Tanya Nasir fraudulently secured a neonatal unit nurse manager role and was jailed
Clinical
<p>This article provides an overview of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in women. It considers cardiovascular risk, investigations and treatment.
This article, the first in a series of articles relating to clinical skills in nursing, outlines the procedure of capillary blood gl
This series of articles has been developed with the intention of increasing nurses’ awareness of ethics and ethical decision-making
<p>Nursing faces new opportunities and challenges as part of the government’s initiative to introduce Payment by Results.
<p>In England, Scotland and Wales legislation has facilitated the process of procuring an abortion to the point at which, in 2007, it appears to have been effectively assi
<p>Aim To evaluate the effectiveness and safety of restraint and breakaway in a 16-bed psychiatric intensive care unit.</p> <p>Method Analysis of specifically
<p>The legal status of euthanasia is frequently deliberated.
<p>This article describes how the authors helped practitioners to develop their action planning skills in conjunction with a practice development strategy in an acute hosp
This article describes how the authors helped practitioners to develop their action planning skills in conjunction with a practice d
<p>Euthanasia is a highly emotive and contentious subject, giving rise to a great deal of debate.
<p>This article aims to promote evidence-based practice in glove use and infection control.
<p>This article discusses ethical aspects of ‘terminal sedation’ in relation to end-of-life care.
This article offers definitions and descriptions of adverse drug reactions and the associated burden of treatment. Nurse-led patient monitoring may be one way to minimise the problems attributed to well-known adverse drug reactions.
This article discusses ethical aspects of ‘terminal sedation’ in relation to end-of-life care. An examination of the literature reveals there are different definitions and explanations of terminal sedation.
<p> Aim To explore and identify precedent factors that may influence nursing students’ oral hygiene practice in hospitalised patients, by using an adaptation of the Precede Model.</p> <p> Method A quantitative approach with a descriptive design was adopted in this pilot study.
<p>Patients with critical illness or severe trauma may feel fear, anxiety and powerlessness, which can lead to aggressive behaviour. This article examines factors that contribute to patient aggression in acute care areas and identifies how these incidents can be minimised.</p>
<p>Decisions about withdrawing and withholding treatment are common in health care. During almost every encounter between health professionals and patients a decision needs to be made about treatment options.
Aim To explore and identify precedent factors that may influence nursing students’ oral hygiene practice in hospitalised patients, by using an adaptation of the Precede Model.
