OBJECTIVES: Mechanical load during patient handling activities is an important risk factor for low back pain among nursing personnel. The aims of this study were to describe required and actual use of ergonomic devices during patient handling activities and to assess the influence of these ergonomic …

Although quality management has a long tradition and plays an important role in operational and managerial activities in organizations nowadays, it also seems to be less clear and less visible. In this paper the focus is on the rise and fall of quality management in organizations and the impact this …

The dialogue between a mentor teacher and a prospective teacher is a key element in the supervision of prospective teachers in the workplace. This literature study deals with the issue of how to conceptualize the supervisory behaviour of mentor teachers in mentoring dialogues by systematically examining …

Transitie in zorg - ervaringen van adolescenten met Cystic Fibrosis en hun ouders.

Het afgelopen decennium hebben we de ontwikkeling en diffusie gezien van pc s en internet. Op dit ogenblik heeft 75% van de Nederlandse huishoudens een pc thuis, en 62 % ook een internetverbinding. Tijd besteed aan televisie en het gedrukte woord wordt vervangen door internet-tijd. Hoewel hiervan steeds …

STUDY OBJECTIVE: Endotracheal suctioning in intubated patients is routinely applied in most ICUs but may have negative side effects. We hypothesised that on-demand minimally invasive suctioning would have fewer side effects than routine deep endotracheal suctioning, and would be comparable in duration …