A man living with cancer died after being given multiple overdoses of morphine
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A government campaign aimed at stopping viole
<p>Aim The RCN Clinical Leadership Development Programme was set up in 1995 and soug
<p>Nurse prescribing has been a bone of contention for the past decade.
<p>ASTHMA AFFECTS approximately 3.4 million people in the UK (NAC 2000a) and has a s
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Aim The RCN Clinical Leadership Development Programme wa
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The level of nurse-to-patient staffing ratios
In the absence of much literature about funga
Tissue viability nursing has expanded and dev
Aim To highlight the concerns that students and practiti
<p>ASTHMA IS a common condition, reportedly affecting as many as one in five school-
Aim To highlight the concerns that students and practitioners might have about the process of assessment of their nursing practice, and to suggest an alternative method.
In this article the author examines the purpose of discussing relationships and sexuality at initial patient assessment. Issues such as confidentiality, referral to specialist services and, most importantly, the benefit to the patient are discussed.
Nursing, in common with all healthcare disciplines, has had to respond to major developments in the wider context of health care.
<p>DURING INFORMAL conversations with nurses on a transitional care unit at a local hospital, it became apparent that although there was space on nursing assessment forms for 'biography', they were unclear how or why this should be used.
Aim Patients are known to have difficulty assimilating information about diagnosis and treatment given verbally during consultations with healthcare professionals. Written information in the form of leaflets is often used to reinforce the message.
This article describes the creation of a collaborative care plan in a paediatric day surgery unit. The process of developing and using this document encourages collaborative care delivery and improves relationships between healthcare workers.
