A man living with cancer died after being given multiple overdoses of morphine
Clinical
<p>The notion of caring and revolution do not appear to go comfortably hand in hand
<p>Dermatology care in the UK has been subject to the effects of the healthcare refo
<p> Aims and intended learning outcomes The aim of this article is to improve nurses
<p>In 1995, Rampton Hospital was designated as the national centre for people with l
<p>The UKCC Code of Professional Conduct (1992)requires that nurses ‘act always in a
<p>Pain is one of the most feared consequences ofcancer.
<p>The communication of ideas is fundamental to the development of all professions.
<p>Until 1994, the intensive care unit (ICU) at Hull Royal Infirmary offered no faci
<p>Although lack of documentation means that few departments are able to quantify th
<p>Massage has been considered therapeutic for many thousands of years - indeed, the
<p>This research uses an immediate response questionnaire (IRQ) to measure the gener
<p>Following the NHS reforms, the RCN Gynaecology Nursing Forum expressed concern about changes in the provision of NHS gynaecology services, their impact on the delivery of patient care and on the capacity of staff to respond.
<p>This article reports on a pilot study to evaluate the benefits of providing a telephone follow-up service for patients over 75 years discharged directly from A&E.
<p>The incidence of homosexuality in women has been reported to be from 2 to 12 per cent of the female population (Hall 1978, Olesker and Walsh 1984, Robertson 1992).
<p>As more and more material becomes available on the Web, many nurses and others are understandably confused by the variety of sites, their quality, and how they can evaluate what might be of use to them.
<p>This article presents the findings of a local initiative to develop practice standards for patient handling in a specialist orthopaedic hospital.
<p>When patients are told they have systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) their first reaction is usually one of confusion followed by alarm when they have consulted a textbook.
