Purpose The implementation of patient-centered care (PCC) has been hampered by the lack
of a clear definition and method of measurement. The purpose of this review is to identify the …

Purpose: The purpose of this review was to examine the published research from 1999 to
2005 describing nurse practitioner (NP)–patient interactions and to determine the best …

Objectives: This review was initiated to identify the best available evidence on vital sign
measurements in hospital patients. Method: Inclusion Criteria–Studies that evaluated some …

The role of the nurse within the multi‐professional rehabilitation team Aim of the study/paper.
To identify the contribution of the nurse within the multi‐professional rehabilitation team …

Context Binge-eating disorder (BED)—a syndrome that only recently has attracted scientific
attention—is often seen in obese individuals, especially those with severe obesity. However …

Attitudes and sociocultural perceptions provide the context within which women experience
menopause. Cultural influences greatly affect how women perceive and manage their …

Purpose To 1) conduct a thorough search of the literature for randomized controlled trials
(RCTs) addressing the efficacy of garlic as an antihy‐perlipidemic agent, 2) critically …

Nurse practitioners (NPs) spend more than two thirds of patient-encounter clinical time in
intrapersonal communication. The NP literature has little on NP/patient communication …

Purpose: The aim of this study was to establish a model of competence for newly qualified
diagnostic radiographers which incorporated the notion of 'fitness' from the perspective of a …

Purpose: The aim of the study was to establish a model of competence for newly qualified
diagnostic radiographers which would be acceptable to a number of key stakeholders. Both …