Journal of Nursing and Patient Safety

It is somewhat of an irony that, while autism is classified under the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition (DSM-5), little is known about its psychiatric aspects. 

Bee venom is commonly used for treating ailment including pain and tumor. There are various investigations concerning melittin in terms of tumors treatment or antitumor activity. Melittin consists of 26 amino acid residues, mostly with hydrophobic or at least uncharged side chains, except for the C-terminal region, and the principal function of melittin as a component of bee venom is to cause pain and destruction of the tissue of intruders that threaten a beehive. There are various shreds of evidence regarding the effect of melittin on cancer or tumor cells.

Health care support workers have patient-facing roles within care teams but little autonomy; work is allocated. This study reports work stress experiences of Health Care Assistants (HCAs; UK support workers) in a dementia unit in 2018 towards the end of national austerity, a period of significant staff reduction in the UK National Health Service.

Forensic nursing is being practised in many countries of the world and with the pandemic of COVID-19 like other branches in the medical field forensic nursing practice is also being affected by this pandemic due to the fear of getting this disease. Clients of forensic nurses are too afraid of coming to the health facilities to avoid getting the infection by SARS-CoV-2. In this paper effects of this pandemic on the trends of forensic nursing practice in this COVID-19 era are being discussed along with the measures which should be taken so that there is no reduction in the clients seeking forensic nursing care.

Nurses worldwide are facing hardships during the COVID-19 pandemic. To examine the impact of work environment, workplace support and individual-related factors on burnout during the COVID-19 pandemic. This was an analytical cross-sectional study conducted in a hospital in Singapore that nursed confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients between 12 March and 25 May 2020. An email invitation was sent to all nurses to participate in an online survey. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was conducted to examine associations between burnout and work environment, workplace support and individual-related factors.

Built-in bathroom facilities located within patients’ room were identified as a strategy to reduce inpatient falls. However, the relationship between having built-in bathrooms and falls incidence has not been examined. To explore whether built-in bathrooms within an acute multi-bedded hospital room setting will reduce falls incidence among adult patients as compared to those sharing a separate bathroom situated outside their rooms. A pre-and-post study involving a single group comparison of three-time phases was conducted. Results: Presence of built-in bathrooms in multi-bedded hospital room settings was not statistically significant in reducing falls, p>0.05.

Noncommunicable diseases (NCD’s) such as type 2 diabetes and hypertension are increasing in Cambodia. Clinicians in Cambodia do not routinely offer behavioral interventions to address the lifestyle behaviors such as poor nutrition, lack of physical activity and tobacco smoking that contribute to poor outcomes for NCD’s. Behavioral conditions such as depression and substance use disorder that are frequently comorbid with NCD’s also contribute to poor clinical outcomes are also not routinely addressed in medical settings in Cambodia.