Biomedical subjects
Publications and source records attributed to Margaret Farley.
The global epidemic of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) indirectly has affected all health care facilities in affected nations and has unaffected nations on alert. Health care practitioners need to be aware of infection control measures to prevent the spread of SARS. This article looks at this new disease and how it has affected the delivery of health care in Canada.
Advances in medicine and technology are demanding increased, and more diverse, education and learning. To provide quality patient care perioperative nurses need to be up to date. Is it possible to accomplish this task in our era of healthcare staff shortages and budget cuts? Step outside the traditional classroom and see where it leads. Continuing education, or mandatory education hours are also requirements for a growing number of professional bodies. Can we continue to meet this demand?
The intraoperative phase of a surgical patient's hospital stay has been overlooked as a major contributor of pressure ulcers that may arise postoperatively. Pressure ulcers are defined and then the hazards, underlying knowledge, and prevention tactics are reviewed. Bed sore, decubitous ulcer, pressure sore, and pressure ulcer are different terms describing the same problem encountered by medical and surgical patients. The common denominator is pressure--sustained pressure.