Health visitors in south Wales set to strike after NHS employer ignores job evaluation appeal
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This article demonstrates how the use of a reflective model can aid organisation and rationalisation of thoughts that, in turn, resu
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Peripherally inserted central catheters are used for a variety of parenteral therapies.
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Aim The primary aim of this study was to examine the relationship between job satisfaction and self-reported stress levels among nurses working
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This article describes the application of constant comparative analysis, which is one method that can be used to analyse qualitative
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Aim This study offers an overview of the concerns and expectations of newly qualified staff at the beginning of their careers.
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Many nurses in a variety of clinical settings are facing the challenges posed by incorporating evidence-based practice in health car
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It is essential to ensure equity and consistency of clinical learning for student nurses who will inevitably work in a variety of pr
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There is a risk to nurses of contracting hepatitis C through occupational exposure, although in the UK infection is mainly limited t
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Aim To raise clinical governance issues by drawing on a Health Education Authority-sponsored review of the style, form and effect of a smoking
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Aim To examine parents’ personal experiences of a diagnostic clinic for children suspected of having autistic spectrum disorder, and to evaluat
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Background Nurses in general practice are Increasingly managing minor illness.
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Obesity is a major health risk and a common problem among people with mental health problems.
Aim This is the second of two articles that report on work commissioned by the NHS Executive North West, to explore the perceived barriers to healthy eating within the nursing profession.
Aim This article reports on a small survey conducted in one NHS trust to establish the number of people with a learning disability known by staff to have committed, or be alleged to have committed, an offence.
This article highlights findings from three studies into nurse-led inpatient units. The results are not the same in each case, particularly with regard to length of stay, and the authors discuss the possible reasons for this.
Aim The aim of this study commissioned by the NHS Executive North West was to identify the main areas of the nurse’s working environment that prevent healthy eating, to ascertain if nurses have enough nutritional knowledge to make informed choices, and to review
This article describes the development of a person-centred approach to working with older people. The main focus is on developing the ward leader as a key facilitator of practice development work.
Aim To identify the attributes of effective clinical nurse leaders.
Method A grounded theory research approach was adopted, using two research techniques: observation and interview.
