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BACKGROUND: Nursing students encounter various adjustments during their first year of nursing school, including challenging coursework, competing demands, and clinical preparation. Limited research exists on first-year nursing students' experiences and the impact these experiences have on their success. This study examined nursing students' transitional experiences during their first year of university and identified support requirements needed. Meleis' Transition Theory was used to explore students' experiences. METHOD: A qualitative thematic analysis design was used. A convenience sample of first-year nursing students (N = 42) were recruited, and six semistructured focus groups were conducted. RESULTS: The focus group discussions identified four themes: learning through others, confronting postsecondary demands, importance of relationships, and transition of self. CONCLUSION: The study findings highlighted students' transitional experiences regarding knowledge sources, relationships, and perceived supports that would promote a positive transition. The findings can assist faculty in enhancing interventions that support nursing students' success. [J Nurs Educ. 2020;59(5):263-268.].
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Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate , Self Concept , Students, Nursing/psychology , Adaptation, Psychological , Clinical Competence , Focus Groups , Humans , Interprofessional Relations , Qualitative ResearchABSTRACT
We present a case of a 62-year-old man with a lipoma in the exceedingly rare location of the larynx, causing intermittent airway obstruction and dysphagia. The lipoma was excised endoscopically with complete resolution of symptoms. Lipomas are relatively common, accounting for 4-5% of all benign tumours in the body. They traditionally occur in areas of large depositions of subcutaneous fat, most frequently the trunk and limbs. They are recognised to occur in the head and neck but these only represent 13-15% of all lipomas. Lipomas are typically asymptomatic unless their impingement of nearby structures causes symptoms.
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Airway Obstruction/diagnosis , Deglutition Disorders/diagnosis , Laryngeal Neoplasms/diagnosis , Larynx/pathology , Lipoma/diagnosis , Airway Obstruction/etiology , Deglutition Disorders/etiology , Humans , Laryngeal Neoplasms/complications , Laryngeal Neoplasms/pathology , Lipoma/complications , Male , Middle AgedABSTRACT
Young injection drug users (IDU) are at risk for both human immunonodeficiency virus (HIV) and Hepatitis C infections (HCV). Rates of HIV testing have been widely documented, but limited information exists regarding HCV screening rates. Among a community sample of 86 IDUs, aged 18-25 years in Rhode Island, 87.2% reported ever testing for HIV versus 51.2% for HCV (p < .001). Young injectors were under-screened for HCV compared with the far less prevalent HIV infection.
