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Bacillus subtilis/efeitos dos fármacos , Bacillus/efeitos dos fármacos , Glicóis/farmacologia , Bacillus/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Bacillus subtilis/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Meios de Cultura , Polietilenos/farmacologia , Esporos/efeitos dos fármacos , Esporos/crescimento & desenvolvimentoAssuntos
Aldeídos/farmacologia , Aldeídos/toxicidade , Imidas/farmacologia , Imidas/toxicidade , Ácidos Ftálicos/farmacologia , Ácidos Ftálicos/toxicidade , Animais , Atropina/farmacologia , Sinergismo Farmacológico , Feminino , Cobaias , Hexobarbital/farmacologia , Íleo/efeitos dos fármacos , Técnicas In Vitro , Aparelho Lacrimal/efeitos dos fármacos , Camundongos , Atividade Motora/efeitos dos fármacos , Contração Muscular/efeitos dos fármacos , Ratos , Sono/efeitos dos fármacosAssuntos
Barbitúricos , Hexobarbital , Fenobarbital , Animais , Barbitúricos/farmacologia , Comportamento Animal/efeitos dos fármacos , Sistema Nervoso Central/efeitos dos fármacos , Química Orgânica , Hexobarbital/farmacologia , Masculino , Camundongos , Fenômenos de Química Orgânica , Fenobarbital/farmacologiaRESUMO
Mandatory continuing education programs for health professionals, as they are now administered, are predictable failures. Such programs may destroy the will to learn. Objective studies indicate that current continuing education programs do not influence the methods of practice of the health professional. Current programs are primarily pedagogical, reflecting the philosophies and techniques of child-youth education. Present methods of program evaluation are sorely inadequate. Adults may be coerced into attendance, but learning and subsequent application of knowledge may not be forced. Future continuing education programs should be problem-centered. The adult practitioner must become actively involved in the planning and execution of these programs.
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Educação Médica Continuada , Adulto , Fatores Etários , Atitude , Currículo , Humanos , Licenciamento em Medicina , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Motivação , Qualidade da Assistência à Saúde , Estados UnidosRESUMO
The effects of implementing a bar-code system for issuing medical supplies to nursing units at a university teaching hospital were evaluated. Data on the time required to issue medical supplies to three nursing units at a 480-bed, tertiary-care teaching hospital were collected (1) before the bar-code system was implemented (i.e., when the manual system was in use), (2) one month after implementation, and (3) four months after implementation. At the same times, the accuracy of the central supply perpetual inventory was monitored using 15 selected items. One-way analysis of variance tests were done to determine any significant differences between the bar-code and manual systems. Using the bar-code system took longer than using the manual system because of a significant difference in the time required for order entry into the computer. Multiple-use requirements of the central supply computer system made entering bar-code data a much slower process. There was, however, a significant improvement in the accuracy of the perpetual inventory. Using the bar-code system for issuing medical supplies to the nursing units takes longer than using the manual system. However, the accuracy of the perpetual inventory was significantly improved with the implementation of the bar-code system.