Schmerzen wirksam lindern

Pflegeexperte/in im Schmerzmanagement/Pain Nurse - Lebensqualität zu erhalten, ist ein wesentliches Ziel jeder Behandlung. Dabei kann eine Schmerztherapie nach modernen Erkenntnissen entscheidend dazu beitragen, das Leiden von Patienten zu lindern. Die Aufgabe von qualifizierten Pflegeexperten ist es daher, ein wirksames Schmerzmanagement zu gewährleisten.     

Gefangen im eigenen Körper

Aphasie nach Schlaganfall - Von den j?hrlich circa 200.000 Schlaganfallbetroffenen in Deutschland bleiben bei etwa 10% Sch?digungen der Sprach- oder Kommunikationsf?higkeit zurück. Damit ist der Schlaganfall der h?ufigste Grund für eine „Aphasie“ (Sprach- und Sprechst?rung). Das Ausma? und die Art der Sprachst?rung sind jedoch individuell verschieden.     

In der Pflege besser ohne Schmuck und Schminke

Reizthema persönliches Erscheinungsbild - Was Pflegekräfte über Make up und Schmuck in der Ausbildung lernen, gerät im Pflegealltag gern mal in Vergessenheit. Dabei geht es nicht um Fragen des persönlichen Geschmacks, sondern darum, Risiken für Pflegende und Patienten zu vermeiden.     

Stürze vermeiden

Fachkraft für Sturzpr?vention - Gerade für ?ltere und kranke Menschen stellen Stürze ein hohes Risiko dar. Denn nicht selten verursachen sie Verletzungen, die nicht nur die Mobilit?t, sondern auch eine selbstbestimmte Lebensführung massiv einschr?nken. In der Klinik gef?hrden sie den Heilungsprozess. Gezielte Pr?vention lautet das Gebot der Stunde.     

Regulation and the connectedness of insurers to the banking sector: International evidence

Using variation across countries and time in the degree to which regulations restrict banks and insurers from engaging in the same activities, we find that property/liability insurers' connectedness to the banking sector declines when regulatory restrictions increase, but life insurers' connectedness to banks does not. The results suggest that the connectedness between life insurers and banks is largely due to these institutions sharing common underlying economic and financial risk factors that exist even when regulation restricts these institutions from engaging in each other's activities.     

Holiday travel,staycations, and subjective well-being

The tourism industry thrives on the notion that holiday travel improves well-being. However, scientific evidence that holiday travel is more beneficial than spending free time at home is lacking. Using the Effort-Recovery and the Limited Resources model as theoretical basis, this study investigates whether workers behave, think, and feel differently during travel than during leisure time spent at home. In a five-week longitudinal field study, we followed 24 workers during free evenings after work, a free weekend at home, and on a free weekend of domestic travel. Within-person differences were investigated between these three occasions in behavior, cognition, and emotions. During travel, employees slept more, engaged more in physical and social activities and less in obligatory activities than during free evenings after work. Hedonic well-being was higher and ruminative thinking lower during travel than during free evenings after work. Physical distance from home and work was related to engagement in resource-providing rather than resource-consuming activities and seems to translate into mental distance from everyday worries. Differences between holiday travel and weekends at home were small. Still, the findings suggest that travel may provide feelings of remoteness in places with novel and fascinating qualities, free of chores.     

Do Not-For-Profits Make a Difference in Social Services? A Survey Study

Summary This paper provides a survey of the empirical literature on the relative performance of not-for-profit (NFP) organisations for three specific sectors. In particular, we compare the quality and accessibility of services that are provided by hospitals, child care organisations and welfare-to-work (WTW) organisations. Various mechanisms may explain the comparative advantages and disadvantages of not-for-profit organisations, as well as the origins of NFPs. We link these explanations to the actual relative performance of NFPs and discuss the implications for the government in mixed markets, where both for-profit (FP) and NFP organisations are. Our general finding is that NFPs do not make a difference on performance outcomes vis-à-vis FP organisations. It seems that the degree of competition, as well as regulatory policies are more important determinants of market performance.      

Mundpflege,Soor- und Parotitisprophylaxe

Prophylaxen in der Pflege — Wer einmal eine schmerzhafte Entzündung im Mund hatte oder unter Mundtrockenheit litt, wei?, „kleine Ursache, gro?e Wirkung“: Der Mund brennt, Prothesen drücken und das Sprechen mit trockenem Mund f?llt schwer. Deshalb gilt es auch bei der Mundpflege, Sorgfalt walten zu lassen, um Sch?den vorzubeugen.