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Essential Basic Nursing Skills and Clinical Practice Satisfaction of Nursing Students

  • Hong, Jeong-Ju;Song, Chung-Sook
    • Journal of the Korea Society of Computer and Information
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    • v.21 no.12
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    • pp.147-155
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    • 2016
  • In this paper, we propose basic materials for effective education of essential basic nursing skills and empirical base supporting the strengthening of essential basic nursing skills. An investigation was conducted with nursing college students ready for an employment on the relationship between the students' knowledge level of essential basic nursing skills and their satisfaction level against the clinical practice. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test, one-way ANOVA, scheffē test and Pearson's correlation coefficients. in SPSS WIN 21.0 program. The findings of this study were as follows. 1) The knowledge level of essential basic nursing skills received a score of 88.95. 'Admission management' item received the highest score of 4.96 point on a 5 point scale while 'Retention urinary catheterization' item received the lowest score of 3.06. The higher the difficulty level of essential basic nursing skills was, the lower the knowledge level of it was. 2) The satisfaction against the clinical practice received a score of 3.28. In the clinical practice area, the satisfaction against the curriculum received a score of 3.84, the satisfaction against clinical practice contents a score of 3.39, the satisfaction against clinical practice environment a score of 3.17, the satisfaction against clinical practice time a score of 3.15. There was a significant correlation between the knowledge level of essential basic nursing skills and clinical practice satisfaction. These findings indicate that a systematic education of essential basic nursing skills could improve nursing students' satisfaction against the clinical practice.

Cancer Genomics Object Model: An Object Model for Cancer Research Using Microarray

  • Park, Yu-Rang;Lee, Hye-Won;Cho, Sung-Bum;Kim, Ju-Han
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society for Bioinformatics Conference
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    • 2005.09a
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    • pp.29-34
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    • 2005
  • DNA microarray becomes a major tool for the investigation of global gene expression in all aspects of cancer and biomedical research. DNA microarray experiment generates enormous amounts of data and they are meaningful only in the context of a detailed description of microarrays, biomaterials, and conditions under which they were generated. MicroArray Gene Expression Data (MGED) society has established microarray standard for structured management of these diverse and large amount data. MGED MAGE-OM (MicroArray Gene Expression Object Model) is an object oriented data model, which attempts to define standard objects for gene expression. To assess the relevance of DNA microarray analysis of cancer research it is required to combine clinical and genomics data. MAGE-OM, however, does not have an appropriate structure to describe clinical information of cancer. For systematic integration of gene expression and clinical data, we create a new model, Cancer Genomics Object Model.

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White lesions of the oral mucosa (임상가를 위한 특집 3 - 구강점막의 백색 병소)

  • Yoon, Hye-Jung
    • The Journal of the Korean dental association
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    • v.50 no.12
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    • pp.732-742
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    • 2012
  • White lesions of the oral mucosa are a common clinical finding that often present first to general dentist. Some white lesion may have possibility of malignancy. Leukoplakia is the most common "potentially malignant disorder" of the oral mucosa. Leukoplakia is at present defined as "A white plaque of questionable risk having excluded (other) known disease or disorders that carry no increased risk for cancer.". Therefore, it is important for general dentist to be familiar to clinical differential diagnosis of leukoplakia from the known white lesions such as candidiasis, lichen planus, leukoedema, frictional keratosis, and so on. It is also important to decide whether such lesions require further investigation through the biopsy. As a result of biopsy, the presence of epithelial dysplasia in the leukoplakia is still the strongest predictor of future malignant transformation. In this article, oral white lesions that must be differentiated from potentially malignant disorders or early invasive squamous cell carcinoma will be reviewed together with presenting clinical cases.

A STUDY ON PERIODONTAL DISEASE SEVERITY AND MYELOPEROXIDASE IN GINGIVAL CREVICULAR FLUID (치주질환 심도와 치은열구액내 Myeloperoxidase에 관한 연구)

  • Choi, Byung-Son;Kwack, Jung-Minn;Kim, Hyung-Seop
    • Journal of Periodontal and Implant Science
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    • v.25 no.3
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    • pp.733-740
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    • 1995
  • This investigation was undertaken to determine the relationship between the amount of polymorphonuclear leukocyte(PMN) enzyme myeloperoxidase(MPO) in gingival crevicular fluid(GCF) collected from active or control site and gingival disease status described by clinical indices(gingival index, papillary bleeding index, pocket depth, periotron unit). The results were as follows : 1. MPO activity/site was greater at active sites than at control sites. 2. According to increasing the clinical parameters, MPO/sites was higher statistically (P<0. 01, P<0.05). 3. High MPO(unit/site) groups was higher statistically than low MPO(unit/site) groups in various clinical parameters. 4. Correlation coefficients between MPO(unit/site) and GI, MPO($unit/{\mu}l$ GCF) and periotron unit were 0.4782, -0.5901, respectively.

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The Clinical Efficacy of Yangkyuksanwha-tang on Acute Stroke (급성기 중풍 환자에 대한 양격산화탕의 임상적 효능)

  • 최동준;류순현;정우상;문상관;조기호;김영석;배형섭
    • The Journal of Korean Medicine
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    • v.25 no.1
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    • pp.111-116
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    • 2004
  • Objective : To assess the clinical efficacy of Yangkyuksanwha-tang on acute stroke Methods : We prescribed Yangkyuksanwha-tang to 83 acute stroke patients without thrombolytic treatment. Results : The rate of progressive stroke type was 1.2%, it was remarkably lower than previous reports. 3.6% felt an itching sensation, 3.6% complained headache, dizziness and powerless, 2.4% complained indigestion and diarrhea, 1.2% appeared hematuria and G-I bleeding. Yangkyuksanwha-tang decreased Stroke-Pattern Identification and National Institute of Health Stroke Scale(NIHSS), and increased Modified Barthel Index(MBI). So we could suggest that this medicine have desirable effect to reduce the severity of stroke and improve functional recovery. As to the laboratory findings, all results were within the normal value, which showed no hepatic or renal toxicity. Conclusion : We could suggest that Yangkyuksanwha-tang is a useful medicine which has clinical efficacy for acute stroke, but further investigation for an administration of more than 2 weeks is necessary.

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Retrospective Study of Crystalluria and Urinary Tract Symptoms in Dogs (개에서 발생한 결정뇨와 요로증후군에 대한 후향적 연구)

  • Oh, Won-Seok;Oh, Tae-Ho
    • Journal of Veterinary Clinics
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    • v.27 no.4
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    • pp.386-391
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    • 2010
  • This retrospective study was performed in 40 cases of canine crystalluria and urinary tract symptoms. Breed, age, sex, diet history and common clinical signs were investigated for patient information. CBC, serum chemistry, urinalysis, urine culture, urine sediment and urinary stone analysis were undertaken for clinicopathological diagnosis. Crystalluria and urinary tract symptoms occurred from 6 months till 14 years in this clinical investigation and the average age was 4.68 years. It had taken an average 7.4 weeks to correct crystalluria and urinary tract symptoms treated by supportive therapy and dietary management. In conclusion, regular clinical pathologic examination, treatment and diet management should be needed to prevent the formation of urolithiasis and urinary tract diseases in dogs with crystalluria and urinary tract symptoms.

Overview on Inborn Error of Metabolism involving Hepatic System (간기능 이상을 초래하는 유전성 대사질환)

  • Yoo, Han-Wook
    • Journal of The Korean Society of Inherited Metabolic disease
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    • v.13 no.1
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    • pp.20-29
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    • 2013
  • Inborn error of metabolism usually presents with a constellation of clinical pictures involving multiorgan systems. Because of its rarity and clinical diversity, it is difficult to make diagnosis accurately and efficiently. Many inborn error of metabolism shows predominantly hepatic symptoms and signs. The onset of symptoms is also varying depending the disease. The onset might be even prenatal, either neonatal or infantile, and late childhood. The major manifestation patterns are jaundice or cholestasis, hepatomegaly with or without splenomegaly, hypoglycemia and acute or chronic hepatocellular dysfunction. Based on pronounced hepatic symptoms and onset of symptoms, differential diagnosis can be more easily made with subsequent further laboratory investigation. In this review paper, major inborn error of metabolism with hepatic symptoms are described from the perspective of mode of clinical presentations.

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Selection of Clinical Records and Development of Data Management Program for Stroke Clinic Research (중풍 임상 연구를 위한 항목 선정 및 정보관리 프로그램 개발)

  • Moon, Jin-Seok;Choi, Sun-Mi;Cho, Ki-Ho;Yoon, Yoo-Sik
    • Korean Journal of Oriental Medicine
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    • v.11 no.1
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    • pp.109-118
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    • 2005
  • In a field of oriental medicine, it is necessary to collect systemically clinical data and integrate. Input data items was decided, then categorized by the modules through discussion of the institute and hospitals. Items are information of patient, history, aspects of occurrence, pattern identification, prescriptions of herbal medicine, the results of biochemical serum examination, blood cell count, urine analysis, CT, MRI, Chest PA, EKG etc. Factors in oriental medicine are Sasang constitution, Stroke-Pattern-Identification(china), differentiation of cold and heat syndrome. This tool was constructed by using Microsoft-Access 2000 and Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0. Furthermore this web-based system could be applied to multi-center clinical investigation.

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Gene Therapy of Inherited Muscle Diseases (유전성 근육질환의 유전자 치료)

  • Shin, Jin-Hong
    • Annals of Clinical Neurophysiology
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    • v.14 no.2
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    • pp.53-58
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    • 2012
  • For the last decades, molecular genetics has achieved great advances that the genes on the list of inherited muscle diseases are piling up. Those diseases of overlapping clinico-pathologic findings are now understood with discrete molecular pathogeneses. We are facing an exciting era that the long-waited gene therapy may eventually come true. Skipping of dystrophin exon 51 is on successful clinical trials, which will benefit about 13% of the children suffering from Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Exon skipping is under active investigation to expand the candidates. Hopefully it may cover majority of Duchenne muscular dystrophy mutations and some of other diseases. Adeno-associated virus is one of the most versatile tools for gene transfer. It may overcome the limitation of exon skipping. Here we review exon skipping technique of Duchenne muscular dystrophy and briefly discuss the other strategies being studied to cure inherited muscle diseases.

Points To Consider in Development and Evaluation of the Gene Therapy Products in Korea (국내 유전자치료 의약품 개발 및 평가 시 고려해야 할 사항)

  • Kim, Jin-Seok
    • Journal of Pharmaceutical Investigation
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    • v.30 no.2
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    • pp.139-143
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    • 2000
  • Gene therapy is becoming a very promising and feasible medical intervention as the understanding of human diseases extends to their molecular levels. Since the first US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved human gene therapy protocol was approved in 1990, over 300 human clinical trial protocols had been approved worldwide so far. Even though some of the domestic gene therapy clinical trials also proved promising and more are awaiting, it should be emphasized that many safety aspects as well as effectiveness aspects should be considered during the development process. Moreover, there seems to be less restricted guidelines from the National Control Authority (NCA) in initiating human clinical trials. This article is intended to suggest some basis and points to consider in the development and evaluation of gene therapy products including antisense oligonucleotides pharmaceuticals.

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