A man living with cancer died after being given multiple overdoses of morphine
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<p>This article describes what happened in one region of England where 59 nurses who
<p>Nurses have a valuable role to play in screening for dementia and depression in o
IT IS NOW recognised that the patient’s perspe
This week’s National Association of Theatre Nu
Patients undergoing surgery run the added risk
Research into the importance of skin cleansing
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<p>THE NATIONAL Lecturer Practitioner Forum (NLPF), based at the Foundation of Nursi
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Ulceration of the lower extremities is one of the most important medicosocial problems (Skobelkin et al 1990).
<p>Rheumatoid arthritis is rarely seen as a serious public health issue, yet it is the single largest cause of disability in the UK (Badley and Tennant 1993). In this qualitative study patients were interviewed about the physical and social effects of the disease.</p>
Filming people in hospital poses ethical problems for researchers, film-makers and healthcare staff. This article describes the safeguards which need to be put in place to protect patients and those who may be filmed during the course of their work.
I DO NOT BELIEVE that an international language (Clark 1999a) can take account of what nursing is in practical terms. To nurse someone is to enter into a relationship that has personal and social dimensions.
<p>FOR THE government's clinical governance agenda to become a reality, all nurses must be equipped with the skills to appraise critically the quality of research evidence and evaluate the quality of the care they deliver.
<p>A small-scale study carried out by student nurses revealed ward curtains to be a source of contaminants and bacteria, including MRSA. Patients and medical staff can contaminate and be contaminated by bacteria which may be a source of cross-infection.
