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Clinical
<p>You can tell it is the season of goodwill – with drama, excitement and some light relief in the hospital soaps.</p>
<p>There is increasing recognition that health professionals should engage in continuing professional development and lifelong learning.
<p> Abstract Aim To explore how post-anaesthetic care (PAC) nurses perceive their role, acknowledging the activities that they undertake routinely in their practice.</p
<p>Ulcerative colitis is a relapsing chronic disease that has an unpredictable course. A relapse in the condition requires timely intervention and expert monitoring.
There is increasing recognition that health professionals should engage in continuing professional development and lifelong learning
Aim To explore how post-anaesthetic care (PAC) nurses perceive their role, acknowledging the activities that they undertake routinely in their
<p>Myths have developed surrounding the law and ethical principles in end of life care, which can make care provision at the end of life complex and fraught with potential
<p>Aim To explore what first-year nursing students believe to be the preferred characteristics of common foundation programme biomedical science lecturers, and to investig
<p>This article looks at the value of cystatin C in assessing renal function in older people.
<p>Aim To explore patients’ and nurses’ views on their experience of nursing care in mixed-sex bays.</p> <p>Method Using a descriptive exploratory method, tape
<p>This article describes how to interpret the single-lead electrocardiogram (ECG).
<p>Many people who are terminally ill would prefer to die at home.
<p>This article aims to increase knowledge and understanding of aortic valve stenosis to support the treatment options available for older patients in the acute setting.
<p>Registered nurses may fear that offering first aid will expose them to legal action and emotional stress.
<p>Aim To identify and explore the manual handling risks for patients and caregivers using bariatric patient pathways in health and social care.</p> <p>Method A mixed methodological approach, including focus groups and questionnaires, was used in this study.
<p>This article explores the problem of wound-related pain. It provides an overview of the different types of pain associated with wounds, discusses approaches to pain assessment and considers a range of strategies that may be used to minimise wound-related pain.</p>
<p>This article, the seventh in a series of eight, covers a range of issues that nurses may come across when providing first aid treatment to people with disabilities or those with cultural backgrounds different from their own.
<p>The incidence of pressure ulcers in the community and in acute settings is a concern for patients and healthcare professionals. The high cost to healthcare services of treating individuals with pressure ulcers means prevention is much cheaper than cure.
