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Noise pollution in hospitals
Get PDFThis was a conference presentation I gave on my own at Acoustics 2019: Conference of the UK Institute of Acoustics. The paper, which will be published in conference proceedings, was based on an interdisciplinary project entitled HPNoSS, Hospital Project on Noise and Sleep in Hospitals. Although the presentation was entirely by me, the paper to be published was co-authored by Andreas Xyrichis and other members of the HPNoSS team (see separate item, BMJ article)
Telehealth in the intensive care unit: Current insights and future directions
Get PDFInterest in the use of telehealth in intensive care has been growing steadily as one way to respond to the rising global demand for critical care expertise (Xyrichis et al. 2021, Weiss et al. 2021). The outbreak of COVID-19 catapulted telehealth to the forefront of care delivery as a way to keep both providers and patients safe, while potentially relieving the strain on healthcare systems (Institute for Healthcare Improvement, 2023). Despite expectations, telehealth in the intensive care unit (ICU) has not yet realised its full potential. In this paper, we critically examine current insights concerning the evidence, opportunities, and challenges of telehealth in the ICU
Advanced practice nursing in Europe—Results from a pan‐European survey of 35 countries
Get PDFAim: To report the results of a mapping exercise by the European Federation of Nurses on current advanced practice nursing frameworks and developments across Europe. Design: Online, cross-sectional, questionnaire study. Methods: An online questionnaire was distributed among 35 national nurses' associations across Europe in March 2021. The questionnaire solicited input on 60 items concerning key features of advanced practice nursing, intending to map existing developments and better understand the current state of advanced practice nursing in Europe. Data analysis used descriptive statistics, including counts and percentages, tabulation; open-text responses were handled with thematic synthesis techniques. Results: The definition, sense-making and operationalization of advanced practice nursing vary across Europe. Important variations were noted in the definition and requirements of advanced practice nursing, resulting in different views on the competencies and scope of practice associated with this role. Importantly, the level of education and training required to qualify and practice as an advanced practice nurse varies across European countries. Furthermore, only 11 countries reported the existence of a national legislation establishing minimum educational requirements. Conclusion: Significant variation exists in how countries define advanced practice nursing and how it is regulated at academic and practice levels. More research is needed to clarify whether this variation results from designing models of advanced practice nursing that work in different contexts; and what impact a standardized regulatory framework could have to grow the volume of advanced practice nurses across Europe. Impact: The current paper exposes the lack of clarity on the development and implementation of advanced practice nursing across Europe. We found significant variation in the definition, recognition, regulation and education of advanced practice nurses. Our data are essential to policymakers, professional associations and employers to ensure a coordinated and systematic effort in the consistency and ongoing development of advanced practice nurses across Europe. Patient or Public Contribution: No patient or public contribution applied; the participants were national nurses' associations.</p
Workplace Violence Against Nurses: Challenges and Solutions for Europe
Get PDFWe report the results of a mapping exercise by the European Federation of Nurses (EFN) on challenges and solutions related to violence against nurses. This is an issue of growing international concern, with the problem accentuated during and following the COVID-19 pandemic. Following a cross-sectional observational design, an online questionnaire was distributed among 35 national nurses’ associations across Europe in March 2021. Face validity was achieved through an expert panel. Descriptive statistics were used for data analysis, including counts, percentages, and tabulation. Qualitative data analysis followed thematic synthesis techniques. Three main findings are noted. First, violent incidents against nurses are under-reported due to fear of victimization, employer discouragement, and the perception that reporting will not make any difference. Second, perpetrators of violent acts extend beyond patients and families to include health professionals of different ranks. Third, violent incidences have a significant adverse effect on nurses’ health and retention, leading to nurses reducing their working hours or opting for part-time work. Violence against nurses is an expression of a broader problem that is rooted in the failure to recognize and manage violence at the level of the healthcare organization, and the absence of appropriate legislation to maintain minimum standards of safe working environments. This is partly the result of inadequate European Union-wide legislation targeting workplace violence in the health professions. Nurses need more institutional support through dedicated funding aimed at targeted interventions, more legislative commitment to ratify policies against discrimination, and an opportunity to voice the needs to the appropriate policymakers with the ability to bring significant change to existing conditions. Given the severity of the situation, inaction could lead to irreplaceable damage to the nursing workforce, compounding pressures resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. Ultimately, this situation can further drive existing nurses out of the profession, weakening health systems worldwide.</p
Stylos kai edraiōma tēs ekklēsias, sive, Dissertatio de iustificatione hominis
No full textquam ... sub praesidio ... Ioh. Henrici Heideggeri ... placido eruditorum examini subiicit Andreas Steinerus, Vitod. author & respondens, ad diem Octobris loco horisque solitisDiss. Hohe Schule Zürich, 167
Author: Andreas Johannis Prytz
No full textAn edition of the consecration sermons in Gothenburg Cathedral 1633 by Superintendent Andreas Johannis Prytz, with introductory comments. The first sermon deals with the need for Church buildings, the second with the consecration of a new Church
We must combine conservation of nature with benefits to society. Interview by Gaby Allheilig with Andreas Heinimann on IPBES' Global Assessment Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services
No full textOn 6 May 2019, the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) presented its report on the state of biodiversity and ecosystem services worldwide. The first such assessment since 2005, it concludes that biodiversity and ecosystem loss has reached the point where it threatens human well-being. The researchers involved recommend several urgent measures to political decision-makers. Andreas Heinimann of CDE was the one Swiss scientist who worked as a lead author on a chapter of the report
To athanaton tēs psychēs, sive, Dissertatio de animae immortalitate, ex naturae & sanae rationis lumine demonstrata
No full textquam ... sub praesidio ... Iohannis Lavateri ... publicae ac placidae disquisitioni submittit Andreas Steinerus, Vitod. author & respondens ...Dedikation an Johannes Lavater, Jacob Meyer, Joh. Jacob Schaedler und Jacob Hegner auf dem Titelbl. versoDiss. Hohe Schule Zürich, 167
Family Virtues and Social Critique: Andreas Latzko’s Anti-War Prose (1917-1918)
No full textBetween 1917 and 1918, the Austro-Hungarian author Andreas Latzko (1876-1943) wrote three separate publications against the Great War: Menschen im Krieg (1917), Friedensgericht (1918), and Der letzte Mann (published 1919). Literary historians tend to bypass these works, and the few who note them chiefly focus on the best-selling novella cycle Menschen im Krieg (1917). It is usually presented as an example of expressionist political prose, or as a mixture of social satire and aesthetic shock-tactics that chiefly remains indebted to realist traditions, albeit with occasional incursions into expressionistic styles..
Short laws for finite groups and residual finiteness growth
Get PDF We prove that for every n ∈ N n \in \mathbb {N} and δ > 0 \delta >0 there exists a word w n ∈ F 2 w_n \in F_2 of length O ( n 2 / 3 log ( n ) 3 + δ ) O(n^{2/3} \log (n)^{3+\delta }) which is a law for every finite group of order at most n n . This improves upon the main result of Andreas Thom [Israel J. Math. 219 (2017), pp. 469–478] by the second named author. As an application we prove a new lower bound on the residual finiteness growth of non-abelian free groups. </p
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