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<p>Background Clinical guidelines have the potential to ensure that a research knowledge base underpins practice.
<p>Background Falls are a serious health concern for older people and an important issue for nurses. Many factors contribute to the causes of falls.
<p>If set up by appropriately trained staff, electronic patient monitoring can aid patient care in general ward areas.
<p>Aim To observe case ascertainment and one-year outcome among patients presenting with deliberate self-harm (DSH) in an urban practice.</p> <p>Method In this
<p>Evidence suggests that omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids play an integral role in cell membrane function and development of the brain and eyes.
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Background Thousands of patients undergo surgical procedures daily.
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Meticulous infection control precautions are required to prevent healthcare-associated infection, with particular attention to hand
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Narrative art inquiry is a new qualitative research methodology.
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Background The UK has the highest rate of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), especially among young people, in western Europe.
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This article describes how one regional breast unit has incorporated the traditional role of the breast care nurse and the developin
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This article reviews the main causes of leg and foot ulcers and provides guidance for the assessment of patients with ulcers.
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This article describes the use of clinical practice benchmarking to identify and improve standards of care in minor wound management
This article discusses the anticipated healing of amputation wounds and highlights potential problems and actions in the pre- and post-amputation phases.
This article describes how an existing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease outreach service, which manages patients at home and attempts to avoid inappropriate hospital admission, could be improved by implementing an early supported discharge scheme
Background The course of heart failure can be unpredictable and uncontrolled symptoms are the main problem.
Nursing finds itself in evolving health and social care systems that will radically change the delivery of care and require new knowledge and ways of knowing. Integrated health and social care teams are becoming the norm.
Healthcare support workers (HCSWs) are at the front line of patient care delivery. It is essential that they are appropriately trained and competent in the skills required to deliver the fundamentals of care.
This article describes how the
