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search for early pancreatic cancer blood biomarkers in five european prospective population biobanks using metabolomics.most patients with pancreatic cancer present with advanced disease and die within the first year after diagnosis. predictive biomarkers that signal the presence of pancreatic cancer in an early stage are desperately needed. we aimed to identify new and validate previously found plasma metabolomic biomarkers associated with early stages of pancreatic cancer. prediagnostic blood samples from individuals who were to receive a diagnosis of pancreatic cancer between 1 month and 17 years after samplin ...201931125048
the aesthetic preference for nature sounds depends on sound object recognition.people across the world seek out beautiful sounds in nature, such as a babbling brook or a nightingale song, for positive human experiences. however, it is unclear whether this positive aesthetic response is driven by a preference for the perceptual features typical of nature sounds versus a higher-order association of nature with beauty. to test these hypotheses, participants provided aesthetic judgments for nature and urban soundscapes that varied on ease of recognition. results demonstrated t ...201931087588
the united nations sustainable development goals: the ethic and ethos of holistic nursing.holistic nursing is founded on the values of integrality and the awareness of whole-people and whole-system interconnectedness. these concepts are foundational to the broader global health agendas and initiatives of our time, which seek to improve human, animal, and planetary health. the united nations 2030 agenda for sustainable development represents the most remarkable transnational initiative in history: a 15-year plan (2015-2030) rallying the efforts of all countries, governments, and conce ...201931064259
getting in the flo: my year as a scholar.in november 2016, i was awarded an emerging leaders scholarship from the florence nightingale foundation to help me positively impact patient care and also improve how i lead change within my organisation. this article highlights some of the learning experiences over the last year and the impact that the scholarship has had.201930212285
reducing infections "together": a review of socioadaptive approaches.reducing healthcare-associated infections often requires the use of both technical and adaptive strategies. the experiences of semmelweis and nightingale teach us the importance of social adaptation of technical interventions. because most infection prevention interventions require widespread participation by healthcare personnel, it is helpful for infectious diseases physicians to learn principles of diffusion of innovations theory and apply them to influence different groups. comprehensive uni ...201930740469
sperm divergence in a passerine contact zone: indication of reinforcement at the gametic level.postcopulatory sexual selection may promote evolutionary diversification in sperm form, but the contribution of between-species divergence in sperm morphology to the origin of reproductive isolation and speciation remains little understood. to assess the possible role of sperm diversification in reproductive isolation, we studied sperm morphology in two closely related bird species, the common nightingale (luscinia megarhynchos) and the thrush nightingale (luscinia luscinia), that hybridize in a ...201930597549
evaluation of quality of life and health care needs in cancer patients receiving chemotherapy.symptoms are decisive in the quality of life of patients. progression of the underlying disease leads to many physical and psychological symptoms in patients. increases in these symptoms often prevent patients from complying with treatment. therefore, the symptoms must be recognized, evaluated, and controlled for the treatment to be effective. this study determined the unmet needs of patients undergoing chemotherapy treatment and the effects of these needs on the patients' quality of life. four ...202031054110
florence nightingale: creator of modern nursing and public health pioneer.in his 2008 series of articles on notable women in healthcare, professor harold ellis celebrates florence nightingale's contribution to nursing, research and public health. this month, we republish his article to coincide with the 2020, 'year of the nurse and midwife', celebrating the famous lady with the lamp's work in the crimean war, as well as her pioneering work in the fields of nursing and public health, that helped shape current practice and research.202031135282
measured and predicted resting energy expenditure in wheelchair rugby athletes.objective: report measured resting energy expenditure (ree) in wheelchair rugby athletes and evaluate agreement between ree and the prediction models of chun, cunningham, harris-benedict, mifflin, nightingale and gorgey, and owen.design: cohort-based validation study.setting. paralympic team training camp.participants: fourteen internationally competitive athletes who play wheelchair rugby, 13 of whom had cervical spinal cord injuries (sci).outcome measures: a portable metabolic analyzer was use ...202031017540
[taking care of the world. happy 200th birthday to florence nightingale]. 202031834300
patient-centered medical (health) home: nursing theory-guided policy perspectives.nurses have provided care to individuals, families, and communities, since its "official" founding by nightingale. over time, nurses have carved out their unique contributions to serving others by articulating the knowledge needed to practice in a variety of settings so that the "work" of nurses is differentiated from other healthcare professionals. one broad area of practice where nurses serve diverse populations is the patient-centered medical or health home. the purpose of this paper is to ex ...202031795884
margiad evans (1909-1958): a writer's epileptic experiences and their reflections in her work.margiad evans, in the period 1930-1950, an acclaimed english writer, developed convulsive seizures at age 41 and died at age 50 from the tumor that had caused them. in her book "a ray of darkness", she describes in profound analytic detail her seizure experiences, especially the isolated auras that had preceded her first convulsion by many years. their ultimate strangeness echoed a long-standing fascination by the indescribable, which is a recurrent theme in her literary work. another aspect of ...202031785485
the nightingale bicentenary. 202031917934
evaluation of the educational needs of organ donors after transplantation surgery.this study involved individuals (donors) who underwent transplant surgery and evaluated their educational requirements for meeting self-care needs in the postdischarge period.202031901323
evidence-based policy: nursing now and the importance of research synthesis.this study explores how scholarship relating to meta-analytical studies and systematic and integrative reviews can inform nursing's contribution to universal health coverage.202031898317
community nursing and the 2020 nightingale bicentenary celebrations. 202031874082
evangelism in patient care: an ethical analysis.evangelism has been present in modern nursing care from the days of nightingale in the crimea. even so, there is little in the way of ethical analysis and guidance regarding evangelism in healthcare. this article examines nightingale's concern about evangelism in nursing care; discusses the boundaries established by the 2015 american nurses association code of ethics for nurses with interpretive statements; and analyzes ethical issues including vocation, power, vulnerability and voluntariness, r ...202031180962
the nightingale tribute: remembering a nurse. 202033165112
exploring the netley british red cross magazine: an example of the development of nursing and patient care during the first world war.netley hospital played a crucial role in caring for the wounded during the nineteenth century and twentieth century, becoming one of the busiest military hospitals of the time. simultaneously, florence nightingale delved into the concept of health and developed the theoretical basis of nursing. this research aims to describe the experiences related to nursing and patient care described in the netley british red cross magazine during the first world war. the analysis displays different nurses' ro ...202033161621
african physician migration to high-income nations: diverse motives to emigrate ("we are not florence nightingale") or stay in africa ("there is no place like home") comment on "doctor retention: a cross-sectional study of how ireland has been losing the battle".research in assessing the global and asymmetric flows of health workers in general, and international medical graduates in particular, is fraught with controversy. the complex goal of improving health status of the citizens of home nations while ensuring the right of health workers to migrate generates policy discussions and decisions that often are not adequately informed by evidence. in times of global public health crises like the current coronavirus disease 2019 (covid-19) global pandemic, t ...202033160297
mental health plan for workers of the london nightingale hospital: following the evidence to support staff.the covid-19 pandemic has extracted an enormous physical health toll on many millions worldwide, and the wider societal impact from economic turmoil, unemployment, social isolation and so forth continue to be measured. a less explored aspect has been the psychological impact on treating healthcare staff, with emerging evidence of 'moral injury' and mental illness for some. this review explores the evidence base for implementing a tiered model of care to minimise this and foster 'post-traumatic g ...202033122399
manchester's nightingale hospital reopens to non-covid patients. 202033122167
european nursing council code for european nursing and the un sustainable development goals.a code of ethics for the practice of nursing seeks to capture, in a written document, the normative values, ethical principles and standards of good care to guide nurses - qua moral agents. a codification of the accepted collective values of nursing can play a constitutional and directional role for the profession. it can further stimulate discussions about nursing that reflect the dynamic essence of the profession. consequently, there is merit to continually reflecting on a code's function and ...202033089746
true heroes of covid-19 battle - our nightingales. 202033088121
palliative care challenges and strategies for the management amid covid-19 pandemic in india: perspectives of palliative care nurses, cancer patients, and caregivers.the who selected 2020 to recognize the work of nurses and midwives because it is the bicentenary of the birth of the founder of modern nursing, florence nightingale. it has been demonstrated amply now as the nurses are the largest sector of health-care workers in every country, playing a pivotal role in response to the novel coronavirus (covid-19) pandemic worldwide. every day, nurses are working tirelessly by leaving their homes to assist the sick, allay community fears, and address concerns. t ...202033088101
contributions of florence nightingale as a social entrepreneur: from modern to contemporary nursing.to reflect on the transformations of modern and contemporary nursing as well as on florence nightingale's social entrepreneurship.202033084809
bright carbonate veins on asteroid (101955) bennu: implications for aqueous alteration history.the composition of asteroids and their connection to meteorites provide insight into geologic processes that occurred in the early solar system. we present spectra of the nightingale crater region on near-earth asteroid bennu with a distinct infrared absorption around 3.4 micrometers. corresponding images of boulders show centimeters-thick, roughly meter-long bright veins. we interpret the veins as being composed of carbonates, similar to those found in aqueously altered carbonaceous chondrite m ...202033033155
urban children's well-being factors and qualities of being and doing in natural space: nature immersion.research has suggested positive effects of nature immersion-a state of being or an act of doing in natural space-for urban children who were otherwise at risk for emotional or behavioral problems. however, few studies have systematically investigated natural space qualities that predict child well-being at the clinical level. the purpose of this study was to increase the understanding of natural space qualities as factors of urban child well-being. explanatory mixed methods were used. quantitati ...202033030096
[an almost ignored florence nightingale battle: the opposition to the creation of the state professional register of nurses].this contribution intends to draw attention to some little-known facts in the history of nursing regarding florence nightingale, whose 200th anniversary is celebrated. this is her battle against the establishment of the register of qualified nurses (what is now the order of nurses). her reasons were well argued and ranged from the still insufficient education, to the strong medical interference in the campaign in favour of the register, to the risk that the still poorly defined scientific and so ...202033010121
celebrating the contribution of florence nightingale to contemporary nursing.emeritus professor alan glasper, from the university of southampton, discusses how florence nightingale and her contemporaries launched a new and worldwide profession.202033006486
from nightingale to now: time to rethink clinical education in nursing. 202032991067
inside the o2: the nhs nightingale hospital london education center.as part of the response to covid-19 in the united kingdom (uk) the nhs nightingale hospital london was rapidly established in march 2020. set up in the excel, an international conference center, it aimed to address the anticipated shortfall of intensive care beds in london. whilst this hospital garnered huge amounts of publicity in the uk, less widely discussed is the nightingale education center. the education center was instrumental in ensuring that there were staff across all professions read ...202032990127
covid-19 and cardiac surgery: the perspective from united kingdom.the emergence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 in december 2019, presumed from the city of wuhan, hubei province in china, and the subsequent declaration of the disease as a pandemic by the world health organization as coronavirus disease 2019 (covid-19) in march 2020, had a significant impact on health care systems globally. each country responded to this disease in different ways, however this was done broadly by fortifying and prioritizing health care provision as well as in ...202032981073
problematic internet use and digital gaming in adolescents: problems, nursing interventions, and outcomes.the aim of the current study was to determine problems of adolescents with problematic internet use and digital gaming using the omaha system and to evaluate the results by applying nursing interventions. data were collected using the internet addiction test, digital game addiction scale, and nightingale notes software. the sample comprised 30 adolescents selected from a total of 125 adolescents with problematic internet use and digital gaming from a high school. results showed that problematic ...202032976607
providing end-of-life care in a nightingale hospital.lauren oliver, formerly clinical nurse advisor, nhs nightingale north west, outlines the challenges faced by staff in providing good-quality end-of-life care for patients in a temporary hospital during the initial peak of the covid-19 pandemic.202032972231
post-nightingale era nurses and their influence on the nursing profession.in the final article to celebrate the international year of the nurse and midwife, emeritus professor alan glasper, from the university of southampton discusses the endeavours of the nurses who followed nightingale.202032972227
the nightingale legacy.the world health organization (who, 2020) has designated 2020 as the international year of the nurse and the midwife to mark the 200th anniversary of florence nightingale's birth. this celebration honors her work and impact on the nursing profession-one of engagement and advocacy for public health. nightingale's notes on nursing (1860) illustrated her observations of social determinants for health wellness and illness. she championed efforts for community access to clean water and public sanitiz ...202032945806
establishing reference intervals for triglyceride-containing lipoprotein subfraction metabolites measured using nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy in a uk population.nuclear magnetic resonance (nmr) spectroscopy allows triglycerides to be subclassified into 14 different classes based on particle size and lipid content. we recently showed that these subfractions have differential associations with cardiovascular disease events. here we report the distributions and define reference interval ranges for 14 triglyceride-containing lipoprotein subfraction metabolites.202032936666
promoting sustainable nursing leadership: the nightingale legacy.the year 2020 features the 200th anniversary of florence nightingale's birth. her legacy is often recalled as simply being "the lady with the lamp" who cared for sick and wounded british soldiers; however, her impact on the nursing profession includes serving as a role model for many leadership behaviors and strategies that have positively impacted the health of communities and populations around the world. through her tireless endeavors, nightingale exemplified many leadership roles, including ...202032917842
200 years of florence and the challenges of nursing practices management in the covid-19 pandemic.to analyze the main challenges of nursing in facing coronavirus disease-19 under the perspective of nurse managers in the west macro-region of santa catarina.202032901771
developing children's nursing care outcome statements in africa using world café methods.nursing metrics use indicators to make the outcomes of nursing care visible through measurement. metrics must be sensitive to the context-specific nature of nursing and should reflect the work that nurses really do. a workshop at the building children's nursing conference (2019) was convened to develop statements of nursing care outcomes and actions specific to the work of children's nurses in african care settings, using the world café method and the nightingale metrics approach. the process re ...202032893340
florence nightingale tribute. 202032889990
how can identifying and grading frailty support older people in acute and community settings?identifying frailty is essential to support older people living with complex health and social care needs. this article discusses how a florence nightingale foundation travel scholar used her scholarship to explore best practice in identifying frailty in acute and community settings in scotland with the aim of developing services for people living with frailty locally and regionally in england. as the move to integrated care services develops in england, valuable insights from scotland will assi ...202032815326
edwin chadwick: a biographical update.the civil servant edwin chadwick (1800-1890) dominated public health policy from 1848 until he was obliged to take early retirement in 1854. historians have concluded that his activities after 1854 produced no lasting impact. that analysis did not evaluate his contribution to the 1875 public health act. this paper describes how the coordinated activity of chadwick, florence nightingale, and william farr between 1858 and 1871 produced one of the most successful social reforms in modern history. u ...202032814511
florence nightingale: the first clinical nurse specialist. 202032796376
how nightingale's concept for a school of nursing changed global nurse education.in recognition of the international year of the nurse and midwife emeritus professor alan glasper of the university of southampton discusses how nightingale led the way for schools of nursing across the world.202032790557
evidence of nursing patterns of knowing communicated by the brazilian press before florence nightingale's model.to identify evidence of nursing patterns of knowing disseminated by the brazilian press before the implementation of florence nightingale's model in brazil and categorize topics of journalistic articles according to carper's and white's patterns of knowing.202032785448
c4: 'command, control, coordination and communication' at nhs nightingale, london: introducing the tactical commander. 202032780977
learning from florence nightingale: a slow ethics approach to nursing during the pandemic. 202032697025
[reminiscing the pioneers of modern nursing during covid-19 epidemic: 200th anniversary of florence nightingale's birth].before florence nightingale, nurses lacked special skills and training. the nursing mainly relied on nurse's religious passion and feelings to carry out nursing activities, and some vulgar and ignorant women took care of the job. nightingale, who well-educated, born in an aristocratic family, devoted herself to nursing career despite the opposition of her family. she travelled around the world to investigate the hospital and nursing status. nightingale practiced her concept of nursing work in th ...202032660194
celebrating florence nightingale and her contribution to nursing.emeritus professor alan glasper, from the university of southampton, discusses the contribution of florence nightingale both nationally and internationally to the development of nursing as a profession.202032649253
nightingale power: the advent of nursing informatics. 202032618943
[nursing division on the current intensive care situation in germany : working group of the nursing division of the german society of medical intensive care and emergency medicine (dgiin)].the year 2020 is the year of care on the occasion of the 200th birthday of florence nightingale. however, due to current events, the "year of corona" will be remembered more. a positive aspect is the attention and appreciation of the nursing profession in the population. nevertheless, politicians and various professional groups in the hospital limit nursing care almost exclusively to practical activities that are directly necessary for the patients. a clearly noticeable improvement in working co ...202032617611
200 years since the birth of nursing informatics?it is 200 years since the birth of florence nightingale. this keynote paper reviews some of her work relating to health statistics and outlines its continuing legacy to nursing informatics around the world and especially in poorer countries, like south africa, in the 21st century.202032604592
missed or rationed nursing care: where to now for the nurse manager?the year 2020, to-date, has been unusual in its focus, intended and unintended, on what nurses 'do'. first, the world health organisation (who) designated 2020 as the year of the nurse to coincide with the 200th anniversary of the birth of florence nightingale and in recognition of the contribution to health care of the nursing profession. this global initiative has been invaluable in showcasing nurses and nursing.202032589780
[nurses: a voice to lead, nursing the world to health-viewing covid-19 epidemic prevention efforts in light of nightingale's perspective on infection control].florence nightingale (1820-1910), extolled as the founder of modern nursing, contributed greatly to the advancement of modern public health. written 150 years ago, nightingale's advice on infection control, addressing the importance of hand washing, environmental sanitation, ventilation, sunshine, statistical data, and health literacy, remains highly relevant in today's global fight against the coronavirus. in honor of florence nightingale's 200th birthday, world health organization declared 202 ...202032495336
the year of the nurse, florence nightingale and covid-19: reflections from social isolation. 202032475468
[notes of method to imagine an education tailored to the future].. notes of method to imagine an education tailored to the future. health and social inequalities represent a problem not only from an ethical point of view but also from the point of view of public and social health. unfortunately, this issue remains confined to conferences and debates and is not yet the subject of a serious reflection on how to constructively and permanently incorporate it in the education of health professionals, to provide the skill to read and interpret data, and to make res ...202032458828
personal reflective thoughts about florence nightingale. 202032456881
nightingale 2020: a contemporary reflection. 202032444228
a notable anniversary for the nightingale effect. 202032414307
nursing informatics: a historical bibliometric analysis.computers were introduced into nursing care areas in the early 1950s; however, nursing informatics' historical roots emerged much earlier. contrary to previous studies, which used manual review of the nursing informatics literature, we employed an automated, electronic approach with specialized software to identify its historical roots. the corpus of nursing informatics literature was harvested from scopus using "informatic*" in information source titles, abstracts, and keywords, limited to the ...202032404730
covid-19: nightingale hospitals set to shut down after seeing few patients. 202032381503
florence nightingale: the making of a hospital reformer.the first of two articles is to show how florence nightingale became a leading, effective hospital reformer.202032364841
year of the nurse: celebrating the 200th anniversary of the birth of florence nightingale. 202032343083
happy birthday, florence nightingale. 202032341281
using effective hand hygiene practice to prevent and control infection.decontamination using hand hygiene remains one of the most important and effective methods for reducing healthcare-associated infections and cross-infection between patients. in 1860, florence nightingale wrote that nurses should wash their hands frequently throughout the day, demonstrating an early awareness of the effectiveness of this simple procedure. the covid-19 pandemic has demonstrated that effectively applied hand hygiene is a vital intervention that can be used to prevent the spread of ...202032337862
[toward 2020 the international year of the nurse and the midwife: linking taiwan nursing with the world].to commemorate the 200th birthday of florence nightingale, the world health organization announced 2020 as the "international year of the nurse and the midwife." nursing is in the frontline of transformational care. the actions of nurses help bring positive changes to the world. taiwan cannot stand outside of the global community. the taiwan nurses association is also involved actively in international affairs. the expertise and enthusiasm of taiwan's nurses may be highlighted by attending and r ...202032281077
[the nursing profession in a globalizing world].the nursing profession plays an important role in health promotion and care services and works with other healthcare disciplines to improve public health around the world (international council of nurses, 2018). 2020 is of great significance to nurses globally because it marks the 200th birthday of florence nightingale, the founder and pioneer of modern nursing. to recognize nursing's contribution to and impact on the international community, the world health organization designated 2020 as the ...202032281076
covid-19: staff at nightingale hospital in london get wellbeing area courtesy of john lewis. 202032273262
sixty seconds on . . . nightingales. 202032229514
excellence in nursing.from its first issue in 1900 through to the present day, ajn has unparalleled archives detailing nurses' work and lives over more than a century. these articles not only chronicle nursing's growth as a profession within the context of the events of the day, but they also reveal prevailing societal attitudes about women, health care, and human rights. today's nursing school curricula rarely include nursing's history, but it's a history worth knowing. to this end, from the ajn archives highlights ...202032218055
lingering presence: the candle still burns.the following article gives tribute to florence nightingale as nursing celebrates her 200-year birthday in 2020. through the perspective of the humanbecoming paradigm, nightingale's lingering presence in nursing is illustrated.202032180525
nursing now 2020: the nightingale challenge.global healthcare expenditure is increasing, along with the numbers of older patients with multiple comorbidities, while the numbers of health workers are hugely decreasing, and many nursing and midwifery vacancies remain unfilled. with the world health organization declaring 2020 the year of the nurse and midwife, and commencing the nursing now campaign with partners including the international council of nurses and the international confederation of midwives, has allowed these professions to u ...202032083727
google's project nightingale highlights the necessity of data science ethics review.on november 14 last year, the british guardian published an account from an anonymous whistleblower at google, accusing the company of misconduct in regard to handling sensitive health data. the whistleblower works for project nightingale, an attempt by google to get into the lucrative us healthcare market, by storing and processing the personal medical data of up to 50 million customers of ascension, one of america's largest healthcare providers. as the wall street journal had already reported ...202032064790
revisiting florence nightingale: international year of the nurse and midwife 2020. 202032030097
a female genealogy of humanitarian action: compassion as a practice in the work of josephine butler, florence nightingale and sarah monod.taking the second conference of the international abolitionist federation as a starting point, this article reconstructs a female genealogy of humanitarian action by shedding light on the transnational connections established by josephine butler, florence nightingale and sarah monod between the abolitionist cause against the state regulation of prostitution and the nursing movement. by using gender and emotion histories as the main methodologies, their letters, journals and drawings are analysed ...202031992071
categorical rhythms are shared between songbirds and humans.rhythm is a prominent feature of music. of the infinite possible ways of organizing events in time, musical rhythms are almost always distributed categorically. such categories can facilitate the transmission of culture-a feature that songbirds and humans share. we compared rhythms of live performances of music to rhythms of wild thrush nightingale and domestic zebra finch songs. in nightingales, but not in zebra finches, we found universal rhythm categories, with patterns that were surprisingly ...202032707062
lessons in cognitive unloading, skills mixing, flattened hierarchy and organisational agility from the nightingale hospital london during the first wave of the sars-cov-2 pandemic. 202134301730
florence nightingale: legacy, present and perspectives in covid-19 pandemic times.reflect on the influence of florence nightingale's teachings to face the covid-19 pandemic and its repercussions for the future of the profession.202134259725
where in the world is florence nightingale's medicine chest?in the 121st anniversary year of the birth of florence nightingale, and during the covid-19 pandemic, it is both interesting and salient to be reminded of the foundational work of this famous woman who began modern nursing. her work in nursing care and nursing, health and public policy has been a continuing strong foundation to practices in societies around the world.202134036594
nursing research during covid-19: florence nightingale inspiration. 202133763889
nursing care management based on the omaha system for inpatients diagnosed with covid-19: an electronic health record study.the aim of this study was to identify the clinical characteristics of patients diagnosed with covid-19 and the existing nursing problems based on the omaha system, and to establish a comprehensive nursing care management plan by determining the nursing interventions and care outcomes.202133644905
the history of light therapy in hospital physiotherapy and medicine with emphasis on australia: evolution into novel areas of practice.objective: the objective of this narrative review was to investigate the history of light therapy in hospital settings, with reference to physiotherapy and particularly in an australian context.types of articles and search method:a review of available literature was conducted on pubmed, medline and google scholar using keywords light therapy, photobiomodulation, physiotherapy, low-level laser, heliotherapy. physiotherapy textbooks from sydney university library were searched. historical records ...202133678141
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