A man living with cancer died after being given multiple overdoses of morphine
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<p>‘Challenging behaviour’ is not a recognisable condition with a single method of c
<p>This article discusses different types of pneumothorax and aspects of management,
<p>The surgical day case unit (SDCU) at Burnley General Hospital recently piloted a
<p>Large numbers of the population have diagnosed or undiagnosed diabetes.
<p>This article describes some of the barriers to professional development and discu
<p>Student nurses on a pre-registration diploma Project 2000 course were poorly moti
<p>This article challenges the common practice of boosting the syringe driver as a m
<p>In the context of the National Primary Care Facilitation Programme, the Sainsbury
<p>This research study illustrates nurses’ concern about spiritual care and the auth
<p>This study of staff in an NHS trust tests two established models of occupational
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The prevention of pressure sores by frequent r
Unlike organ donation, which enjoys a worthy public profile, tissue transplantation remains relatively unheard of. Here, the authors argue that nurses should promote the value of tissue donation, not only to patients but to colleagues as well.
<p>In last week’s Nursing Standard (Callaghan 1998) we reported the findings of a study into the effectiveness of plastic aprons in preventing contamination of nurses’ uniforms.
<p>This article is based on work into the sexual health needs of people with learning disabilities, carried out by a working group of the RCN Family Planning Forum.
<p>This study examined the hypothesis that the wearing of plastic aprons during direct patient contact would reduce significantly the number of bacteria carried on nurses’ uniforms, and therefore reduce the probability of the transmission of nosocomial infections.
<p>The author was appointed to create a ‘pre-admission clerking system’ in an orthopaedic department. The management objective was to reduce the numbers of patients whose surgery was cancelled.
<p>The grounded theory approach to research appears to be well suited to providing nurses with understanding of social behaviours so that they can enhance patient care.
