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Read  full  paper  at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=53796#.VNMhaSzQrzE Author(s)   Hui-Shan Chan 1 , Hui-Ying Chu 2 , Hsiang Yen 3 , Li-Na Chou 4*   Affiliation(s) 1 Department of Applied Cosmetology, National Tainan Junior College of Nursing, Tainan, Taiwan . 2 Department of Living Services Industry, Tainan University of Technology, Tainan, Taiwan . 3 Department of Nursing, Chang Gung University of Science and Technology, Taoyuan, Taiwan . 4 Department of Nursing, National Tainan Junior College of Nursing, Tainan, Taiwan . ABSTRACT Caring is a central focus of nursing, and patient satisfaction is a critical indicator of nursing care quality. The aim of this study was to determine the effects that a care workshop exerted on nurse caring behaviors as perceived by patients and reflected by patient satisfaction. A quasi-experimental, pretest-posttest design without a control group was applied. The interv...

Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=50629#.VEchF1fHRK0 Author(s)   H. J. Gjessing , U. L. Jørgensen , C. C. Møller , J. Pedersen , E. Grodum , K. Schousboe Affiliation(s) Diabetes Outpatient Clinic, Medical Department, Fredericia Hospital, Sygehus Lillebælt Dronningensgade 97 7000 Fredericia, Denmark . ABSTRACT Treatment of patients with Type 1 diabetes with continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion (CSII) was re-introduced in Denmark in this millennium and initiated in the diabetes clinic, Fredericia Hospital, in 2005. The aim of the present study was to present yearly data of quality from 2005 to 2013 from a clinical database of patients treated with CSII in r...