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<p>Sepsis is associated with a high incidence of mortality and morbidity, however with appropriate strategies for monitoring and early targeted intervention mortality rate
<p>The issue of whether patients should always be told the truth regarding their diagnosis and prognosis has afforded much debate in healthcare literature.
<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.
<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.
<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.
When writing at degree level, nurses need to demonstrate an understanding of evidence by summarising its key elements and comparing
<p>Nurses have a key role in ensuring that patients receive the right blood at the right time.
<p>This article explores the issues involved when undertaking immunisations during a travel health consultation.
<p>This article outlines the taught learning disability component in the common foundation programme provided at one school of nursing in a large university.
<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
<p>This article provides an overview of meningitis and meningococcal septicaemia, which can have devastating effects.
<p>This article explores the development and provision of a framework for supporting mentors working in community settings.
<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.
<p>Pressure ulcers are one of the most potentially devastating complications in individuals confined to a bed or a wheelchair for an extended period.
<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>
<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
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>Head injury is a common occurrence that often leads to raised intracranial pressure (ICP).
