Marianne Kunz, RN, BSN - International Nurses Association

03/23/2015

The font type of written text and how easy it is to read can be influential when it comes to engaging people with important health information and recruiting them for potentially beneficial program...

03/13/2015

In their trusted professional capacity, community nurses are well placed to develop effective collaboration with patients and families to tackle the harmful and illegal procedure of female ge***al ...

02/25/2015

Patients with serious and life-threatening illnesses may be less likely to experience unnecessary physical and emotional suffering if they receive palliative or hospice care that meets 10 key quali...

02/09/2015

Oculus Rift, a gaming headset, can help teach nurses how to communicate better, researchers at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology have found.While Facebook wants to make the world's...

01/25/2015

Mode of delivery in childbirth associated with pain during or after sexual in*******se http://wp.me/p4wPg2-1k

Operative birth is associated with persisting pain during or after sexual in*******se, known as dyspareunia, suggests a new study published in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (BJOG). The study aimed to investigate the contribution of obstetric risk factors, including mode of delivery and perineal trauma to postpartum dyspareunia. It also examined the influences of other risk factors, including breastfeeding, maternal… [ 522 more words. ]

01/13/2015

Mobility disabilities can contribute to complications during pregnancy http://wp.me/p4wPg2-1h

A new study indicates that women with mobility disabilities often experience problems during pregnancy related to their functional impairments. The study included 8 women with spinal cord injuries, 4 with cerebral palsy, and 10 with other conditions. Impairment-related complications during pregnancy included falls, urinary tract and bladder problems, wheelchair fit and stability problems, significant shortness of breath, increased spasticity, bowel management difficulties, and skin integrity problems. [ 84 more words. ]

12/22/2014

High fitness levels reduce hypertension risk http://wp.me/p4wPg2-1e

While being physically fit is beneficial in and of itself, researchers now report that people with high levels of fitness are less likely to develop high blood pressure - also referred to as hypertension - a risk factor for cardiovascular disease. The study, published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, examined the association of fitness with hypertension among participants undergoing treadmill… [ 603 more words. ]

12/13/2014

‘Obesity can reduce life by up to 8 years’ http://wp.me/p4wPg2-1b

Life expectancy can be reduced by up to 8 years by obesity, which can also cause adults to lose as much as 19 years of healthy life if it leads to type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. A study published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology examines the issue. The researchers behind the study analyzed data from the US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), creating a disease-simulation model to estimate the risk of adults of different… [ 449 more words. ]

11/28/2014

80 percent reduction in ‘alarm fatigue’ in hospitals http://wp.me/p4wPg2-18

The sound of monitor alarms in hospitals can save patients' lives, but the frequency with which the monitors go off can also lead to "alarm fatigue," in which caregivers become densensitized to the ubiquitous beeping. Researchers at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center have tackled this problem and developed a standardized, team-based approach to reducing cardiac monitor alarms. The process reduced the median number of daily cardiac alarms from 180 to 40, and increased caregiver compliance with the process from 38 percent to 95 percent. [ 218 more words. ]

11/13/2014

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is tightening previous infection control guidance for healthcare workers caring for patients with Ebola, to ensure there is no ambiguity. The guidance...

10/21/2014

Mild traumatic brain injury can have lasting effects for families, reports the American Journal of Nursing http://wp.me/p4wPg2-11

Families of patients with mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) may expect them to return to normal quickly - after all, it's "just a concussion." But mild TBI can have a lasting impact on families as well as patients, according to a review in the November issue of American Journal of Nursing. The journal is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health. [ 332 more words. ]

10/08/2014

An ingestible pill with needles could be the new form of injection http://wp.me/p4wPg2-Y

Imagine swallowing a pill with tiny needles instead of getting an injection. Then again, imagine swallowing a pill with tiny needles. It may sound painful, but according to the researchers who developed the novel capsule - which could replace painful injections - there are no harmful side effects. The researchers, from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), have published the results of their study - which tested the microneedle pill in the gastrointestinal (GI) tracts of pigs - in the Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. [ 577 more words. ]