Tanya Nasir fraudulently secured a neonatal unit nurse manager role and was jailed
Clinical
This article discusses poverty in the UK and its relevance to nurses.
Central venous pressure measurement is often associated with intensive and critical care settings.
Dry skin (xerosis) is a common problem, and ranges from mild dryness through to severe dryness and skin breakdown.
A considerable amount of elective surgery can now be undertaken on a day-case or short-stay basis–23-hour or 72-hour stay.
This article discusses basic stoma care in relation to management of the pouch change procedure in a ward-based setting immediately
Aim To compare the satisfaction levels of patients and carers with a community night nursing service.
This is the second of two articles on smoking cessation.
Shift work is a requirement of nursing and essential to provide patients with optimum levels of continuous care.
This article updates nurses on the laws governing cardiopulmonary resuscitation in relation to patients who have capacity at the tim
This article focuses on the national recommendations for brief interventions in smoking cessation advice and discusses how these gui
This article summarises current knowledge about avian (H5N1) and pandemic influenza and highlights recommendations for healthcare wo
There is a high prevalence of dysfunctional breathing among patients diagnosed with asthma, so it is important that health professio
A healthy body weight on conception and adequate weight gain during pregnancy are important to ensure that mother and baby remain well. A low maternal weight and poor pregnancy weight gain can have detrimental implications for the mother and baby.
The Mental Capacity Act 2005 is concerned with decisions that are made on behalf of adults who lack the capacity to make those decisions for themselves. It has profound implications for decision making in end-of-life care.
Custodial environments have traditionally been overlooked as centres of learning for students from all health and social care backgrounds.
This article reviews current practice in relation to extubation and the relative merits of the available techniques.
Healthcare-associated infection (HCAI), also known as nosocomial infection, is one of the main causes of adverse events in the neonate.
The aim of this article is to reinforce good practice in insertion and removal techniques for peripheral intravenous cannulation. The article is intended as a practical guide.
