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<p>This article discusses the key issues involved in setting up and running an effective nurse-led cardiology clinic.
The aim of this article, the fourth of seven in this series, is to discuss the reporting of patient safety incidents, including near
This article discusses the key issues involved in setting up and running an effective nurse-led cardiology clinic.
<p>Aim To investigate whether national vocational qualifications (NVQs) have the potential to improve the quality of care for vulnerable older people.</p> <p>M
<p>The aim of this article, the third in this series on the Seven Steps to Patient Safety (National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA) 2004), is to explore how risk management c
<p>Aim To identify smoking prevalence and behaviour in clients who are human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive and to enrol those wanting to stop smoking in a smoking
<p>The shadowing scheme supports nursing students in learning how to manage and identify the characteristics of good leadership.
<p>This is the second in a series of seven articles on the National Patient Safety Agency’s Seven Steps to Patient Safety (NPSA 2004a).
<p>The ability to describe and analyse published literature on a topic and develop discussion and argument is central to evidence-based patient care.
<p>This is the first article in a series of seven based on the Seven Steps to Patient Safety (National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA) 2004a).
<p> Aim To establish whether or not community nurse practitioners</p> <p>were able to achieve a ‘higher level of practice’, as articulated by the</p> <
Aim To establish whether or not community nurse practitioners were able to achieve a ‘higher level of practice’, as articulated by the United K
<p>This article discusses the use of peer education to reduce sexually transmitted infections, including human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, in young people. It describes experiences gained from a peer education project for young people in Uganda.</p>
<p>Prone positioning is a technique used to treat patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Nurses are ideally placed to initiate and manage prone positioning. This article examines the etiology of ARDS and how nurses can identify this condition.
Prone positioning is a technique used to treat patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Nurses are ideally placed to initiate and manage prone positioning.
<p>Aim To determine whether the allocation of single rooms in a large NHS trust hospital was based on clear criteria and whether patient choice was reflected in this practice.</p> <p>Method Structured interviews were conducted with nursing staff and patients.
<p>Part one of this article describes the development of the nurse practitioner role in the UK.
<p>Nurses with a prescribing qualification are now able to prescribe catheters and catheter management products. However, they must use research and best evidence to inform their prescribing decisions.
