Indwelling urinary catheters are often placed in patients undergoing surgery, especially if surgery time is prolonged, to facilitate intraoperative monitoring of urinary output.1,2 Yet, use of indwelling urinary catheters introduces risk for
Reliability, accuracy, and timeliness of diagnostic testing for SARS-CoV-2 infection have allowed adequate public health management of the disease, thus notably helping the timely mapping of viral spread within the community. Furthermore, the most
It was estimated that in the US there were 15,600 nursing homes in 2016 and 1.3 million residents.1 The COVID-19 pandemic has had a disproportionate effect on skilled nursing facilities (SNFs): About 20% of the US virus deaths are linked to SNFs to
Journal of Research in Nursing, Volume 26, Issue 5, Page 395-404, August 2021. BackgroundNurses and allied health professionals (AHPs) require skills and support to access, appraise, interpret and use research evidence in clinical practice. We
CONCLUSIONS: There are few high-quality reports on the implications of COVID-19 in dental practice. However, reports suggest that insufficient oral hygiene may be a risk factor for infection. Reports that ACE2 receptors are abundant in the oral
CONCLUSION: In this cohort of critically ill patients with COVID-19, a trial of HFNC appeared to be the most balanced initial respiratory support strategy, given the reduced intubation rate and comparable ICU mortality rate. Nonetheless, considering
More than 55 million people globally are living with dementia, and that number continues to grow, according to a new UN health agency report launched on Thursday, which notes that only one-quarter of the world’s countries have national policies
Government is supporting the Bowen Island Health Centre Foundation and its work to improve and increase access to timely, accessible team-based health care for people living on Bowen Island.
With environmental events becoming increasingly interconnected, a new global report on air pollution published by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) on Thursday underscores that improved air quality is “key to tackling the triple planetary crisis of