Guest lecturer in clinical reasoning for nurses

The capacity to utilize ingested protein for optimal support of protein synthesis and lean body mass is described within the paradigm of anabolic competence. Protein synthesis can be stimulated by physical exercise, however, it is not known if physical exercise affects post-exercise protein oxidation. …

The goal of this Master Class is to train participants in the possibilities of the Center of Nursing Excellence’s e-platform to improve their own nursing education; nursing practice and nursing research and to contribute to the further development and the wider use of the CNE in Kazakhstan. The Master …

Fysiotherapie bij mensen met dementieFysiotherapie bij mensen met dementieWe leven in een vergrijzende samenleving en ouderdom is de grootste risicofactor om dementie te ontwikkelen. De rol van de fysiotherapeut is bij mensen met dementie tot nu toe beperkt. Reactief wordt de fysiotherapeut ingezet voor …

The ideal tool for determination of malnutrition risk or malnutrition in long term care (LTC) is elusive. This study compares prevalence, association with resident risk factors and sensitivity (SE) and specificity (SP) of malnutrition or risk categorization in 638 residents from 32 LTC homes in Canada …

Measuring family caregivers’ experiences of collaboration with nurses is important in the context of health care reforms that advocate an increased role of families in care. The Family Collaboration Scale (FCS) measures collaboration between nurses and family caregivers, however, the scale has a broad …

BACKGROUND: Manual therapy interventions targeting the neck include various positions and movements of the craniocervical region. The hemodynamic changes in various spinal positions potentially have clinical relevance. OBJECTIVES: To investigate the effects of craniocervical positions and movements on …

Mensen met een verstandelijke beperking worden steeds ouder. Daardoor wordt dementie steeds prominenter in de gehandicaptenzorg. Hoe ernstiger de verstandelijke beperking, des te ingewikkelder achteruitgang in functioneren en dementie zijn vast te stellen. Voor mensen met (zeer) ernstige verstandelijke …

To evaluate the 5-year course of physical work capacity of participants with early symptomatic osteoarthritis (OA) of the hip and/or the knee; to identify trajectories and explore the relationship between trajectories and covariates. Methods In a prospective cohort study, physical work capacity was measured …

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