December 2012

Reforms in higher nursing education in High Medical School of Bitola by Bologna declaration

Nursing education in Europe and North America was reviewed, together with European Commission directives and regulations and pertinent World Health Organization documents. The new practical models for education are preferred. The aim of our research is to analyze the effect of education of nurses with faculty degree using one actual health activity.  A total of 65 students in their third year of theoretical and...

Author(s): Elizabeta Popova-Ramova and Anastasika Poposka

December 2012

Preterm twins cardio-respiratory, thermal and maternal breast temperature responses to shared kangaroo care

Kangaroo Care (KC) is practiced in Neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) rather frequently but predominantly with mothers of single infant. Mothers of twins often expressed a desire to do KC with their twins. Simultaneously holding both twins is called Shared Kangaroo Care (SKC). Two previous case studies of SKC could be found and have encouraged the practice of SKC prior to sufficient evidence of acceptable...

Author(s): Amel M. Abouelfettoh and Susan M. Ludington-Hoe