At the present time, nearly all Dutch nursing schools are searching for suitable ways to implement technology-based healthcare in their curriculum. Some Universities chose elective education, others a mandatory solution. Several studies were executed to determine competencies needed by nurses in order …

Abstract: Background: Hip fracture in older patients often lead to permanent disabilities and can result in mortality. Objective: To identify distinct disability trajectories from admission to one-year post-discharge in acutely hospitalized older patients after hip fracture. Design: Prospective cohort …

Learning by Design (LBD) is a project-based inquiry approach for interdisciplinary teaching that uses design contexts to learn skills and conceptual knowledge. Research around the year 2000 showed that LBD students achieved high skill performances but disappointing conceptual learning gains. A series …

Learning from others has been reported as a productive approach for teacher Professional Development (PD) and is seen as a valuable addition to formal PD. Specific insights into whether social learning suits teachers is still lacking. Therefore, the aim of the current study was to develop and apply an …

Hoofdstuk 7 in Handboek Werken in de Wijk. 7.1 Inleiding 7.2 Wie zorgt voor wie in de participatiesamenleving 7.3 Hoe verhouden beroepskrachten en vrijwilligers zich tot elkaar? 7.4 Spanningsvelden tussen professionals en vrijwilligers 7.5 Naar een constructieve samenwerking 7.6 Competenties sociale …

The author reflects on the nature of exit from state-building missions and the challenge of evaluating it. He does this by first discussing the growing importance of evaluation and the conditions required for a proper evaluation as exposed in the professional evaluation literature, He refers here to …

BACKGROUND: When indirect calorimetry is not available, predictive equations are used to estimate resing energy expenditure (REE). There is no consensus about which equation to use in hospitalized patients. The objective of this study is to examine the validity of REE predictive equations for underweight, …

BACKGROUND: In critically ill patients, muscle loss is associated with adverse outcomes. Raw bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) parameters (eg, phase angle [PA] and impedance ratio [IR]) have received attention as potential markers of muscularity, nutrition status, and clinical outcomes. Our objective …

We doen nogal laconiek over de robotisering die op de transportwereld afkomt. Natuurlijk gaat het ons helpen om de verwachte schaarste op de logistieke arbeidsmarkt op te vangen. Maar, ik voorspel dat 9 van de 10 distributiecentra over 10 jaar onbruikbaar leeg staan. Het is tijd om nu de bakens te verzetten …