Clinical

<p>Older people make extensive use of emergency departments, yet there is evidence that optimum care is difficult to provide for those with complex health and social probl

21 Jul 2010

<p>Aim To adapt and promote a relevant track and trigger system based on modified early warning systems (MEWS) for use in rural community hospitals in Powys, Wales.</p&

14 Jul 2010

<p>This article examines the issues that influence patients’ concordance with leg ulcer treatment regimens and the effect this may have on quality of life.

14 Jul 2010

<p>Mental health and tissue viability are not usually associated with each other, yet people with mental health problems may be more susceptible to developing wounds, part

14 Jul 2010

<p>This article describes the implementation of a Welsh Assembly Government policy to improve customer service and provide an opportunity for relatives to seek further inf

07 Jul 2010

<p>The pursuit of greater efficiency in modern day surgery has led to the adoption and development of many new and extended nursing roles.

07 Jul 2010

<p>This article, the last in a five-part series, examines the education opportunities and career pathways available to nurses who work in the criminal justice system.

30 Jun 2010

<p>This article considers the key professional responsibilities nurse and midwife prescribers are expected to fulfil to protect those in their care.

30 Jun 2010

<p>This article aims to raise nurse preservers’ awareness of the factors that influence patients’ medicine-taking behaviour.

30 Jun 2010

<p>This article, the fourth in a five-part series, explores the management of long-term conditions in the prison population, as well as patient-centred approaches to care

23 Jun 2010

<p>In the last two decades, there has been a significant change in the technology of clinical thermometry.

23 Jun 2010

<p>This article, the third in a five-part series, explores the difficulties that nurses experience when dealing with an offender who becomes acutely ill within the prison

16 Jun 2010

<p>This article explores the main theories of grief and bereavement. It is important that nurses have a good knowledge and understanding of the processes and stages involved so that they can support individuals who are bereaved.

16 Jun 2010

<p>This article, the second in a five-part series, explores leadership skills for nurses working in the criminal justice system to effect change in service provision. The article discusses different leadership styles and distinguishes management from leadership.

09 Jun 2010

<p>Aim To explore the extent to which nurses are willing to challenge doctors’ practice in everyday situations in an acute NHS hospital.</p> <p>Method Qualitative data were collected using in-depth interviews with 12 nurses in an acute NHS hospital in England.</p> <p&gt

09 Jun 2010

<p>This article, the first in a five-part series, examines offender health care as a specialty. It explores the role of the nurse and the developments that have occurred over the last ten years in this field.

02 Jun 2010

<p>This article summarises the needs of people with learning disabilities in the police station, courts and prisons.

26 May 2010

<p>Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a devastating disease that has a considerable effect on quality of life and eventually leads to right heart failure.

26 May 2010

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