A man living with cancer died after being given multiple overdoses of morphine
Clinical
<p>Quality of life is a difficult concept to describe.
<p>Continuing professional development (CPD) for learning disability nurses is well
<p>It is only relatively recently that mental health and mental illness have entered
<p>People with a learning disability have a number of needs which are likely to brin
<p>In the past, many parents with learning disabilities had their offspring taken in
<p>How much should carers know about the signs of Alzheimer’s disease in people with
<p>Health practitioners who work in the field of learning disabilities are familiar
<p>Bowel problems can be common in people with learning disabilities.
<p>I have recently returned from a visit to Poland where I visited the Catholic Univ
<p>The Valuing People White Paper (Department of Health 2001) reinforces evidence th
<p>In recent years a considerable amount has been written about Alzheimer’s disease
<p>This article offers some initial thoughts on the role of the health facilitator,
<p>Earlier this year Jim Ellis (not his real name) had all his teeth extracted. After the procedure his face was so swollen and his discomfort so acute that care staff in his residential service found it hard to know how to comfort him.</p>
<p>An important aspect of every nurse’s role is to improve the quality of his or her practice and personal development. Clinical supervision is increasingly becoming recognised as a powerful way of achieving these aims.
<p>Epilepsy is a condition that can adversely affect a person’s physical, psychological, social and educational development. It can also have wide-ranging effects on the person’s life at home and day-time activity.
<p>Adolescence is a difficult time for every young person, with many changes and upheavals to deal with. Indeed, the Mental Health Foundation’s Bright Futures report identified that one young person in five has a mental health problem at any one time (MHF 1999).
<p>Shortly after I joined the UKCC (nursing’s regulatory body) last year, I took a call from a nurse who was enquiring about the covert use of medication.
<p/> <p>As people age, natural changes occur in the skin that put older people at risk of poor or compromised skin health.</p>
