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Radiation protection in pediatric radiology

Harmen Bijwaard (Lector); Doreth Valk; Ischa de Waard-Schalkx

Abstract—A survey about radiation protection in pediatric radiology was conducted among 22 general and seven children’s hospitals in the Netherlands. Questions concerned, for example, child protocols used for CT, fluoroscopy and x-ray imaging, number of images and scans made, radiation doses and measures …

2016-10-01GezondheidArtikel

Undernutrition screening survey in 564,063 patients: patients with a positive undernutrition screening score stay in hospital 1.4 d longer

Kruizenga, Hinke; van Keeken, Suzanne; Weijs, Peter (Lectoraat Voeding En Beweging); Bastiaanse, Luc; Beijer, Sandra; Huisman-de Waal, Getty; Jager-Wittenaar, Harriët; Jonkers-Schuitema, Cora; Klos, Mariël; Remijnse-Meester, Wineke; Witteman, Ben; Thijs, Abel

Background: Undernutrition is a common complication of disease and a major determinant of hospital stay outcome. Dutch hospitals are required to screen for undernutrition on the first day of admission. Objective: We sought to determine the prevalence of the screening score “undernourished” with the use …

2016-04AlgemeenArtikel

Content Validity and Psychometric Characteristics of the “Knowledge about Older Patients Quiz” for Nurses Using Item Response Theory

Jeroen Dikken (Lid Lectoraat); Jita G. Hoogerduijn; Cas Kruitwagen; Marieke Schuurmans (Lector)

Objectives To assess the content validity and psychometric characteristics of the Knowledge about Older Patients Quiz (KOP‐Q), which measures nurses' knowledge regarding older hospitalized adults and their certainty regarding this knowledge. Design Cross‐sectional. Setting Content validity: …

2016GezondheidArtikel

Undernutrition screening survey in 564,063 patients: patients with a positive undernutrition screening score stay in hospital 1.4 d longer

Jager-Wittenaar, Harriët (Malnutrition And Healthy Ageing); Kruizenga, Hinke; van Keeken, Suzanne; Weijs, Peter; Bastiaanse, Luc; Beijer, Sandra; Huisman-de Waal, Getty; Jonkers-Schuitema, Cora; Klos, Mariël; Remijnse-Meester, Wineke; Witteman, Ben; Thijs, Abel

Background: Undernutrition is a common complication of disease and a major determinant of hospital stay outcome. Dutch hospitals are required to screen for undernutrition on the first day of admission. Objective: We sought to determine the prevalence of the screening score “undernourished” with the use …

2016AlgemeenArtikel

Clinical Manifestation of Depression after Stroke

JM de Man-Van Ginkel; Thóra Hafsteinsdóttir; Eline Lindeman; Mirjam Geerlings; Diederick Grobbee; Marieke Schuurmans

Despite ample research on depression after stroke, the debate continues regarding whether symptoms such as sleep disturbances, loss of energy, changes in appetite and diminished concentration should be considered to be consequences of stroke or general symptoms of depression. By comparing symptoms …

2015-12-04AlgemeenArtikel

Patients' care needs

Paans, Wolter (Nursing Diagnostics); Müller-Staub, Maria

PURPOSE: The purpose of the study is (a) to describe care needs derived from records of patients in Dutch hospitals, and (b) to evaluate whether nurses employed the NANDA-I classification to formulate patients' care needs. METHODS: A stratified cross-sectional random-sampling nursing documentation audit …

2015-10-01AlgemeenArtikel

RESULTS OF A SURVEY ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF DIAGNOSTIC REFERENCE LEVELS FOR X-RAYS AMONG DUTCH HOSPITALS

Harmen Bijwaard (Lector); Ischa de Waard-Schalkx; Doreth Valk

Diagnostic reference levels (DRLs) for medical x-ray procedures are being implemented currently in the Netherlands. By order of the Dutch Healthcare Inspectorate, a survey has been conducted among 20 Dutch hospitals to investigate the level of implementation of the Dutch DRLs in current radiological …

2015-03-01GezondheidConferentiebijdrage

Development (f)or Maintenance? An Empirical Study on the Use of and Need for HR Practices to Retain Older Workers in Health Care Organizations

Ben Emans; Klaske Veth; Beatrice van der Heijden; Annet de Lange; Hubert Korzilius

The aims of this article are to (a) examine the prevalence of HR (HRM and HRD) practices to retain older workers in health care organizations; (b) evaluate those HR practices that are specifically designed to facilitate the retention of older workers; and (c) classify those HR practices against the needs …

2015AlgemeenArtikel

Development (f) or Maintenance? : An Empirical Study on the Use of and Need for HR Practices to Retain Older Workers in Health Care Organizations

Ben Emans; Hubert Korzilius; Klaske Veth; Annet de Lange; Beatrice van der Heijden

The aims of this article are to (a) examine the prevalence of HR (HRM and HRD) practices to retain older workers in health care organizations; (b) evaluate those HR practices that are specifically designed to facilitate the retention of older workers; and (c) classify those HR practices against the needs …

2015AlgemeenArtikel

Bridging the gap between hospital and primary care: the pharmacist home visit

H.T. (Rik) Ensing (Lid Lectoraat); Ellen S. Koster; Clementine C.M. Stuijt; Ad van Dooren (Lector); Marcel Bouvy

Bridging the gap between hospital and primary care is important as transition from one healthcare setting to another increases the risk on drug-related problems and consequent readmissions. To reduce those risks, pharmacist interventions during and after hospitalization have been frequently studied, …

2015GezondheidArtikel

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