A Nursing Process-Clinical Decision Support System (NP-CDSS) Standard with 25 criteria to guide future developments of Nursing Process-Clinical Decision Support Systems was developed. The NP-CDSS Standards' content validity was established in qualitative interviews yielding fourteen categories that demonstrate …

Human rights groups are increasingly calling for the protection of their right to privacy in relation to the bulk surveillance and interception of their personal communications. Some are advocating through strategic litigation. This advocacy tool is often chosen when there is weak political or public …

“De hulpverlening was grenzeloos: er was geen kader, geen bescherming en geen respect.” Prangende vragen blijven over. Er is vakinhoudelijk en analytisch gereedschap nodig om de op het proces en de communicatie gerichte stijl van hulp te verbeteren. De huidige focus van professionals pakt slecht uit …

De sportende mens is niet meer weg te denken uit ons straatbeeld, noch van ons televisiescherm of beleids- en onderwijsprogramma's. Deze ontwikkeling is ook onderzoekers niet ontgaan, waardoor het sociaalwetenschappelijke sport- en bewegingsonderzoek zich de voorbije decennia tot een volwaardig studiedomein …

De ontwikkeling van ons zorgstelsel richting een participatiesamenleving verandert veel voor zorgprofessionals. In plaats van de traditionele, individuele benadering van alleen de patiënt, moeten verpleegkundigen en verzorgenden zich nu ook meer richten op diens naasten. Inmiddels worden de eerste stappen …

OBJECTIVES Previous studies regarding nursing documentation focused primarily on documentation quality, for instance, in terms of the accuracy of the documentation. The combination between accuracy measurements and the quality and frequencies of outcome variables such as the length of the hospital stay …

BACKGROUND/AIMS: Higher interdialytic weight gain (IDWG) is associated with higher predialysis blood pressure and increased mortality. IDWG is also increasingly being recognized as an indicator of nutritional status. We studied in detail the associations of various patient factors and nutritional parameters …

Although the data for this study were collected some time ago, the recent publication of the Erasmus Impact Study (European Commission, 2014) has made it worthwhile reflecting on results from this research to add to the body of knowledge on the impact of study abroad on the development of a young individual …