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<p>Huntington’s disease (HD) is a degenerative, neurological disorder that has physical, psychological and cognitive effects.
<p>This article provides an overview of stress urinary incontinence (SUI) and current treatments. The role of the specialist nurse is also explored.
<p>Aim To explore approaches to the promotion of evidence-based practice from academic and clinical perspectives by visiting acute stroke units and collaborating centres o
<p>Recruitment to nursing programmes is becoming increasingly difficult.
<p>This information on best practice is based on a systematic review conducted by the Western Australian Centre for Evidence Based Nursing and Midwifery, a collaborating c
<p>This article demonstrates how an action learning approach was used to implement and develop a practice learning team in a clinical setting.
<p>This article demonstrates how the four core standards for the nurse consultant role have been developed and applied in the field of rheumatology.
<p>Aim To explore why individuals contacted a telephone helpline specialising in neurological conditions and their level of satisfaction with the service.</p> <p&
<p>Foot ulceration is a complication that affects a significant proportion of the ever-increasing number of people with diabetes in the UK.
<p>This article provides an overview of the current options for the application of compression therapy and a rationale for appropriate selection.</p>
<p>This article discusses the cardiac care and rehabilitation needs of patients with chronic heart failure (CHF).
<p>This article describes the process of introducing the use of patients’ own drugs, one-stop dispensing and self-medication in a rehabilitation hospital.
Aim To explore third year nursing students’ understanding of the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS).
<p>Aim To evaluate the use of a computer-delivered psycho-education programme which tries to improve patients’ knowledge and understanding of psychosis.</p> <p>Method The study used a qualitative approach to gather opinions from participants (n=10) using semi-structured intervie
<p>A training needs analysis tool was developed to identify nurses’ discharge training needs and to improve discharge practice. The tool includes 49 elements of discharge practice subdivided into four areas: corporate, operational, clinical and nurse-led discharge.
<p>This article discusses some of the issues surrounding dysphagia management for patients with progressive neurological conditions.
<p>This information on best practice is based on a systematic review of research, published by Blackwell Publishing Asia and conducted by the Centre for Evidence-based Nursing South Australia, a collaborating centre of the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI).
<p>Aim To examine the drug calculation skills of nursing students.</p> <p>Method A mathematics test and a structured questionnaire were used to determine level of skill and perceptions related to mathematics.</p> <p>Results The test revealed difficulties in multiplyi
