowest dose. Accumulation of labeled GAG by fetal hindlimbs although similar to fetal forelimbs in control incubations, was unaffected by in vitro exposure to 9-mePGA at any of the dosage levels studied.
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Hospitalization and surgery are generally accepted as stressful situations for children. A review of the literature indicates therapeutic play is effective in helping children cope with stressful situations. This article further illustrates the benefits of using therapeutic play in the psychological preparation of preschool children undergoing cardiac surgery. Play as a useful assessment and intervention tool for the nurse is examined.
In this article, the author reports on a study that investigated the conceptions and attitudes of community college diploma nursing students toward the use of computers in hospitals. Data were collected during 35 audio-taped interviews, which were analyzed using the constant comparative method. Findings indicated that students had little understanding of how computers are used by nurses today and how they might be used in the future. Four categories of student conceptions of the use of computers by hospital-employed nurses emerged: workload, patient care, image, and professionalism. Conceptions within each category were grouped into subcategories that supported the notion that hospital employed nurse's work was enhanced or detracted from by computer use. Although the majority of students had a positive attitude toward computer use by nurses, their conceptions differed in quality or complexity in direct proportion to the year in the program and their amount of clinical experience. Nurse educators have a two-fold responsibility: 1) to foster positive attitudes toward computer use; and 2) to facilitate the learning process so that students' levels of conception increase throughout the nursing program.