Scores on all of the items were examined to identify areas of specific
knowledge deficits. On 13 items, less than two-thirds of the respondents gave correct answers.
Knowledge deficit of home management of PICC line and administration of intravenous anti-viral medications.
Pain, potential for infection, and
knowledge deficit were the nursing diagnoses most often related to the operative experience; however, anxiety, potential for injury, impaired skin integrity, and the potential for impaired skin integrity were also frequently reported.
Brian Whitaker, author and journalist, went as far as to claim in his book "What is really wrong with the Middle East" that the "
knowledge deficit" goes back to the way children are taught in school and raised at home.
This starts with educating and reducing their
knowledge deficit.
The second issue is that of the
knowledge deficit. In the first 200 years of Islam, Muslim scholars focused more on metaphysics.
Unlike the public, however, Congress' policymaking responsibilities make its
knowledge deficit harmful to the country, hindering progress on policy, leaving the nation disadvantaged in the global competition for technological supremacy, and possibly creating unanticipated consequences for citizens.
At present, there is an acute
knowledge deficit of deep sea, in particular, an adequate understanding of complex deep ocean ecosystem including its biodiversity, its spatial and temporal variations, ecology, biology, physics and chemistry which needs to be improved.
Knowledge deficit among educated women suggests apparent lack of knowledge and awareness among the masses.24 Half of the respondents (54.3%) reported monthly family income of more than PKR 50,000 per month (USD 477.12).
However, the same nurses demonstrated a
knowledge deficit in relation to the effectiveness of non-pharmacologic interventions and the risk of respiratory depression in children with the use of opioids (Van Hulle Vincent, 2005).
It is this continuing
knowledge deficit, rather than an overbearing Chinese presence, which is preventing Africans from accessing AGOA privileges, she argues.
To combat these challenges and the
knowledge deficit, Collinson encourages plan sponsors and advisers to emphasize meeting the needs of Gen Xers in specific life phases.