Health visitors in south Wales set to strike after NHS employer ignores job evaluation appeal
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<p>This article outlines the nursing assessment of urinary incontinence, and describes both conservative management of individuals with incontinence and common pharmacolog
<p>This article, the second in a series of articles on pain, describes the importance of pain assessment.
<p>This article examines infection control issues relating to tuberculosis (TB) in acute and community settings.
<p>Decision making is a fundamental skill required by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) for entry to the nurse register.
<p>PAIN IS A COMPLEX phenomenon.
<p>This article, the first in a series written by pain nurse specialists, provides an overview of the nature, causes and structured management of acute, chronic and neurop
<p>Sexuality is a fundamental aspect of being human.
<p>Many patients admitted to hospital will require a vascular access device (VAD).
<p>This article investigates the factors that have shaped the role and work experiences of ward sisters and charge nurses.
<p>People with learning disabilities have greater health needs than the general population, and annual health checks for this group are advocated.
<p>People with learning disabilities have greater health needs than the general population, and annual health checks for this group are advocated.
<p>The transfusion of components made from human blood carries a small risk to the recipient.
<p>This article discusses needlestick injuries in relation to the prevention of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in the healthcare setting. The article explores the use of oral anticoagulants for the prevention of VTE.
<p>Changes in health service provision have created a shortage of practice placements for pre-registration nursing students on acute hospital wards. However, high quality practice learning opportunities are essential in pre-registration nursing education.
<p>In response to reports of fragmentation in care, treatment delays and concern over the safety of patients receiving blood transfusion support, a collaborative project between NHS Blood and Transplant and the Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service explored the feasibility of nurses a
<p>The Nursing and Midwifery Council recommends that pre-registration nurse education programme providers involve lay people in the student selection process.
<p>Aim To inform the implementation phase of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) review of pre-registration nursing by documenting the change priorities as perceived by a group of mental health students.</p> <p>Method The sample comprised 34 students from one pre-registratio
<p>This article describes the physiological changes that take place during anaphylaxis, explores the ABCDE (airway, breathing, circulation, disability, exposure) approach to patient assessment and discusses the pharmacological interventions required to treat anaphylaxis effectively.</p&g
