Searching Medline GRATEFUL MED: A NEW WAY TO SEARCH MEDLINE The National Library of Medicine has produced a software package called GRATEFUL MED that permits health professionals and other individuals…

Scabies Skin Infection SCABIES Scabies is a common skin infection due to the mite Sarcoptes Scabei. This mite is a small bug that burrows under the skin and causes severe…

Residents of Nursing Homes ri The Bill of Rights for Residents of Nursing Homes All nursing homes must provide to each new resident a written statement of residents' rights. The…

Recommendation On Immunization Recommendations of the Immunization Practices Advisory Committee (ACIP) General Recommendations on Immunization This revision of the "General Recommendations on Immunization" updates the 1983 statement (1). Changes or…

Quality Of Care a study Alexander, JW and Bauerschmidt, AD (1987). Implications for nurse administrators of the relationship of technology and structure to quality of care. Nursing Administration Quarterly, 11,…

Psoriasis Disease PSORIASIS Disease Name PSORIASIS Cross Ref Skin, psoriasis; Etiology Unknown; inherited predisposition. Symptoms Slight pruritus. Physical Signs Most common in young to middle-aged adults, possibly 1-2% of all…

Prenatal Care PRENATAL CARE: THE KEY TO REDUCING INFANTS DEATHS, Dixie Farley Reprinted from the November 1985 issue of the FDA Consumer, a publication of the Food and Drug Administration.…

Poison Oak Poison Oak Poison Oak is an extremely common plant in Northern California and is related to poison ivy and sumac. It is a potential cause of serious "contact"…