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 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5823/1510090

Social Correlates of Nurses' Preparedness towards Retirement in Zaria, Northwest Nigeria

Anyebe EE, Yamah F, Philip F, Lawal H and Olarenwaju E O

Article Type: Research Article | First Published: March 31, 2018

This study assessed the level of preparedness of nurses toward retirement in two hospitals in Zaria. A descriptive non-experimental research design was used for the study. Using a questionnaire, data were collected from a convenience sample of 108 nurses. The data were analyzed descriptively using SPSS version 22. The result showed that most of the nurses are aware of retirement plans and believe that retirement is important in nursing. Most of them (60.2%) agree that there are benefits of early...

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5823/1510089

Eating Difficulties in Newly-Onset Stroke Patients: A Qualitative Inquiry of Nurses' Perceptions of the Situation

Wai Sze Mavis LAI, Lisa Pau Le LOW and Ka Yin Kayla WONG

Article Type: Research Article | First Published: February 12, 2018

Eating difficulties are one of the challenges experienced by stroke survivors. It is necessary to examine eating difficulties from a broader perspective and not only focus on swallowing. As nurses play a vital role in ensuring good nutrition, greater attention should be given to explore this phenomenon. This paper reports a study to explore nurses' perceptions of caring for newly-onset acute stroke patients with eating difficulties. Twelve registered nurses from two medical wards of an acute hos...

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5823/1510088

Relationship Status and Sexual Behaviors in Post-Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID) Affected Urban Young Women: A Sub-Study of a Randomized Controlled Trial

Lisa Tabacco, Shang-en Chung, Jamie Perin, Steven Huettner, Arlene Butz and Maria Trent

Article Type: Short note | First Published: January 10, 2018

Adolescent and young adult women disproportionately experience Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID) as a complication of Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs). This study seeks to understand the relationship context, changes in sexual behavior, and impact of partner sexual behavior on recurrent STI diagnoses at 3-months post-diagnosis....

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