Spina bifida nursing care and interventions in contemporary practice
The purpose of this study is to examine spina bifida and nursing care interventions. Spina bifida is a birth defect in central nervous system occurring due to neural tube failure to close during embryonic development. The term spina bifida "comes from Latin and means ‘split' or ‘open' spine." (Laser Spine Institute, 2009) Spina bifida is reported to occur most commonly at the end of the first month of the pregnancy "when the two sides of the embryo's spine fail to join together, leaving an open area." (Laser Spine Institute, 2009) It is additionally reported that in some cases, "the spinal cord or other membranes may push through this opening in the back. The condition usually id detected before a baby is born and treated right away." (Laser Spine Institute, 2009)
Modernization of the 19th Century
This article examines the modernization of the 19th Century, which had huge impacts that contributed to shaping people's lives in the modern society. The first part explores why the First World War seemed to destroy much of the optimism surrounding the process of modernization. The other part analyzes the Second Industrial Revolution, the achievements that occurred during this period, and the technological advances that took place.
Improving Patient Care Through Training
One of the requirements of a well-managed integrated quality assurance program in a tertiary healthcare setting is the publication and distribution of minutes from meetings of committees, boards, agencies and healthcare services or divisions. These minutes are required to be audited by other committees, boards, agencies and services to determine their impact, if any, on their operations and to identify opportunities for improving patient care. Unfortunately, many such groups fail to provide comprehensive minutes of their meetings in a timely fashion and in some cases, such minutes are not provided at all, an issue that directly relates to the needs assessment