Tanya Nasir fraudulently secured a neonatal unit nurse manager role and was jailed
Clinical
Recent changes to prescribing regulations mean that nurse independent prescribers and supplementary prescribers are now able to pres
<p>This article examines trends in sexually transmitted infections in the UK. Screening, treatment and education of adults and adolescents are discussed.
<p>This article provides a background to current practice in pre-operative assessment (POA) and outlines a POA lead nurse role that was successfully introduced in two acut
The fifth and final article in the series on patients with dementia in acute care examines challenging behaviour.
<p>The government’s modernisation agenda is challenging traditional practice by introducing new roles and concepts to meet the increasing healthcare needs of the older pop
<p>This article provides an overview of ankylosing spondylitis, a chronic condition characterised by abnormal ossification and ankylosis affecting the spine and sacro-ilia
<p>This is the fourth article in a series of five on dementia. Pain experienced by people with dementia is often poorly managed.
<p>This is the third article in a series of five focusing on the needs of patients with dementia.
<p>This article explores the management of surgical cavity wounds.
<p>Patients may experience a recurrence of leg ulceration if they do not wear prescribed compression hosiery when ulcers have healed.
<p>This article examines reliability and validity as ways to demonstrate the rigour and trustworthiness of quantitative and qualitative research.
<p>This is the second article in a series of five on dementia. It aims to enhance nurses’ understanding of dehydration in patients with dementia.
<p>This article discusses the problems associated with alcohol misuse, including increased mortality and morbidity.
<p>This article describes what nurses need to know about setting up a cardiovascular clinic in primary care. The author provides practical advice from personal experience of running such a clinic.
<p>This article is the first in a series of five focusing on the needs of patients with dementia. The number of people with dementia accessing acute care is rising.
<p>This article provides an overview of ankylosing spondylitis, a chronic condition characterised by abnormal ossification and ankylosis affecting the spine and sacro-iliac joints.
<p>Black and minority ethnic young people are increasingly attracted to nursing.
<p>This article aims to help health practitioners to identify plantar warts, and to provide information on available treatments. The efficacy of various treatments is inconclusive.
