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The construction of high technology electronic artificial cardiac pacemaker and its application by the medical science has changed the way and the prognosis of the diseases of the cardiac conducting system. Nursing presence is essential in care of the patient with a cardiac pacemaker. In the operating theatre the nurse creates the most ideal environment and assists at the application of the artificial pacemaker; in the ward she observes with watchful glance for prevention of complications providing individual and holistic nursing care, and helps the patient and his family with rehabilitation and adaptation to his new way of life. In addition, the nurse teaches the patient how to observe the function of his pacemaker, and emphasizes the importance of keeping the doctor's orders and regularly visiting the outpatients cardiac pacemakers control department to check his pacemaker.

Factors that lead to false measurement and reading of blood pressure (BP) are described and rationalised. Such factors are: inappropriate equipment, false position of the client during measurement of the BP and his relation to the equipment that is used, wrong position of the nurse during the procedure, techniques used as well as other factors which may influence BP.

The role of the nurse in the Pediatric-Oncology Unit is determinant. The nurse is the connecting ring between the family, who faces the tragedy, and the hospital. Cancer is a disease which threatens the life of the child more than any other illness nowadays. The experiences and the feelings of these specialized nurses depend on the phase of the disease which reflects the overall prognosis of the child. The nurse therefore, is obliged to face all the special problems which are related to the disease itself and to the needs of each child. These problems have to be solved by the nurse at the time of diagnosis, during the remission of the disease, while in relapse, when off therapy as well as close to death. Knowledge, patience, affection, sensitivity are all qualities which make the nurse "sine qua non" in the team which takes care of children with cancer.

The nursing process, in the area of mental health nursing, is a philosophy and a scientific method of holistic and personalized nursing care. It includes four main nursing theories: the holistic theory, the theory of human needs, the general systems theory and the interpersonal theory. Nursing diagnosis, the crucial part of the first stage of the process, is especially discussed with emphasis on the criteria of its appropriateness, the dimensions of the patient to be assessed and the already available psychiatric nursing diagnoses system as a frame of reference.

As far back as history goes alcoholism is known to have caused various problems: psychological, pathological and social. Theories regarding their causes are many and they vary in each case. In Cyprus, a special detoxification programme is being used, in which the nurse's role is very important. Special importance is accorded to the withdrawal symptoms in the nursing assessment and nursing care.

World Health Organization, contributing to the International Nurses Day proposes that mental health should be taught as a special subject, parallel to the subjects of psychiatry and psychiatric nursing. Mental health is a dynamic process though one can not ignore the role of heredity to it. Research has shown that sex, nationality, social status and occupation do influence mental health to a great extend. The first formative years of life, family relations, school experiences and the events of life are decisive factors for the mental health state, of an individual. Alcoholism and drug addiction form a permanent threat on mental health in the context of community mental health and psychiatric care. There can be certain interventions in the field of prevention: (a) early interventions, (b) help to people to overcome stressful situations, (c) help to people in the old age, (d) policy making to face alcoholism and drug addiction. The role of community psychiatric nurse, in the prevention of mental disease is very important. The reorientation of our educational programmes according to the directions given by the World Health Organization will enable us to meet our challenge and new role in 1992.

The nurse lives and works everyday at the bedside of the suffering, the invalid and the terminal patients. His main goal and mission to prevent, alleviate and cure human pain can be better fulfilled by the holistic individualized nursing care of each patient as a unique biopsychosocial and spiritual human being.