Issue 3 July-September 2024
Contents
Editorial Article
PERIOPERATIVE NURSING CARE OF NEWBORNS
Monday, July 1, 2024
Pages: 203-205
No abstract available
Review Paper
CONFLICT MANAGEMENT IN OPERATING ROOMS
Monday, July 1, 2024
Pages: 206-212
Introduction: Conflicts between medical and nursing staff are a common and increasing phenomenon in healthcare settings, globally. The frequency of conflicts is high in complex environments such as the operating room, which is a critical area of healthcare. The aim of the study was to review conflicts in the operating room and the associated factors. Methodology: A global literature review was conducted
Review Paper
SELF-CARE IN HEART FAILURE
Monday, July 1, 2024
Pages: 213-221
Introduction: The clinical syndrome of heart failure (HF) consists a global health issue. Self-care is an essential component in HF management. The aim of the present study was to review literature regarding self-care in HF patients. Methodology: Α literature review was conducted using studies published in the electronic databases PubMed and Scopus. The literature search was performed in English
Special Article
SOCIAL WORKERS FOR THE ETHICS AND DEONTOLOGY COMMITTEES OF THE U.S.A. AND GREEK HOSPITALS
Monday, July 1, 2024
Pages: 222-241
The study refers to the ethics committees in U.S. public hospitals as a mechanism of ensuring and promoting the ethical dimension of their administrative, economic, clinical and social functions. Beginning after a tradition of contentious committees in the 1970s, under the title of Hospital Ethics Committees (HEC), they had a developmental process as the promotional factors prevailed on the limiting
Special Article
THE ROLE OF NURSES IN PROMOTING MENTAL HEALTH IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS
Bilali Angeliki, Koutelekos Ioannis, Dafogianni Chrisoula
Monday, July 1, 2024
Pages: 242-252
Nurses are often the first point of contact in promoting the mental health of children and adolescents, utilizing the relationship of trust they develop for the early identification and treatment of difficulties. Aim: This special article examined the role of nurses in promoting the mental health of children and adolescents. Methodology: A literature review was conducted in international databases
Review Paper
EFFECTIVENESS OF AN EDUCATIONAL INTERVENTION ON QUALITY OF LIFE AND HEALTH SERVICE USE IN TYPE II DIA-BETES MELLITUS
Georgiopoulos Minas, Plakas Sotirios, Zartaloudi Afroditi, Kalogianni Antonia
Monday, July 1, 2024
Pages: 253-265
Introduction: The limitations in daily life and the morbidity that accompany patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) negatively affect their quality of life, leading to frequent use of health services. Education in self-management of the disease is an effective way to better control DM. Purpose: of the present systematic review was to investigate the effectiveness of the educational intervention in
Special Article
GUIDE FOR THE CARE OF YOUNG ADULTS WITH DEPRES-SION AND THALASSEMIA
Monday, July 1, 2024
Pages: 266-273
Care Manual. No asbstract available.
Original Paper
THE IMPORTANCE OF NURSING SURVEILLANCE IN POST-ANESTHESIA CARE
Cunha Lara Daniela Matos, Bernardo Joana, Loureiro Ricardo, Loureiro Ricardo, Santana Elaine
Monday, July 1, 2024
Pages: 274-284
Background: Post anesthesia nursing care aims to act in advance on clinical instability resulting from surgery/anesthesia through surveillance, which comprises 20-50% of its activities, and is a critical and vulnerable moment for the person being cared for and highly complex for those managing the care. Objectives: The aim was to understand the interaction between nursing surveillance in post-anesthesia
Original Paper
MOOD DISORDER IN GREEK SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN WITH THALASSAEMIA MAJOR: CONTRIBUTING FACTORS
Monday, July 1, 2024
Pages: 285-289
Introduction: TChildren with certain factors, such as poor social integration, experience a higher rate of depression symptoms. School-age children with thalassemia major (SCTMs) are thought to have a high depression rate. Aim: The aim of the present brief research was to explore the impact of Greek SCTMs’ demographic characteristics, family relations, social integration and relationships with health
Original Paper
SELF-ESTEEM IN HOSPITALIZED CHILDREN AND ADOLES-CENTS
Fragkou Kalliopi, Polikandrioti Maria, Zartaloudi Afroditi, Dafogianni Chrisoula, Koutelekos Ioannis
Monday, July 1, 2024
Pages: 290-306
Introduction: Self-esteem of children and adolescents is a fundamental factor for their psychosocial development and well-being. It determines the way in which children and adolescents perceive themselves, significantly influencing their behavior, interpersonal relationships and mental health. The period of childhood and adolescence is characterized by intense changes, which make self-esteem crucial
