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A McQueen

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PubMed1997

Gynaecological nursing.

This paper shows how gynaecological nursing is perceived by nurses working in this specialism. To gain an emic perspective a qualitative study was conducted with 12 qualified nurses working in a gynaecological unit. Data were obtained by means of in-depth interviews and the use of paradigmatic cases. Analysis showed the nurses to identify many aspects to their work that could be shared with nursing in general. However, the specific nature of gynaecological nursing indicated a special focus on interpersonal work related to the private and sensitive nature of gynaecological disorders, with social, psychological and emotional implications for sexuality, reproduction, future life and relationships.

Counseling↗
PubMed1997

The emotional work of caring, with a focus on gynaecological nursing.

In this paper the author briefly reviews the concept of caring. Emphasis is given to the emotional component and its management in caring relationships. This is illustrated with reference to a study of gynaecological nursing. Analysis of nurses' perceptions and experiences revealed situations particularly relevant to empathy and emotional work in caring for gynaecological patients.

Empathy↗
PubMed1997

The dental health status of five-year-old children in north and west Belfast.

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the influence of social deprivation upon the diet, dental health behaviours and dental health status of five-year-old children in Northern Ireland. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. SETTING: Fifty-eight primary schools in North and West Belfast. SUBJECTS: A nine per cent (240) random sample of 2,666 five-year-old children resident and attending school in North and West Belfast. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Dental health status measured by dmft index; parental assessments of the child's dental health behaviours: parental dental attendance patterns and attitudes towards dental health; parental assessments of the child's diet and snacking behaviours: parental attitudes towards snack foods; and demographic profile of child's family. RESULTS: One hundred and sixty-three children were examined, a 68 per cent response. The majority of the families were either in low income employment or unemployed. Sixty-eight per cent of children had experience of dental caries. Dental decay was unrelated to parental employment status but more children from unemployed families attended when in pain. The diet of the children was related to both employment status and parental attitude and was reflected in their caries experience. Caries experience was dependent upon parental dental attendance, the consumption of carbonated drinks and sugar containing bedtime drinks. CONCLUSIONS: The results suggest that unemployment and parental attitudes are important as determinants of dental caries in five-year-old children from North and West Belfast. These factors may influence the child's dental health care as well as type of diet.

Attitude to Health↗
PubMed1996

Characterization of streptomycin resistance mechanisms among Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from patients in New York City.

From a collection of 367 isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from patients in New York City in 1994, 45 isolates (12.3%) were resistant in vitro to 2 micrograms or more of streptomycin (SM) per ml. We further evaluated these isolates for levels of SM resistance and for mutations previously associated with resistance in the rpsL (S12 ribosomal protein) gene and the rrs (16S rRNA)-coding region. Twenty-four isolates, representing nine distinct patterns of susceptibility to antituberculosis drugs, were resistant to 500 micrograms of SM per ml and shared a common point mutation at nucleotide 128 in the rpsL gene. This mutation, which substitutes lysine for arginine in the S12 ribosomal binding protein, was not present in isolates with low-level SM resistance or in SM-susceptible control isolates. Among 20 isolates with low-level SM resistance, one possessed a substitution (C-->G865) in the 912 loop of the rrs gene. No mutations in the 530 loop of the rrs coding region were detected, suggesting the presence of an alternative SM resistance mechanism in 19 isolates. Single-strand conformation polymorphisms of mutants were readily detected by a nonradioactive gel screen.

Antibiotics, Antitubercular↗
PubMed1994

Clinical credibility and the role of the nurse teacher.

This paper explores the role of the nurse teacher looking specifically at the issue of clinical credibility and the value, in terms of the student's optimal learning, of the nurse teacher teaching in both the classroom and the clinical setting. The concern for the nurse teacher to be clinically credible will be considered essentially in relation to how such a demand may be perceived by the nurse teacher. The various interpretations given to the need to be 'clinically credible' are considered and the implications of interpretations that do not entail actual direct care giving are discussed.

Attitude↗
PubMed1987

The inflammatory process in polymyositis: monoclonal antibody analysis of muscle and peripheral blood immunoregulatory lymphocytes.

An analysis was made of the lymphocyte subpopulations in the muscle lesions and the peripheral blood of 25 patients with inflammatory myopathy, in the acute or chronic phase of the disease. Percentages of activated T lymphocytes (65% +/- 3.4), both helper and suppressor/cytotoxic, macrophages (25% +/- 3.2) and B cells (11% +/- 0.9) in the tissues were similar at all stages of the illness; T cells were, however, more common in acute polymyositis than in acute dermatomyositis, where B cells were significantly increased. A loss of circulating OKT8-positive lymphocytes in the peripheral blood was demonstrated, supporting other evidence of disturbed immunoregulation. It was concluded that the attack on muscle fibres is mediated by T cells, macrophages, and B cells, with the first two playing the major roles.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1987

An annular erythema of infancy.

An unusual annular and arciform erythema in an infant is reported. Skin lesions appeared when the child was 4 days old, and multiple lesions have been present during the subsequent two years. Individual lesions gradually enlarge over a period of a few weeks, and they resolve spontaneously without any residual cutaneous abnormality. This annular erythema is clinically and histologically distinct from previously described annular erythemas of infancy, with which it is compared.

Child, Preschool↗
PubMed1985

The pathology of Mycobacterium ulcerans infection.

The pathology of cutaneous ulcers resulting from Mycobacterium ulcerans infection is reviewed. Initial infection causes ulceration with necrosis of the dermis and a septate panniculitis in subcutaneous fat. There is little cellular reaction despite the presence of large numbers of organisms. Recurrent or persistent infection produces a granulomatous reaction with epithelioid macrophages, variable numbers of giant cells of the Langhans type, and relatively few organisms. This type of reaction is associated with more successful treatment of the disease and appears analogous to the tuberculoid form of leprosy.

Adult↗
PubMed1980

Bullous autoimmune skin disease in the dog: (2) immunopathological assessment.

The immunological examinations of two cases of pemphigus vulgaris and four cases of bullous pemphigoid in the dog are reported. Deposits of immunoglobulin and complement were identified betweeen epithelial cells of the pemphigus cases and at the epithelial/connectivce tissue junction in the pemphigoid dogs. The bullous autoimmune diseases must be considered in the differential diagnosis of mucosal and skin ulceration in the dog.

Animals↗
PubMed1980

Bullous autoimmune skin disease in the dog: (1) clinical and pathological assessment.

The clinical and pathological findings of two cases of pemphigus vulgaris and four cases of bullous pemphigoid in the dog are reported. Clinically these cases were typified by ulcerative lesions of the oral mucous membranes, mucocutaneous junctions and skin. Pathologically there were intraepithelial separation and bulla formation in one of the cases of pemphigus and subepithelial separation and bulla formation in all cases of pemphigoid.

Animals↗