Health visitors in south Wales set to strike after NHS employer ignores job evaluation appeal
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Genital warts are a common sexually transmitted infection that is particularly prevalent in young people.
Although rehabilitation literature frequently refers to recovery as the ultimate goal of therapeutic interventions, what recovery actually means is not clea
Prostate cancer is linked to the male sex hormone testosterone.
Service user involvement is now recognised as an integral component of nurse education.
Acne is a skin condition that affects people of all ages, although it is most common in adolescents.
This article aims to explore the psychological aspects of cancer care from the time of diagnosis to treatment cessation.
Prescribing in prison is challenging because of environmental constraints, drug-seeking behaviour and the potential for drug trafficking.
Stress is an inherent and arguably essential aspect of the nurse’s role, with ongoing challenges associated with providing care for patients and their famil
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This article describes the REED (record, evidence, enquire, discuss) model of handover.
The authors developed a model of clinical nurse management based on the concept of managed care.
Aim To evaluate nurses’ and ward managers’ experience of the Nurse Foundation Programme (NFP), with a view to improving future programmes.
Providing nursing care and support to individuals and families with genetic/genomic healthcare needs
This is the final article in a series looking at how nurses can develop confidence and competence in genetics and genomics health care.
The advanced clinical practitioner role in emergency departments in the UK has developed in an ad hoc manner, without a national framework of registration requirements.
This is the eighth article in a series looking at how nurses can develop competence in genetics and genomics health care.
Informal carers have a pivotal role in caring for patients who have had a stroke. Research has shown that informal carers have unmet information, psychological and social needs.
This is the seventh article in a series examining how nurses can develop confidence and competence in genetics and genomics health care. This article focuses on identifying the nurse’s awareness of genetic and genomic issues and the effect this has on his or her practice.
Bell’s palsy (idiopathic facial paralysis) is the most common cause of acute unilateral facial nerve paralysis. Although it is usually a self-limiting condition, it can be distressing for the patient.
Fibromyalgia is a common condition characterised by widespread musculoskeletal pain, muscle stiffness, unrefreshed sleep and fatigue. The condition is associated with several physical and psychological manifestations, including irritable bowel syndrome and anxiety.
