Background A critical thinker may not necessarily be a good decision-maker, but critical care nurses are expected to utilise outstanding critical thinking skills in making complex clinical judgements. Studies have shown that critical care nurses’ decisions focus mainly on doing rather than reflecting. To date, the link between critical care nurse

Objective: In 2014, Malaysia suffered a severe flood disaster and many people lost their home and belongings. Despite regular flooding in this area, the status of community disaster resilience (CDR) is unknown. This paper thus aims to assess the association between demographic characteristics and community disaster resilience factors. Methods: A cr

Background: Treatment for head and neck cancer (HNC) may result in a variety of long term consequences that impair their health and quality of life (QoL). HNC patients often are prone to have a poor health related QoL due to significant changes in vital functions. Despite researches being done in the area cancer survivors’ QoL internationally, th

Background The challenge of recognizing ward-based patients at risk of deterioration is discussed frequently within the relevant literature. Nurses in particular hold the prime position to identify problems at an early stage using systematic patient assessment. However, general ward nurses’ perceived knowledge, attitudes, and practice related to

Throughout recovery, patients with severe traumatic brain injury (TBI)show physical and functional improvement but continue to have cognitive and psychosocial problems. The aim of this article was to review the literature regarding the functional and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) outcomes in severe TBI. There were 15 articles reviewed, 13

Objective: This study aimed to determine the association of socio-demographic factors and quality of life (QOL) of HNC survivors before and after treatment in Malaysia. Methods: 40 HNC patients were recruited, and assessed for their with QOL with Life Cancer Survivor (QLQ-CS) Head & Neck 35 (QLQ-H&N35) questionnaire pre-treatment and six mo

Objective: Severe TBI survivors show physical and functional improvement, but remain with cognitive and psycho-social problem throughout recovery. Severe traumatic brain injury survivors show a low health related quality of life after injury. This study aim to measure the health related quality of life of severe traumatic brain injury survivors wit

يحتل كتاب "زهر الآداب وثمر الألباب" للحصري القيرواني مكانة مرموقة بين كتب التراث العربي؛ فهو نتاج لذاكرة عميقة وسعة اطلاع، وحصيلة زاخرة بأنواع المعارف الأدبية، فقد جمع فيه الحصري كل غريبة

Social Networking Sites (SNS) is a popular platform for sharing and communicating with people all around the world. Its popularity brings in various communication contents discussed by the public. However, SNS is an open communicative channel which has no specific rules for its users to follow. This result in its misappropriation by some people to

Gum Arabic (GA), also known as Acacia seyal gum (ASG), is a dried exudate from trees of Acacia senegal and Acacia seyal. It provides a rich source of non-viscous soluble fiber with significant health benefits and high antioxidant properties. Tonnes of raw GA are exported annually at a high cost with limited utilization in extraction form. Technique