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S Gorton

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PubMed1998

Enhancing work outcome for three persons with traumatic brain injury.

A case study approach is used to illustrate how three survivors of severe traumatic brain injury were able to gain and maintain employment with the assistance of a supported employment programme. Emphasis on the different types of accommodations, including the design and implementation of compensatory strategies, is provided for each case. Finally, on overview of steps that can be taken to enhance the use of such strategies on the job is presented.

Adult↗
PubMed1993

Chronic diaphragmatic pacing in a quadriplegic boy.

Diaphragmatic pacing is a method of long-term artificial ventilation that is preferable to other forms of ventilation in suitable patients. Its use is described in a 14 year old quadriplegic boy who was previously hospital dependent and required continuous positive pressure ventilation.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1980

Aseptic aspiration of rabbit bone marrow and enrichment for cycling cells.

Female adult New Zealand white rabbits were anesthetized using a combination of xylazine and ketamine administered intramuscularly. Bone marrow was aspirated aseptically from the humerus of femur using an 18-gauge Rosenthal pediatric needle. Marrow was obtained from six animals per hour using this technique. Recovery was rapid and no infection or loss of limb function was observed over the course of more than 100 aspirations. Approximately 2 x 10(8) mononuclear cells were obtained from 0.5 ml of aspirated marrow. Marrow samples were fractioned using isopynic single step density gradients. A 10-fold enrichment of blast cells was achieved using a density of 1.077 g/ml.

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The future for mental health nursing.

In February 1998 200 mental health nurses attended the RCN third European Mental Health Nursing Conference in Belfast. This paper reports on a delegate questionnaire concerning issues of resourcing, personal safety, skill mix and commissioning. The findings indicate that mental health nurses remain under threat from physical assault. However, the link between human resourcing, skill mix and threatening behaviour appears not to be one which practising nurses associate with their work area. Not surprisingly, there was a definite perception that purchasers of current services have no real understanding of the needs of service users or providers.

Attitude of Health Personnel↗