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<p>Background Nurses are employed in large numbers throughout health care.
<p>This article discusses some of the challenges and opportunities arising from the development and implementation of an innovative work-based open and distance learning p
<p>Aim To evaluate the use of a tool for pain assessment in cognitively impaired adults.</p> <p>Method A multi-dimensional tool was implemented and evaluated i
<p>The early diagnosis programme at Rossendale Hospice is a specially designed service to cater for the needs of patients with a recent diagnosis of cancer.
<p>In recent years stroke has been recognised as a national clinical, research and policy priority.
<p>People with cognitive impairment are often unable to inform others of their pain.
<p>Maintaining lifelong learning in health care with its diversity and pressure on resources requires creative solutions to meet the needs of learners and organisations.
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Maintaining lifelong learning in health care with its diversity and pressure on resources requires creative solutions to meet the ne
<p>Aim The aim of this study was to explore the views of one group of healthcare professionals on the importance of cultural awareness in healthcare practice.</p> &l
<p>Aim To investigate the meaning of hope, identify strategies that terminally ill patients use in maintaining and fostering hope during the final stage of life, explore c
<p>This article provides an overview of diabetic ketoacidosis, a life-threatening complication of diabetes mellitus.
<p>Rapidly expanding knowledge has led to changing approaches to eaching, learning and assessing.
Rapidly expanding knowledge has led to changing approaches to teaching, learning and assessing. The emphasis is on student-centred approaches that encourage lifelong learning skills. One such approach to learning is concept mapping.
<p>This article examines the use of rectal irrigation for the symptomatic relief of functional bowel disorders in certain groups of patients. The authors undertook a study of 80 patients and conclude that it is a valuable treatment for some patients.</p>
<p>Background Helicobacter pylori may have major implications for patients’ wellbeing and future health. If a patient is found to be H. pylori positive it is important that the infection is eradicated because of the risk of associated peptic ulcers and gastric cancers.
<p>This article describes the process to formally accredit existing in-house education courses in a continuing professional development (CPD) framework. The partnership was between two Lothian NHS organisations and a higher education institution (HEI).
<p>Patient safety is currently an international priority in health care, as it is widely accepted that the quality of healthcare provision, in terms of reducing errors and other forms of unnecessary patient harm, needs to be improved significantly.
<p>This article emphasises the need for the development of a therapeutic relationship between nurse and patient in day surgery settings.
