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L Pittman

Publications and source records attributed to L Pittman.

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PubMed1992

Enteric Clostridium perfringens infection associated with parvoviral enteritis in dogs: 74 cases (1987-1990).

Parvovirus infection was confirmed by fluorescent antibody staining of or viral isolation from specimens of small intestine in 181 (17%) of 1,110 dogs necropsied between July 1, 1987 and Dec 31, 1990. Clostridium perfringens was isolated from 74 (69%) of 108 dogs with parvovirus infection from which specimens of jejunum also had been obtained for culture of anaerobic bacteria. Gram-positive bacilli in association with focal to diffuse necrosis of the superficial portions of the villi were observed in histologic sections of specimens of small intestine from 56 (98%) of 57 dogs from which parvovirus and C perfringens had been identified. These findings indicate that C perfringens frequently proliferates in dogs with parvovirus infection.

Animals↗
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Patient discharge planning documentation in an Australian multidisciplinary rehabilitation setting.

This article, drawing on data from 17 case studies, addresses problems in documentation of discharge planning in an Australian multidisciplinary rehabilitation center and the ways these were, or could be, overcome. The problems identified in the case studies were not specific to one discipline; they were due to inadequately defined guidelines and responsibility and poorly designed forms, and they possibly reflected the tendency for members of practice-oriented disciplines to see documentation as low on their list of priorities.

Forms and Records Control↗
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Nursing: a culturally diverse profession in a monocultural health system.

Drawing on data from two recent surveys, this paper explores the ethnic diversity of the nursing profession in Victoria, overseas qualification patterns and evidence of discrimination and prejudice. The paper addresses the need to nurture and value ethnic diversity in the profession.

Attitude of Health Personnel↗
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Developing a model for collaborative research.

Collaboration between nurses in clinical and educational settings has been advocated as a means of ensuring nursing research is both practice oriented and scientifically valid. This paper describes a model, jointly developed by colleagues from the Nursing Departments of Alfred Hospital and La Trobe University, to foster collaborative research and steer research projects generated by clinical nurses from conceptualisation to publication.

Faculty, Nursing↗