A man living with cancer died after being given multiple overdoses of morphine
Clinical
<p>Aim To explore the feasibility of nurses prescribing blood components.</p>
<p>Effective peak flow measurement is useful to assess patients with respiratory con
<p>This article, the first in a series of articles relating to clinical skills in nu
<p>This series of articles has been developed with the intention of increasing nurse
<p>This article provides an overview of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in women.
This article, the first in a series of articl
This series of articles has been developed wi
<p>Nursing faces new opportunities and challenges as part of the government’s initia
<p>In England, Scotland and Wales legislation has facilitated the process of procuri
<p>Aim To evaluate the effectiveness and safety of restraint and breakaway in a 16-b
<p>The legal status of euthanasia is frequently deliberated.
<p>This article describes how the authors helped practitioners to develop their acti
This article describes how the authors helped practitioners to develop their action planning skills in conjunction with a practice development strategy in an acute hospital, using an approach called concept analysis, embellished by a systematic literat
<p>Euthanasia is a highly emotive and contentious subject, giving rise to a great deal of debate. However, despite its frequent exposure in public and professional media, there appears to be a lack of clarity about the concepts and definitions used in the euthanasia debate.
<p>This article aims to promote evidence-based practice in glove use and infection control. Evidence indicates that improvements in infection control practice can reduce the incidence of healthcare-associated infection and exposure to communicable disease among healthcare workers.
<p>This article discusses ethical aspects of ‘terminal sedation’ in relation to end-of-life care. An examination of the literature reveals there are different definitions and explanations of terminal sedation.
This article offers definitions and descriptions of adverse drug reactions and the associated burden of treatment. Nurse-led patient monitoring may be one way to minimise the problems attributed to well-known adverse drug reactions.
This article discusses ethical aspects of ‘terminal sedation’ in relation to end-of-life care. An examination of the literature reveals there are different definitions and explanations of terminal sedation.
