Clinical

Nurses are becoming increasingly involved in collaborative international research teams.

07 Mar 2007

<p>Aim To explore nurses’ attitudes towards, and confidence in, the use of laryngeal mask airway (LMA) and oral Guedel airway (OGA).

07 Mar 2007

<p>At a time when jobs are in jeopardy and budgets for educational courses and study days have been cut, it is tempting for nurses to neglect their professional developmen

28 Feb 2007

A significant proportion of the population lives with chronic illness and nurses are likely to come into contact with these patients

21 Feb 2007

Dietary advice about fluid and fibre for pregnant women is limited in comparison to information on folic acid.

21 Feb 2007

<p>Urinary tract infection (UTI) is a common health problem, so it is important that nurses in all care settings know how to manage patients with this condition effectivel

20 Feb 2007

<p>Aim To explore the lived experience of patients with type 2 diabetes converting to insulin therapy.</p> <p>Method An exploratory qualitative approach was ad

14 Feb 2007

<p>This article outlines the government’s changes to the way that primary and community health services will be commissioned and provided.

14 Feb 2007

<p>An audit of 100 patients’ understanding of preoperative investigations was undertaken at a preoperative assessment unit.

07 Feb 2007

<p>This article appraises contemporary approaches to European student exchange programmes.

07 Feb 2007

<p/> <p>Chronic diarrhoea is a distressing symptom of a number of conditions.

06 Feb 2007

<p>Although managing pain in the acute surgical setting is a priority, there is a dearth of evidence to guide clinicians on how best to approach the discontinuation and tr

31 Jan 2007

<p>This article examines the circumstances in which dilemmas might arise between the need to maintain a patient’s confidentiality and the need to disclose information.

31 Jan 2007

This article describes the development, implementation and evaluation of an audit process–the nursing annual audit review -to improve nursing management systems on wards in a large NHS foundation trust.

24 Jan 2007

This article reviews the origins and background of probiotics. Evidence for the potential mechanisms of probiotics and prebiotics, and their interactions with the gastrointestinal tract and the immune system are discussed.

24 Jan 2007

<p>Aims To determine whether pre-registration nursing students with dyslexia experience specific problems in developing clinical competence, identify what strategies they use and how they may be supported in clinical practice.</p> <p>Method Qualitative case study methodology was

17 Jan 2007

<p>The IDEAS (Iron Deficiency Early Anaemia Services) project is a programme aimed at detecting and offering a system of care for children with iron deficiency anaemia. It is designed and run by health visitors and nurses in an inner-city area of Bradford.

17 Jan 2007

<p>Nurses who encounter a road traffic accident or a person who has collapsed in the community often feel ill-prepared to assist.

16 Jan 2007

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