Training organizations are invited to implement a quality approach and to demonstrate the quality of their training offer. Initiated since the Bologna agreements with regard to initial training and since decree 2015-790 of 30 June 2015 for continuing education, quality has become an unavoidable element. The challenge for the structures is to develop a quality culture by associating both their employees and their learners.

Nursing has a vital role in disaster management and assistance. Nurses are the largest group of health care professionals available to meet the needs of individuals affected by disasters and public health emergencies.

Weight restoration is critical in the management of Anorexia Nervosa. Achieving accurate body weight readings is crucial during weight restoration of patients with Anorexia Nervosa. This clinical improvement project aims to improve the efficiency in the decision making process relative to weight restoration by exploring a novel method in achieving accurate body weight readings for patients with Anorexia Nervosa

Lean Six Sigma (LSS) approach was used to facilitate the improvement process. A within-subjects design was utilized in the inpatient setting in an acute psychiatric unit. Each patient was subjected to both urine test and bladder scan for each weigh-in. A paired-samples t-test was conducted to compare the number of hours taken to carry out urine SG test to that of bladder scan.

Efficiency of decision making process is markedly improved with the quick results of obtaining an accurate body weight through the use of a designated bladder scanner as part of the weigh-in procedure. Results also showed significant differences in body weight readings. Medical treatment can be promptly initiated within 20 minutes from the time of order where waiting time has been reduced by 93.25%.

Background: Mental health disorders are highly prevalent in the U.S. Nursing students’ perceptions regarding the stigma of mental illness will impact the quality of care delivered and the patients’ outcomes.

Method: Data was collected from 64 sophomore students. Five open ended questions were distributed to the students during the first class. All the surveys were collected by a volunteer student and were placed in the instructor’s mailbox in a sealed envelope.

Results: The results revealed three categories: students ‘perceptions of the causes of mental illness stigmatization, their own perception of mental illness, and their perception on how to break the cycle of stigmatization of mental illness.

Conclusion: Nursing students provided insightful perceptions regarding the causes of the stigma and possible interventions. Collaborative efforts to break the stigma of mental illness include: education, acceptance, increasing awareness, and better portrayal in the media.

The aim of this study is to determine the effect of psychosocial nursing approach application with the motivational interview method on the negative disease perception and the adaptation behavior to the treatment regimen of an elderly female patient diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes and hypertension. The patient and her spouse were the subjects of the interviews contemplated in the form of home visits. Both subjects were informed about the interview process before their written and verbal consents were obtained. In order to promote therapeutic cooperation with the subjects and help them gain a healthy behavior, a program based on motivational interviewing principles was engaged. This program consisted of successive four interviews each lasting 40 minutes on average. The basic principles of motivational interview, such as showing empathy, revealing contradictions, ambivalence, change speech, supporting self-efficacy, were included in the interview process. The patient with ineffective management of treatment regimen was communicated about its reasons and the methods of coping with it throughout this interview process. At the end of the interview process, the patient gained a healthy behavior. In terms of patient’s dietary habits, areas for possible improvements and handicaps for change were joint-evaluated and respective action planning was made. The patient, who was unable to carry on outside exercises on her own, was motivated to continue with home exercises to the maximum extent possible. On the other hand, her husband took active part in responsibilities such as running errands, accompanying physician checks, assisting drug applications so that the patient could sustain a healthy lifestyle effectively.

Humans use metaphors in thinking. Most metaphors are visual. In processing information stimuli the mind depends partly on visual codes. Information is processed and stored through two channels: one for non-verbal information and another for verbal information.