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L Redfern

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At least 19 recordsLinked to original sources
PubMed1998

Intra-individual stability of rate of gross motor development in full-term infants.

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the intra-individual stability of gross motor scores obtained by normally developing full-term infants on the Alberta Infant Motor Scale (AIMS). The gross motor skills of 47 infants were assessed monthly in their homes by pairs of physical therapists. Infants were followed from two weeks of age until they achieved independent walking. A developmental pediatrician assessed each infant at 18 months of age, and classified the infant's gross motor skills as normal, suspicious or abnormal. Only the data of infants receiving a normal classification at 18 months were included in the analyses (n = 45). Individual infants' percentile ranks varied considerably from month to month, with no systematic pattern of change noted across infants. As a group, the mean percentile range over 13 assessments was 66.78 (S.D. 13.47). Fourteen infants (31.1%) received a score below the 10th percentile on at least one occasion. The results suggest that normally developing infants are not stable in the rate of emergence of gross motor skills. This instability has implications for infant screening programs, and supports the premise of serial assessments to identify accurately those infants with a motor delay.

Aging↗
PubMed1997

Dearing. So what?

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Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate↗
PubMed1995

The description of levels in nursing degrees: an illustration and analysis of the variations.

This study has analysed the level descriptors of Higher Award degree programmes offered by a random sample of 15 colleges of nursing and midwifery in England. The analysis revealed a wide variation in the way each level (1, 2, 3 and M) had been defined. The variation occurred in a range of different ways. The main categories of variation were: the style of the descriptor; the features defined by the descriptor; the use of descriptors in the cognitive domain; the use of dimensions of professional knowledge and practice such as autonomy and reflective practice; and progression between the levels. The context of the study is described and the implications of the study and possible ways forward are discussed.

Career Mobility↗
PubMed1995

Perceptions of acute care nurses in the use of restraints.

1. Staff nurses continue to use physical restraints in well-intended efforts to protect patients from potential harm despite the overwhelming evidence of negative consequences from this practice. The use of physical restraints remains an unresolved clinical practice issue. 2. This stratified, random sample demonstrated that LPNs consistently attached greater importance to the use of restraints than either RNs or Managers, suggesting that the educational level of nurses may have an impact on the continued use of physical restraints. 3. The survey further demonstrates that nurses are aware of many alternatives to restraint use. The authors suggest that alternatives may not be widely used because the measures are often not considered practical.

Acute Disease↗
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Parkinson's disease.

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Antiparkinson Agents↗
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Brave New World.

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Career Choice↗
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Health care assistants--the challenge for nursing staff.

One of the results of the introduction of Project 2000 has been the creation of a new type of support worker, the health care assistant (HCA). HCAs are increasingly being prepared for their role under the framework of the competence-based National Vocational Qualification scheme, leading some observers to fear that this grade of staff could threaten the position of nurses in health-care teams.

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Power and authority: is there a difference? ... (continuing education credit).

Working with other people successfully entails understanding how relationships work. Authority and power are important concepts to understand in this respect. This example of Macmillan Open Learning material discusses the difference between authority and power and invites readers to consider how applying these ideas can help them understand their place of work.

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