Clinical

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E-portfolio

Nurses are required to maintain their fitness to practise through continuing professional development activities, and must demonstrate this by maintaining a

24 Jan 2018
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Home blood pressure testing

The concept of health stewardship and responsibility for self, marks a shift from adopting a paternalistic approach to care, with decision-making the main r

17 Jan 2018
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End-of-life care
A nursing student on their frustration at being unable to alter the direction of treatment
17 Jan 2018

The conflicting tasks of treating or managing disease and preparing patients and their families for the end of life are well document

11 Jan 2018
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Co-facilitation

Partnership working with service users and carers is an integral aspect of healthcare practice and education.

10 Jan 2018

Partnership working with service users and carers is an integral aspect of healthcare practice and education.

05 Jan 2018

The concept of health stewardship and responsibility for self, marks a shift from adopting a paternalistic approach to care, with dec

23 Dec 2017
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Duty of care

Duty of care is a fundamental aspect of nursing, and many nurses consider this to be an important part of their professional duties as a nurse.

13 Dec 2017
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Acute iritis

Red eye is a common ocular presentation in primary care, and there are several challenges that healthcare practitioners may encounter when caring for such p

06 Dec 2017
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Advanced nurse practice regulation

The NHS in the UK is under increasing pressure as a result of financial and recruitment issues, as well as an ageing population.

29 Nov 2017
How to care for patients who are undergoing weaning from mechanical ventilation
22 Nov 2017

Effective management of the deteriorating patient requires early recognition of the signs of deterioration, timely review and appropriate interventions. However, this does not always occur.

15 Nov 2017

Patients with chronic oedema and ‘wet legs’ are frequently seen in the community setting, with research indicating that more than half of community nurses’ caseloads are patients with chronic oedema.

08 Nov 2017

The hub and spoke model is one approach to nursing students’ practice learning, which involves a base practice placement (hub), from which the student’s learning is complemented by additional activities (spokes).

25 Oct 2017

Aim To explore the views, perceptions and experiences of older people with dementia of person-centred care, and how these might affect practice.

18 Oct 2017

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