Clinical

<p>Sepsis is associated with a high incidence of mortality and morbidity, however with appropriate strategies for monitoring and early targeted intervention mortality rate

11 Aug 2009

<p>The issue of whether patients should always be told the truth regarding their diagnosis and prognosis has afforded much debate in healthcare literature.

05 Aug 2009

<p>Infections caused by Gram-negative bacteria such as Pseudomonas, Klebsiella, Proteus and Acinetobacter have been a major problem in healthcare settings for many years.

05 Aug 2009

<p>When writing at degree level, nurses need to demonstrate an understanding of evidence by summarising its key elements and comparing and contrasting authors’ views.

04 Aug 2009

<p>In recent years there has been a considerable shift in UK health policy towards developing an NHS that places a real emphasis on the promotion of health.

04 Aug 2009

When writing at degree level, nurses need to demonstrate an understanding of evidence by summarising its key elements and comparing

29 Jul 2009

<p>Nurses have a key role in ensuring that patients receive the right blood at the right time.

29 Jul 2009

<p>This article explores the issues involved when undertaking immunisations during a travel health consultation.

28 Jul 2009

<p>This article outlines the taught learning disability component in the common foundation programme provided at one school of nursing in a large university.

22 Jul 2009

<p>In part one of this article, the concepts of an injury threshold were explained and it was shown that the Reswick and Rogers pressure-time curve is inaccurate at the ex

22 Jul 2009

<p>This article provides an overview of meningitis and meningococcal septicaemia, which can have devastating effects.

21 Jul 2009

<p>This article explores the development and provision of a framework for supporting mentors working in community settings.

15 Jul 2009

<p>Wound-related pain can cause significant distress and may lead to reduced quality of life. This article provides an overview of the management and treatment of pain in patients with chronic wounds.

15 Jul 2009

<p>Pressure ulcers are one of the most potentially devastating complications in individuals confined to a bed or a wheelchair for an extended period.

15 Jul 2009

<p>NHS Blackburn with Darwen Provider Services Unit has adopted an innovative team approach to improve patient access to its community matron service. This article reviews the national picture and local development of the community matrons role.</p>

14 Jul 2009

<p>Aim To explore occupational stressors, the lived experience of stress and the meaning of this experience for staff working in acute mental health care.</p> <p>Method The study adopted a hermeneutic phenomenological approach to ascertain the lived experience of stress among ei

07 Jul 2009

NHS Blackburn with Darwen Provider Services Unit has adopted an innovative team approach to improve patient access to its community matron service. This article reviews the national picture and local development of the community matrons role.

07 Jul 2009

<p>Head injury is a common occurrence that often leads to raised intracranial pressure (ICP).

07 Jul 2009

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