The intensive care unit(ICU)is a complex setting by nature,and some have described it as bizarre due to its numerous sirens that sound when anything is dangerous,constant activity,equipment,bright lights,and high fata...The intensive care unit(ICU)is a complex setting by nature,and some have described it as bizarre due to its numerous sirens that sound when anything is dangerous,constant activity,equipment,bright lights,and high fatality rate.The demands placed on nurses to care for critically ill patients in this environment frequently prevent nurses and other health‑care professionals from acknowledging the feelings of patient’s relatives or family caregivers,resulting in a hostile environment from the patient’s relative’s perspective.When a patient’s family enters the ICU,they feel that hospital administrators do little to nothing to alleviate their discomfort and fear.Despite research demonstrating the importance of providing a homely environment for patients’families,In Nigeria ICU is still far behind how a conventional ICU environment should be structured to accommodate patient’s relations in the unit.The goal of this study was to look at the patient’s relative’s perspective on providing care for a critically ill patient in an ICU,with a focus on the unit’s complexity and overall experience.Based on the findings of this study,we recommend that hospital administrators ensure that the environment of the upcoming ICU is designed to meet the needs of patient’s relatives by addressing identified environmental concerns,like caring neglect,by providing a friendly and stress‑free environment.展开更多
China is in Africa in a vigorous way,and doing business in several countries like Sudan,Congo DRC,Angola,South Africa,and Nigeria.In the short term,the relationship may appear to be mutually beneficial.This paper seek...China is in Africa in a vigorous way,and doing business in several countries like Sudan,Congo DRC,Angola,South Africa,and Nigeria.In the short term,the relationship may appear to be mutually beneficial.This paper seeks to address the issue of Africa's perspectives on China-Africa Relations and the FOCAC and examine the concept of strategic partnerships,determine the state of China-Africa relations,examines FOCAC and draw conclusion as well as recommendation on possible ways and issues for future engageme...展开更多
Even though the foregoing theories on international relations give different interpretations on this issue,they are actually interactional and overlapping.Also they seem to share more and more common features.With the...Even though the foregoing theories on international relations give different interpretations on this issue,they are actually interactional and overlapping.Also they seem to share more and more common features.With the acceleration of economic globalization since the end of the Cold War,nation states are increasingly interdependent in the energy sector while competition and coordination become the mainstream of international energy politics.Consequently all parties have put growing importance on international energy cooperation and its institutional construction.They believe that energy security should be achieved through international cooperation and coordination,for it is closely linked with sustainable development of economy and society as well as the external political and economic relations of nation states.展开更多
After China＇s entry into ＂ The World Structure,＂ the legal philosophy of China, in its redefinition of ＂China＂ and its survey of ＂China＇s issues,＂ must construct a ＂relational perspective. ＂ From this relati...After China＇s entry into ＂ The World Structure,＂ the legal philosophy of China, in its redefinition of ＂China＂ and its survey of ＂China＇s issues,＂ must construct a ＂relational perspective. ＂ From this relational perspective, ＂The World Structure＂ in an age of globalization presents a dualistic character, and closely related to this is the fact that ＂ The World Structure＂ forces double constraints upon the development of China. Under these double constraints, China＇s issues become ＂synchronic. ＂ This ＂World Structure,＂ with its double constraints, turns out to be the historic condition of the fundamentcd tasks of the legal philosophy of China and it calls for a redefinition of China by the legal philosophy of China via the construction of the ＂relational perspective＂ and the ＂synchronic perspective＂ and at the same time, a ＂Subjective China＂ is to be constructed, upon which China＇s ideal law picture can also be perfected.展开更多
文摘The intensive care unit(ICU)is a complex setting by nature,and some have described it as bizarre due to its numerous sirens that sound when anything is dangerous,constant activity,equipment,bright lights,and high fatality rate.The demands placed on nurses to care for critically ill patients in this environment frequently prevent nurses and other health‑care professionals from acknowledging the feelings of patient’s relatives or family caregivers,resulting in a hostile environment from the patient’s relative’s perspective.When a patient’s family enters the ICU,they feel that hospital administrators do little to nothing to alleviate their discomfort and fear.Despite research demonstrating the importance of providing a homely environment for patients’families,In Nigeria ICU is still far behind how a conventional ICU environment should be structured to accommodate patient’s relations in the unit.The goal of this study was to look at the patient’s relative’s perspective on providing care for a critically ill patient in an ICU,with a focus on the unit’s complexity and overall experience.Based on the findings of this study,we recommend that hospital administrators ensure that the environment of the upcoming ICU is designed to meet the needs of patient’s relatives by addressing identified environmental concerns,like caring neglect,by providing a friendly and stress‑free environment.
文摘China is in Africa in a vigorous way,and doing business in several countries like Sudan,Congo DRC,Angola,South Africa,and Nigeria.In the short term,the relationship may appear to be mutually beneficial.This paper seeks to address the issue of Africa's perspectives on China-Africa Relations and the FOCAC and examine the concept of strategic partnerships,determine the state of China-Africa relations,examines FOCAC and draw conclusion as well as recommendation on possible ways and issues for future engageme...
文摘Even though the foregoing theories on international relations give different interpretations on this issue,they are actually interactional and overlapping.Also they seem to share more and more common features.With the acceleration of economic globalization since the end of the Cold War,nation states are increasingly interdependent in the energy sector while competition and coordination become the mainstream of international energy politics.Consequently all parties have put growing importance on international energy cooperation and its institutional construction.They believe that energy security should be achieved through international cooperation and coordination,for it is closely linked with sustainable development of economy and society as well as the external political and economic relations of nation states.
文摘After China＇s entry into ＂ The World Structure,＂ the legal philosophy of China, in its redefinition of ＂China＂ and its survey of ＂China＇s issues,＂ must construct a ＂relational perspective. ＂ From this relational perspective, ＂The World Structure＂ in an age of globalization presents a dualistic character, and closely related to this is the fact that ＂ The World Structure＂ forces double constraints upon the development of China. Under these double constraints, China＇s issues become ＂synchronic. ＂ This ＂World Structure,＂ with its double constraints, turns out to be the historic condition of the fundamentcd tasks of the legal philosophy of China and it calls for a redefinition of China by the legal philosophy of China via the construction of the ＂relational perspective＂ and the ＂synchronic perspective＂ and at the same time, a ＂Subjective China＂ is to be constructed, upon which China＇s ideal law picture can also be perfected.
