scholarly journals A Review II for Standardization of Textbooks of Fundamentals of Nursing: Medication Administration, Infection Control, Pressure Injury

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 198-214
Author(s):  
Youngshin Song ◽  
Ji-Su Kim ◽  
Soohyun Park
Keyword(s):  
Infection Control ◽  
Health Personnel ◽  
Medication Administration ◽  
Hand Washing ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Pressure Injury ◽  
Injection Methods ◽  
Injury Assessment ◽  
Licensing Examination ◽  
Airborne Disease

Purpose: The purposes of this study were to analyze and compare the textbooks of fundamentals of nursing and practice in order to standardize them for medication administration, infection control, and pressure injury. Methods: The current study is a literature review of the ten textbooks published after 2013. Ten textbooks were the ones selected by the Korea Health Personnel Licensing Examination Institute as major textbooks. Three items were reviewed: medication administration, infection control, and pressure injury, with a focus on differences in numbers, range, direction, and others. Results: For medication administration, there were some discrepancies in the size of needle and syringe, maximum dosage depending on injection methods, replacement period of catheter and infusion set, depth of insertion for vaginal medication administration. For infection control, items with discrepancies included length of time for hand washing, concentration of chemical sterilant, frequency of ventilation to prevent airborne disease, distance to prevent droplet-borne infection, the latent period of infectious disease, and methods to treat medical wastes. For pressure injury, the discrepancies were exhibited in the degree and duration of pressure for pressure injuries, range of scores for risks in pressure injury assessment tools, and temperature of the solution to irrigate pressure injuries. Conclusion: Standardized textbooks for these three parts will be useful teaching aide for students and nurses to carry out consistent and professional nursing for patients’ safety.

Sports Concussions (TBI), Imbalance, and Dizziness

2015 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 36-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven M. Doettl
Keyword(s):  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potentials ◽  
Post Injury ◽  
Management Tools ◽  
Concussion Management ◽  
Post Concussion Syndrome ◽  
Behavioral Marker ◽  
Valid Assessment ◽  
Injury Assessment

It has been widely accepted that the assessment of balance after concussion plays a large role in determining deficit. Qualitative balance assessments have been an established piece of the post-injury assessment as a clinical behavioral marker of concussion for many years. Recently more specific guidelines outlining the role of balance evaluation in concussion identification and management have been developed as part of concussion management tools. As part of the ongoing development of concussions protocols, quantitative assessment of balance function following concussion has also been identified to have an important role. Frequently imbalance and dizziness reported following concussion is assumed to be associated with post-concussion syndrome (PCS). While imbalance and dizziness are common complaints in PCS, they can also be a sign of additional underlying pathology. In cases of specific dizziness symptoms or limited balance recovery beyond the initial post-concussive period, a quantitative vestibular assessment may also be needed. Electronystagmography and videonystagmography (ENG/VNG), rotary chair testing (RCT), and vestibular evoked myogenic potentials (VEMPs) have all been identified as valid assessment tools for vestibular dysfunction following traumatic brain injury (TBI). The assessment of balance and dizziness following sports-related concussions is an integral piece of the puzzle for removal from play, assessment of severity, and management.

Hand Washing and Infection Control in Day-Care Centers

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1994 ◽  
Vol 94 (6) ◽  
pp. 1030-1030
Author(s):  
Julio C. Soto ◽  
Micheline Guy ◽  
Lise Belanger
Keyword(s):  
Health Education ◽  
Infection Control ◽  
Education Program ◽  
Day Care ◽  
Hand Washing ◽  
Health Education Program ◽  
Day Care Centers ◽  
Comprehensive Health ◽  
Suitable Technique

To assure maximum and permanent efficacy of handwashing a suitable technique should be offered within a comprehensive health-education program.

Infection control in ER : how hand-washing is avoided even in fiction

2005 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 131-132 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samuel Ponce de León Rosales ◽  
Maria Victoria Hernández ◽  
Martha Huertas
Keyword(s):  
Infection Control ◽  
Hand Washing

scholarly journals Revised Subjects of the Current Korean Oriental Pharmacists' Licensing Examination

2007 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 4
Author(s):  
Jong-Pil Lim ◽  
Seon-Pyo Hong ◽  
Young-Mi Lee ◽  
Hoon Jeon
Keyword(s):  
Public Opinion ◽  
Health Personnel ◽  
Chinese Herb ◽  
Small Category ◽  
Job Description ◽  
The Public ◽  
Pharmacy Department ◽  
Licensing Examination ◽  
Laws And Regulations ◽  
Licensing Examinations

This study is designed to draw out new integrated subjects of the Korean Oriental Pharmacists??Licensing Examination (KOPLE). In 2004, for the revision of subjects, we have analyzed the curriculums of the Oriental Pharmacy department, the oriental pharmacist?占퐏 (OP?占퐏) job description book, and the elementary items of KOPLE. We also examined the system of the Chinese Herb Pharmacists??Examination and other health personnel licensing examinations and studied the data of items and compared them with KOPLE. We heard the public opinion on the present KOPLE. We developed a subfield of 18 subjects, a middle category of 188 items, and a small category of 1,026 items. We proposed a new KOPLE that consists of three subjects: basic oriental pharmacy, applied oriental pharmacy, and laws and regulations.

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