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Clinical
<p>Reading the learning zone article on taking a patient history encouraged me to reflect on this core clinical skill.
<p>Mobilisation is one of the activities of living. The term locomotor system refers to those body tissues and organs responsible for movement.
<p>Supervising student practitioners remains an important part of the work of registered nurses, midwives and specialist community practitioners.
<p>After reading the learning zone article, I have a better understanding of the triage processes used to ensure patients are prioritised correctly.</p>
<p>In the UK, voluntary organisations such as the British Red Cross and St John Ambulance have been advocating the compulsory inclusion of first aid education in the schoo
<p>The implementation of structured diabetes education for children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes has gained momentum in the past few years.
<p>As a nursing student, I understand that the profession involves many skills that are essential for safe and effective patient care.
<p>This article, which forms part of the life sciences series, examines the sensory systems of the body. Sensory organs may be categorised as general or special.
<p>Maintaining patient dignity is an important aspect of nursing care.
<p>The learning zone article on frailty was thought provoking.
<p>The number of people receiving systemic anti-cancer treatment and presenting at emergency departments with treatment-related problems is rising.
<p>Telemonitoring involves remotely monitoring patients’ vital signs.
<p>As a nurse practitioner working in a GP surgery, I often encounter patients who complain of feeling ‘tired all the time’. On listening to patients, it becomes evident why excessive fatigue has occurred in some cases.
<p>This article, which forms part of the life sciences series, examines the anatomy and physiology of skin, also termed the integumentary system. Skin is composed of two main layers, the epidermis and dermis.
<p>This article examines the concept of clinical supervision in nursing and considers how it is defined. It reviews the evidence supporting clinical supervision and discusses whether the introduction of clinical supervision may have been an example of a nursing ‘fashion’ or ‘fad’.
<p>As a staff nurse working in a community anticoagulation team, my role involves obtaining capillary blood samples as part of a near-patient testing programme.</p>
This article describes the development, implementation and outcomes of Flying Start NHS ® , a web-based learning programme developed by NHS Education for Scotland (NES) for newly qualified nurses, midwives and allied health professionals.
Burns are a common injury in the UK. Most burns are limited in size and depth and are therefore suitable for management in the community.
