van Bruchem-van de Scheur, GG; van der Arend, A J G; Huijer Abu-Saad, H; Spreeuwenberg, C; van Wijmen, F C B; ter Meulen, R H J(J Med Ethics 2008;3U54-258. dor:10.1136/jme 2006.018507, 2008)
Background: Issues concerning legislation and regulation with respect to the role of nurses in euthanasia and
physician-assisted suicide gave the Minister for Health
reason to commission a study of the role of nurses in ...
Daya Marini, Sana; Hasman, Arie; Abu-Saad Huijer, Huda(Int J Evid Based Healthc 2009; 7: 49–58-doi:10.1111/j.1744-1609.2008.00119.x, 2009)
Medication errors continue to be of great concern to hospitals. The use of Information technology (IT) for medication
administration was recommended to assist nurses to administer medications safely, decrease the chance ...
Doumit, Myrna A. A.; El Saghir, Naji; Abu-Saad Huijer, Huda; Kelley, Jane H.; Nassar, Nada(European Journal of Oncology Nursing doi:l0.1016fj.ejon.2009.08.003, 2009)
Aim: The purpose of this Qualitative phenomenological study is to provide in-depth understanding of the
experience of Lebanese women living with breast cancer.
Background: Breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed ...
Arevian, Mary(Journal of Interprofessional Care, 2009; 1–10, iFirst article-DOI: 10.1080/13561820903078157, 2009)
Alcohol, tobacco and other drugs (ATOD) abuse and addiction are serious problems among Lebanese
youth. Peer education on ATOD abuse in several settings has been found to be an effective way of
prevention. This paper ...
Abu-Saad Huijer, Huda; Dimassi, Hani; Abboud, Sarah(PalliatifJt and SupportifJt Care (2009), 7, 1-9. do;' 10.1017/81478951509990277, 2009)
Objective: Our objective was to determine the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of physicians and nurses on Palliative Care (PC) in Lebanon, across specialties.
Method: We performed a cross-sectional descriptive survey ...
Aim - Assess nurse retention challenges and strategies as perceived by nursing
directors in Lebanese hospitals.
Background - The Kampala Health Workforce Declaration stressed the importance of retaining an effective, ...
PURPOSE. This study aims to explore the concept of loneliness using Walker and Avant’s concept analysis framework. In addition, the overlap and potential confusion of the factors related to the nursing diagnoses Social ...
Background: Lebanon is perceived to be suffering from excessive nurse migration, low job satisfaction, poor retention and high turnover. Little is known about the magnitude of nurse migration and predictors of intent to ...
Osman, Ibrahim H.; Berbary, Lynn N.; Sidani, Yusuf; Al-Ayoubi, Baydaa; Emrouznejad, Ali(J Med Syst DOI 10.1007/s10916-010-9570-4, 2010-08-24)
The appraisal and relative performance evaluation of nurses are very important and beneficial for both nurses and employers in an era of clinical governance, increased accountability
and high standards of health care ...
Sakr, George E.; Elhajj, Imad H.; Abou-Saad Huijer, Huda(IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON AFFECTIVE COMPUTING, VOL. 1, NO. 2, JULY-DECEMBER 2010, 2010-07)
The need to automate the detection of agitation and the detection of agitation transition for dementia patients is a significant
facilitator for caregivers. This research aims at detecting the transitional phase toward ...
Doumit, Myrna A. A.; Abu-Saad Huijer, Huda; Kelley, Jane H.; El Saghir, Nagi; Nassar, Nada(Cancer Nursing, Vol. 33, No. 2, 2010/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2010)
Background: Breast cancer is the most common malignancy affecting women
worldwide. In Lebanon, a country of 4 million people, breast cancer is also the most prevalent type of cancer among Lebanese women. Objective: The ...
El-Jardali, Fadi; Alameddine, Mohamad; Dumit, Nuhad; Dimassi, Hani; Jamal, Diana; Maalouf, Salwa(Elsevier Ltd. - International Journal of Nursing Studies, 2010)
Background: The dual burden of nursing shortages and poor work environments threatens
quality of patient care and places additional pressures on resource-stretched health care
systems, particularly in the Eastern ...