A man living with cancer died after being given multiple overdoses of morphine
Clinical
Background The course of heart failure can be unpredicta
Healthcare support workers (HCSWs) are at the
Aim To explore the attitudes of multidisciplinary team m
Infectious disease is caused by bacteria, vir
Hip protectors are used in the preventive man
This article describes the impact on mental h
Background Accurate assessments of pain help healthcare
This article reviews the literature on primar
Background The prevention and treatment of post-operativ
The provision of clinical skills facilities in nursing and medical education centres has become more common (Bradley and Postlethwaite 2003, Ker et al 2003,
Aim To establish the level and type of skin problems in people with obesity and the extent to which they sought advice on their problem.
Aim To measure the effect of education on the knowledge of home carers in maintaining faecal continence for people with dementia.
Childhood and teenage pregnancy poses a significant social and health problem in the UK and it has implications for nurses across a wide range of disciplines.
A number of locally organised schemes now exist to help healthcare assistants access programmes leading to qualified nursing status. Although some schemes have been operating for some time, little has been done to evaluate their effectiveness.
This article describes the development of a palliative care outreach service by two nurse practitioners into ten community hospitals.
