Browsing General Submissions: Presentations (Oral and Poster) by Sigma Chapters "Phi Xi"
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Advanced nursing education at PhD level in Portugal
In Portugal, the Institute of Biomedical Sciences of Abel Salazar (ICBAS) of the University of Porto was a pioneer in providing advanced education for nurses, first with the creation of the Master of Nursing Sciences in ... -
Best clinical practice of disinfection in intravenous device therapy contaminated with Klebsiella pneumoniae
Klebsiella pneumoniae is a Gram-negative bacteria. The treatment of infections from this bacteria in children is more challenging due to limited appropriate antibiotic use in this specific group (Akturk et al., 2016). ... -
Chronic pain management in cancer patients through acupuncture therapy - Integrative review
This presentation explores the recent evidence on the application of acupuncture in the control of chronic cancer pain and analyse the results of acupuncture in the control of chronic cancer pain. -
Improving nursing practices related to the peripheral venous catheterization of oncology patients: an action research study in Portugal
Obtaining peripheral intravenous access is one of the pillars of contemporary healthcare (Chopra et al., 2015). However, the insertion/maintenance of a peripheral intravenous catheter (PIVC) is not risk-free and there is ... -
Incidence of pressure injury in critical care, in Angola: Identification of risk factors
In Angola there is a lack of accessible data relatively to pressure injuries (PI) in Intensive Care Units, and also to risk factors. There is a multiplicity of risk factors of PI, such as prolonged length of stay, invasive ... -
Nurses’ lived experiences of caring in palliative care - A phenomenological study
This study aimed to describe the lived experiences of nurses caring in a palliative care unit. -
Psychoeducational intervention to promote adolescents' mental health literacy about anxiety in a school context
The objective of this study was to design a psychoeducational intervention that promotes adolescents’ anxiety mental health literacy in a school context; to validate the content of that psychoeducational intervention and ... -
Young people in conflict with the law and the interaction with practitioners: Initial findings related to health care outcomes in the Scottish context
Young people (YP) in conflict with the law have the worst health outcomes than the general population. Studies show that YP that were incarcerated will have worse physical and mental health outcomes (Barnert et al., 2017). ...