Health visitors in south Wales set to strike after NHS employer ignores job evaluation appeal
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<p>Aim To evaluate clinical competence assessment in pre-registration BSc nursing programmes in one geographical area in the Republic of Ireland.</p> <p>Method
<p>This article provides an overview of the care of patients following liver transplantation.
<p>In response to a shortage of clinical practice placements for pre-registration nurses and midwives, nursing faculties have been examining alternative ways to support st
<p>In this article I reflect on my role as a respiratory nurse specialist caring for a patient newly diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
<p>Nurses play an important role in promoting good health in patients.
<p>This article examines the use of the intraosseous route for obtaining vascular access in adults.
<p>Alterations in diet are an important component of the lifestyle changes recommended to reduce blood pressure in patients with hypertension.
<p>People with learning disabilities can have negative experiences in hospitals.
<p>Part one of this article, published last week, examined the issues associated with injecting drug use and the overall management of patients presenting with injection d
<p>For nursing students approaching the end of their training, securing a job, possibly within the NHS, is the next step in their career.
<p>Hypoglycaemia has many possible causes, although similar symptoms in each case can make diagnosis of the cause complex.
<p>Part one of this article focuses on the types of injection-related wounds that may occur in the intravenous (IV) drug user.
<p>This article describes wound management using polyhexamethylene biguanide dressings in two patients experiencing multiple comorbidities.
<p>This article examines three key aspects of the enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) initiative: improving pre-operative care, reducing the physical stress of surgery and increasing comfort after surgery.
<p>This article discusses the reasons why wounds in people with diabetes take longer to heal and are more susceptible to complications. The physiology of the wound healing process, and how this is affected by diabetes, is outlined.
<p>An increased requirement for vascular access to deliver therapies and treatments means that nurses need to have the knowledge and skills to insert vascular access devices (VADs) and care for patients with these devices in situ.
<p>The healthcare sector is increasing its use of information management and technology (IM&T) and e-health.
<p>This article provides an overview of dysmenorrhoea – pain during menstruation – and the use of acupuncture to manage this common gynaecological problem. Severe dysmenorrhoea can be distressing, adversely affecting social and occupational activities.
