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“That's more like how they know me as a person”: one primary pre‐service teacher's stories of her personal and ‘professional’ digital practices
Authors: Burnett Cathy 
Published: June 2009

AbstractIn contributing to debates about how student‐teachers might draw from personal experience in addressing digital literacy in the classroom, this paper explores the stories that one primary student‐teacher told of her digital practices during a larger study of the role of digital literacy in student‐teachers' lives. The paper investigates the ‘recognition work’ this student‐teacher did as she aligned herself with different discourses and notes how themes of ‘control’ and ‘professionalism’ seemed to pattern her stories of informal and formal practices both within and beyond her professional education. The paper calls for further research into how student‐teachers perceive the relevance of their personal experience to their professional role and argues for encouraging pre‐service and practising teachers to tell stories of their digital practices and reflect upon the discourses which frame them.
Exploring ‘learning lives’: community, identity, literacy and meaning
Authors: Erstad Ola , Gilje Øystein , Sefton‐Green Julian , Vasbø Kristin 
Published: June 2009

AbstractThis article explores the term ‘learning lives’ by reporting on three research projects conducted by members of the Oslo‐based research group TransActions. By stressing the term ‘learning lives’ within a range of social ‘educational’ contexts, the article aims to look at learning within and across different learning sites exploring the positioning and repositioning of learner identity across these different ‘locations’. We emphasise how the individual learner relates to other people and objects, drawing on deeper trajectories or narratives of the self as it exists within and outside the immediate learning contexts. We pay attention to processes occurring between people which we find significant for the individual's identity, literacy and learning. By doing so we hope to make explicit the mobilisation of resources within and across specific contexts, in the ‘learning lives’ of Norwegian youngsters.
It was a challenge but we did it! Digital worlds in a primary classroom
Authors: Graham Lynda 
Published: June 2009

AbstractIn this article I explore one day in the life of a primary classroom in which teacher and children are playful social insiders in digital worlds. I argue that this snapshot offers glimmers of unimagined ways forward in teaching in digital worlds. The classroom culture is one of challenge, collective intelligence and reflection. The teacher's own history of participation is significant. She is a reflective teacher educator, children's literature is central to her teaching and her journey into digital worlds is playful social.
Impressions, improvisations and compositions: reframing children's text production in social network sites
Authors: Dowdall Clare 
Published: June 2009

AbstractSocial networking can currently be described as a mainstream youth activity, with almost half of 8–17‐year‐old children, who have access to the Internet, claiming to participate. As an activity it is of particular interest to literacy educators because it is enacted through the production and consumption of text. However, a growing body of research is finding that while young people transfer knowledge and practices across the sites that they occupy, children's text production using informal digital literacy practices and children's school‐based text production can be regarded as increasingly disparate activities. This paper draws from a current research project that is exploring three pre‐teenage children's text production in social networking sites. Here one child's Bebo profile page is presented and discussed in order that the forces that play upon her text production can be identified. Through consideration of these forces, a framework for considering children's text production in informal digital environments is suggested. This framework steps away from the existing frameworks currently found within the Primary National Strategy for Literacy and Mathematics and instead requires that children's texts are viewed in relation to structure and agency.
Interested reader or uninterested dissembler?: the identities constructed by upper primary aged dyslexic pupils during silent reading sessions
Authors: Anderson Rosemary 
Published: June 2009

AbstractThis article discusses the identities that may be constructed by upper primary aged pupils during silent reading sessions. The findings presented are taken from a 2‐year ethnographic case study, which investigated how four dyslexic pupils, aged 10–11 (Y5–6), coped with the classroom reading they encountered at a large primary school in northern England. The theoretical aim was to integrate the psychological concept of dyslexia with a socio‐cultural view of literacy development and an analytic framework was developed using symbolic interactionist theory. Here ideas on presentation of self, formulated by Erving Goffman, are introduced and his notion of impression management is used as a lens through which to discuss what happened when the pupils were put in the position of having no choice but to engage with texts that were too difficult for them to read independently. I focus on the silent reading sessions that were a regular feature of their Literacy lessons and introduce a typology of reader identities. Evidence from systematic observations, supplemented with that from narrative observations and interview transcripts, is used to illustrate the four types ‐ interested reader, uninterested reader, interested dissembler and uninterested dissembler– and the implications for literacy development are drawn out.
Controversies in Sexual Medicine: Use and Abuse of Rigiscan in the Diagnosis of Erectile Dysfunction
Authors: Jannini Emmanuele A. , Granata Antonio M. , Hatzimouratidis Konstantinos , Goldstein Irwin 
Published: June 2009

ABSTRACT

Introduction
Nocturnal penile tumescence and rigidity (NPTR, or, more simply, NPT) studies, with or without the help of a recording computer (Rigiscan), have been traditionally positioned at the head of several erectile dysfunction (ED) diagnostic flowcharts with the aim to distinguish between psychogenic and organic etiology. Shall we continue to consider these tools as a diagnostic gold standard in ED diagnosis?

Methods
Four scientists with expertise and/or interest in the area of ED pathophysiology and diagnosis were asked to contribute their opinions.

Main Outcome Measure
To give to The Journal of Sexual Medicine’s reader new stimuli to reexamine a still largely utilized tool utilized in sexual medicine’s clinical practice.

Results
Of the four experts discussing the topic, the first who is the section editor of the Controversy section, believes that NPT/Rigiscan cannot be considered a useful diagnostic tool for differential diagnosis in ED. He is supported by the physiological considerations of the second expert and by the experimental evidence produced and discussed by the expert number four who questions the accuracy, reliability, and usefulness of these tools to measure a critical aspect of the erection physiology which is the adequate rigidity. In contrast, with several good arguments, the third expert still suggests the use of these tools, perhaps not for every man presenting with ED, but at least for the patient with no neurovascular risk factors who presents with a history suggestive of a psychogenic cause.

Conclusion
The reader will judge if the expensive, complicated, and time-consuming effort to record nocturnal erectile activity is or is not useful anymore for the patient and for orienting the treatment choices.
Obsessive‐compulsive disorder in children: The role of nurse practitioners
Authors: Sturm Rebecca 
Published: June 2009

AbstractPurpose: To review the characteristics of obsessive‐compulsive disorder (OCD) in children, differential diagnoses, screening and assessment tools, interventions, and outcomes. The role of nurse practitioners (NPs) in caring for children with OCD and the need for more research are discussed.Data sources: Review of published literature on the topic.Conclusions: OCD is now recognized as a common psychiatric disorder that may go unrecognized during childhood, leading to interference with a child's development and daily functioning. Early identification and treatment of OCD are crucial for a child's psychosocial functioning and quality of life.Implications for practice: NPs familiar with OCD in children can identify patients and make informed judgments about assessment, treatment, and referral.
Hypertensive management in the elderly patient at risk for falls
Authors: Sirkin Amy J. , Rosner Noel G. 
Published: June 2009

AbstractPurpose:Seventy percent of people over 65 years of age have hypertension, and one third of elders fall each year. These conditions frequently coexist, and each carries a risk for substantial functional decline or mortality. This article reviews the risks of and interventions to reduce falls in the elderly patient with hypertension.Data sources:A systematic review of the published and unpublished literature and consensus panel recommendations through January 2008 are discussed.Conclusions:Hypertension management in the frail elder at risk for fall must include a thoughtful assessment of the relative risks and benefits of treatments that are most likely to preserve function, independence, and quality of life. Stringent adherence to guidelines may not be appropriate for all patients. The periodic use of a standardized fall risk screening tool can assist the nurse practitioner (NP) to identify patients at risk for falls and adjust medication management accordingly.Implications for practice:This article will assist the NP to weigh management options in the context of the complex elderly patient.
The unique role of advanced practice nurses at the National Institutes of Health: Results of a 2006 survey
Authors: Wallerstedt Dawn B. , Sangare Janet , Bartlett Linda D. , Mahoney Sheila F. 
Published: June 2009

AbstractPurpose: To characterize the role of advanced practice nurses (APNs), particularly nurse practitioners (NPs), in the practice setting of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), a Federal biomedical research facility.Data sources: APNs with prescriptive authority employed at the NIH were surveyed using an adaptation of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) “2004 Nurse Practitioner Sample Survey.” A total of 56 of 93 surveys were returned (63% response rate), and of these, 54 (96%) were completed by NPs.Conclusion: In the 20 years they have been at NIH, the number of NPs has grown from less than 10 to more than 100. NIH NPs combine clinical research responsibilities with the provision of comprehensive medical management to patients enrolled on NIH protocols, blending clinical, research, educational, and administrative tasks into a unique and multifaceted role. There is a high level of satisfaction among NPs employed at the NIH, and they are considered an integral part of the research team.Implications for practice: This survey shows the variability in practice opportunities available to NPs in a research environment and the impact they have on public health.
Chest pain with angiographic clear coronary arteries: A provider's approach to cardiac syndrome X
Authors: Larsen Wes , Mandleco Barbara 
Published: June 2009

AbstractPurpose: To present information about cardiac syndrome X (CSX) including its (a) definition, (b) etiology and pathology, (c) epidemiology, (d) symptomatology, (e) diagnosis, (f) treatment, and (g) prognosis. Clinical recommendations will also be presented.Data sources: Articles used in this review were found by searching CINAHL, Medline, the Cochrane Library, Web of Science (ISI), Academic Search Premier, and Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition.Conclusions: The causes of CSX remain unknown; however, CSX is easy to diagnose and can be treated. Medication therapy and risk factor modification can greatly improve the quality of life by decreasing pain occurrence and lessening pain intensity.Implications for practice: Too often, providers reassure patients of a healthy heart because of normal coronary arteries despite persistent chest pain and ST segment changes on the electrocardiogram. Chest pain, one of the primary signs and symptoms of CSX, can be reduced through common medications and interventions if the diagnosis of CSX is initiated.
Feasibility of a patient‐driven approach to recruiting older adults, caregivers, and clinicians for provider–patient communication research
Authors: Lingler Jennifer H. , Martire Lynn M. , Hunsaker Amanda E. , Greene Michele G. , Amanda Dew Mary , Schulz Richard 
Published: June 2009

AbstractPurpose: This report describes the implementation of a novel, patient‐driven approach to recruitment for a study of interpersonal communication in a primary care setting involving persons with Alzheimer's disease (AD), their family caregivers, and their primary care providers (PCPs).Data sources: Patients and caregivers were centrally recruited from a university‐based memory clinic, followed by the recruitment of patient's individual PCPs. Recruitment tracking, naturalistic observation, and survey methods were used to evaluate recruitment success.Conclusions: About half of the patients and caregivers (n = 54; 51%) and most of the PCPs (n = 31; 76%) who we approached agreed to an audiorecording of the patient's next PCP visit. Characteristics of patient, caregiver, and PCP participants were compared to those of nonparticipants. Patient characteristics did not differ by participation status. Caregivers who volunteered for the study were more likely to be female and married than were those who declined to participate. Compared to nonparticipants, PCPs who agreed to the study were appraised slightly more favorably by patients' caregivers on a measure of satisfaction with care on the day of the visit. The vast majority of participating PCPs (95%) reported that the study had little or no impact on the flow of routine clinical operations.Implications for research: Findings support the feasibility of a patient‐driven approach to recruitment for studies involving multiple linked participants. Our discussion highlights possible advantages of such an approach, including the potential to empower patient participants while achieving maximum variability within the pool of clinician participants.
Nursing staff’s description of a good encounter in nursing homes
Authors: Wadensten Barbro , Engholm Rosa , Fahlström Gunilla , Hägglund Doris 
Published: June 2009

Background.  It has been stated that there is too little research on what constitutes good communication and good encounters in nursing homes.Aim and objectives.  The aim of the present study was to examine nursing staff members’ views on what is important in caring encounters with older people living in nursing homes.Design.  A qualitative descriptive study using focus group interviews with staff in a nursing home in Sweden.Method.  Focus group interviews, analysed using qualitative content analysis.Results.  Three main themes emerged describing nursing staff members’ opinions about the content of good encounters: ‘Caring encounters from the perspective of equality’, ‘Caring encounters from the perspective of integrity’ and ‘Caring encounters from the perspective of promoting security’.Conclusions.  The nursing staff had theoretical knowledge of what constitutes a good caring encounter, but they seemed to need more supervision and training to develop their ways of encountering older people as well as to become stronger in their professional role. When performing such training with staff, the methodology of appreciative inquiry could be a powerful tool.Relevance to clinical practice.  It is important to help staff become empowered and to help them develop and improve their encounters with older care recipients.
Musculoskeletal disorders and psychosocial risk factors among veterinarians in Queensland, Australia
Authors: Smith DR , Leggat PA , Speare R 
Published: June 2009

Objective  Although musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) represent one of the most important occupational health issues in contemporary society, few studies have specifically investigated this problem among veterinarians.Design  An anonymous questionnaire survey mailed to all veterinarians registered with the Veterinary Surgeons Board of Queensland during 2006.Results  Almost two‐thirds of respondents (63%) had experienced MSD of the lower back, 57% had experienced neck‐related MSD, 52% had experienced shoulder‐related MSD and 34% had experienced MSD of the upper back during the previous 12 months. MSD was statistically correlated with a range of psychosocial factors, including stress associated with career structure, time pressures, client's attitude, lack of recognition by the public, lack of recognition by colleagues, lack of understanding from family or partners and work stress because of insufficient holidays each year.Conclusion  Overall, this study has demonstrated significant correlations between MSD and psychosocial risk factors among a large cohort of veterinarians, apparently for the first time in the published literature. The results also suggest that personal and workplace issues may contribute more to the development of MSD among veterinarians than many of the previously recognised ergonomic risk factors.
Australian surveillance for avian influenza viruses in wild birds between July 2005 and June 2007
Authors: Haynes L , Arzey E , Bell C , Buchanan N , Burgess G , Cronan V , Dickason C , Field H , Gibbs S , Hansbro PM , Hollingsworth T , Hurt AC , Kirkland P , McCracken H , O’Connor J , Tracey J , Wallner J , Warner S , Woods R , Bunn C 
Published: June 2009

Objective  To identify and gain an understanding of the influenza viruses circulating in wild birds in Australia.Design  A total of 16,303 swabs and 3782 blood samples were collected and analysed for avian influenza (AI) viruses from 16,420 wild birds in Australia between July 2005 and June 2007. Anseriformes and Charadriiformes were primarily targeted.Procedures  Cloacal, oropharyngeal and faecal (environmental) swabs were tested using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for the AI type A matrix gene. Positive samples underwent virus culture and subtyping. Serum samples were analysed using a blocking enzyme‐linked immunosorbent assay for influenza A virus nucleoprotein.Results  No highly pathogenic AI viruses were identified. However, 164 PCR tests were positive for the AI type A matrix gene, 46 of which were identified to subtype. A total of five viruses were isolated, three of which had a corresponding positive PCR and subtype identification (H3N8, H4N6, H7N6). Low pathogenic AI H5 and/or H7 was present in wild birds in New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia. Antibodies to influenza A were also detected in 15.0% of the birds sampled.Conclusions  Although low pathogenic AI virus subtypes are currently circulating in Australia, their prevalence is low (1.0% positive PCR). Surveillance activities for AI in wild birds should be continued to provide further epidemiological information about circulating viruses and to identify any changes in subtype prevalence.
Therapeutic efficacy of topical hydrocortisone aceponate in experimental flea‐allergy dermatitis in dogs
Authors: Bonneau S , Skowronski V , Sanquer A , Maynard L , Eun HM 
Published: June 2009

Objective  To evaluate the treatment efficacy of a topical spray containing hydrocortisone aceponate (HCA) on dogs with flea‐allergy dermatitis (FAD).Design  A controlled clinical study was conducted on dogs with experimentally induced FAD. Sixteen laboratory beagles with mild to moderate clinical signs were divided into two groups. The test group received HCA by topical spray once daily for 7 days, while the control group did not. Pruritic events (time and frequency) were videotaped and then scored. Clinical signs (erythema, papules, excoriation and alopecia) present on four anatomical regions were monitored and their severity directly assessed.Results  After 2 days, pruritus was reduced by 94% in the treatment group and by 24% in the control group (P = 0.014) in cumulative time, and by 86% versus 34% (P = 0.034) in frequency. The HCA spray also resulted in significant improvements in overall clinical signs: 23% versus 0% in the control group (P = 0.0006) on day 3 and 43% versus 15% in the control group (P = 0.0006) on day 7. During the 7‐day trial, no drug‐related adverse effects were observed.Conclusions  Topical treatment with HCA showed a rapid and potent antipruritic effect on dogs with FAD. HCA also demonstrated significant overall therapeutic effects on FAD‐associated skin lesions.
Serum cobalamin concentrations in healthy cats and cats with non‐alimentary tract illness in Australia
Authors: Barron PM , Mackie JT , Evans NA , Langer N 
Published: June 2009

Objective  To determine a reference range for serum cobalamin concentration in healthy cats in Australia using a chemiluminescent enzyme immunoassay and to prospectively investigate the prevalence of hypocobalaminaemia in cats with non‐alimentary tract disease.Design  Prospective study measuring serum cobalamin concentrations in clinically healthy cats and cats with non‐alimentary tract illness.Procedure  Blood was collected from 50 clinically healthy cats that were owned by staff and associates of Veterinary Specialist Services or were owned animals presented to Creek Road Cat Clinic for routine vaccination. Blood was collected from 47 cats with non‐alimentary tract illness presented at either clinic. Serum cobalamin concentration was determined for each group using a chemiluminescent enzyme immunoassay.Results  A reference range for Australian cats calculated using the central 95th percentile in the 50 clinically healthy cats was 345 to 3668 pg/mL. Median serum cobalamin concentration in 47 cats with non‐alimentary tract illness (1186 pg/mL; range 117–3480) was not significantly different to the median serum cobalamin of the 50 healthy cats (1213 pg/mL, range 311–3688). Using the calculated reference range one sick cat with non‐alimentary tract illness had a markedly low serum cobalamin concentration.Conclusion  Although hypocobalaminaemia is uncommon in sick cats with non‐alimentary tract illness in Australia, its occurrence in this study warrants further investigation.