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Nurses play a key role in the care of patients presenting with poisoning.
Vitamin D deficiency is a global health problem.
There are many common skin infections that may affect children at any time.
This article explores whether there are adverse surgical outcomes for patients who experience hypothermia in the peri-operative period.
The principles of moist wound healing have become widely accepted since the seminal work of George Winter in the 1960s.
Patients with major burns require specialist care in burn centres, taking into account the complex systemic response to a burn injury, avoidance of complica
This article explores the commonly held belief that nurses are to blame for the high rate of medication administration errors in health care.
Maintaining skin integrity in people with incontinence is challenging.
Aim To review the quality and consistency of urodynamic traces collected as part of the Bladder Ultrasound Study (BUS).
Aim To measure clinical bedside practice and promote best practice for the administration of blood.
The presentation of patients with abdominal pain is a common occurrence in emergency departments.
This article examines the prevalence, symptoms, risk factors, management and prevention of hypoglycaemia in adults.
It is useful for healthcare professionals to be able to identify the leadership styles and theories relevant to their nursing practice.
The administration of medicines to patients with dysphagia presents substantial challenges to patient safety. Within stroke services, where up to half of patients may experience dysphagia, ensuring safe medication management is particularly challenging.
Aim To identify women’s experience of receiving information about polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), and develop an information booklet.
This article considers the concept of emotional intelligence and how it can be used in the recruitment and development of nursing students. The links between emotional intelligence and the qualities of compassion and caring are examined.
While nursing handovers are predominantly used in ward settings, this essential form of communication is also used by community mental health teams to promote continuity of care.
Hepatitis resulting from viral infection is common worldwide and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality.
