A man living with cancer died after being given multiple overdoses of morphine
Clinical
<p>Healthcare delivery is associated with various risks and it is unlikely that thes
<p>The measurement and management of cholesterol levels are essential to reduce the
<p>Aim Nurses should be able to demonstrate the effectiveness of their practice.
Aim Nurses should be able to demonstrate the effectivene
<p>Healthy Respect is a Scottish Executive funded National Health Demonstration Proj
<p>The ability to carry out a neurovascular assessment on a patient’s limb is an imp
<p>This article explores the management of skeletal pin sites focusing on the resear
<p>Antimicrobial resistance is a major public health threat that no country is exemp
<p>As part of Nursing Standard’s clinical skills series, this article presents an ov
<p>Hepatitis C is a chronic viral infection, which can progress to cirrhosis, liver
<p>This article reviews the physiological principles underlying the use of the pulmo
<p>As part of Nursing Standards clinical skills series, this article discusses how t
<p>Results from a national comparative audit of bedside transfusion practice show that patients in the UK are at risk of misidentification and poor monitoring when undergoing a blood transfusion.
<p>This article, the fourth in a series of articles relating to clinical skills in nursing, outlines the procedure of urethral meatal cleansing. This involves cleansing the area around the urethra and is usually undertaken before insertion of a urinary catheter.</p>
<p>This article describes the management of patients with eczema and emphasises how to assess the skin and prescribe treatments appropriately.</p>
<p>The development of a new inpatient hospice unit provided a valuable opportunity to consider ways in which nursing care is defined and documented. Three values which the authors felt should underpin nursing practice in the service were identified.
<p>This article, part of Nursing Standard’s clinical skills series, describes the process of inserting a nasogastric tube in adults for enteral feeding.
<p>This article describes how staff working in a genitourinary medicine (GUM) department improved its service for patients. The article outlines an action research project which focused on asking patients to complete a satisfaction questionnaire.
