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H Griffith

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Infections in sexual contacts and associates of children with gonorrhea.

The productivity of gonorrhea case-finding among persons epidemiologically associated with children infected with Neisseria gonorrhoeae was examined. During a 33-month period, 36 cases of gonococcal infection in children prompted the examination of 244 individuals who were identified as either sexual contacts, household associates, or nonhousehold associates. Overall, we found an infection rate of 18.4% among 244 persons associated with cases of gonococcal infection in children. Of 21 sexual contacts examined, ten (47.6%) had gonorrhea. Of 223 persons associated with the childhood cases of gonorrhea, 21 (16%) of household associates and 14 (15.2%) of nonhousehold associates were found to have gonorrhea. Associates aged greater than or equal to 30 years who were not named as sexual contacts had a risk of infection significantly lower than that of younger persons examined. These results emphasize that gonorrhea screening prompted by reports of cases in children should not be limited to those persons identified as sexual contacts or household members.

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Performance of current procedural terminology codes by oncology nurses: a report to the ONS board of directors.

At the request of the ONS Board of Directors, a survey was conducted to determine the degree to which oncology nurses performed services listed in the Physicians Current Procedural Terminology manual--services for which physicians are reimbursed. Using a format modeled on a similar study of nurses in general, 100 randomly selected ONS members were asked to describe the degree to which they performed a list of 90 coded procedures compiled by four oncology nurse experts. Response rate was 43%. Respondents, who were representative of the ONS membership on all demographic variables except education, performed an average of 32 of the procedures with very little, if any, direct physician supervision. Study results reflect trends found among nurses in general and raise important questions about patterns of reimbursement and healthcare delivery.

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Participation of nurse executives in product decisions.

This national survey of 30 chief nurse executives documented the significant product purchase power of these administrators. While nurse executives in small organizations tended to be involved in almost all product decisions, nurse executives in larger institutions focused on major hospital equipment purchases.

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