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<p> Aim To understand how women with Parkinson’s disease (PD) experience and cope with menstruation, associated gynaecological problems and adjustments to womanhood.</p
<p>Three wards of different sizes and with a mixture of full-time and part-time staff, qualified and unqualified, took part in a self-rostering trial lasting a total of si
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Aim To identify the prevalence of drug misuse (illicit, over-the-counter and prescribed) by patients at Bristol Royal Infirmary, an inner-city
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With greater emphasis on primary care and nurses being encouraged to play a key role in its delivery, the author argues in this arti
<p>Allergic rhinitis, including hay fever, can have a major effect on patients’ quality of life.
<p>Aim The aims of this project were to implement guidance that sought to involve carers of older people in decision-making processes, and to promote practice development
<p>This article discusses the factors that influence or induce domestic violence, and why men who experience domestic violence decline to report or admit to a problem with
<p>Background Sexuality and sexual health are issues that have been neglected in nursing practice and in the literature.
<p>Of the many people who experience a stroke each year, a significant proportion experience urinary incontinence as a consequence.
<p>Aim To consider the relevance and potential role of patient reflection in their overall healthcare experience.</p> <p>Method In-depth, unstructured, qualita
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Background The author carried out a literature review of post-operative pain management in day surgery units.
<p>Background Audits of clinical practice are regularly carried out in healthcare settings (NHSE 1996).
<p>Reflective and lifelong learning are integral components of professional practice.
<p>Background Adolescence is recognised as a time of risk-taking behaviour, yet it is also a crucial time for laying down the foundations for future health. This literature review examines current adolescent healthcare provision in the community, particularly general practice.
Most of the popular press and professional journal coverage associated with Agenda for Change (DoH 1999a) has tended to focus on the terms and conditions of service.
<p>Most of the popular press and professional journal coverage associated with Agenda for Change (DoH 1999a) has tended to focus on the terms and conditions of service.
<p>This article provides an overview of and rationale for wound bed preparation.
<p>Background Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), a disorder of no proven cause, is characterised by extended periods of extreme, debilitating fatigue and related symptoms. This article discusses this distressing disorder and identifies the needs of those who have it.
