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Clinical
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An essential component of clinical governance is clinical effectiveness, which is achieved through evidence-based practice.
<p>Background Health care In national and International settings Is undergoing extensive change.
<p>Diphtheria and tetanus have been brought under control in many areas of the world through mass immunisation programmes.
<p>In 2001 the government launched Essence of Care (DoH 2001), a resource pack providing a tool to help Improve the quality of patient care.
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This article examines the benefits of larval therapy through reflection and analysis of one patient’s experiences with this wound tr
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It is generally accepted that pressure ulcers adversely affect the quality of life of many patients, but there is little data to sub
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Background The authors set out to evaluate the effects on sick children of neonatal environments, handling and infant
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Patients at Grampian University Hospitals NHS Trust undergoing elective orthopaedic surgery were traditionally admitted two days bef
<p>A qualitative case study is a potentially valuable approach to conducting investigations aimed at understanding the complexity of care situations.
<p>Involvement of service users Is a key element of the government’s plans for the NHS.
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Aim To determine the effects on sexual function of improved pelvic floor muscle function and improvements in urinary i
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This article focuses on the resurgence of practice-based teaching in nurse education highlighted in the publications Making
Aim To determine the continuing professional development (CPD) needs of nurse prescribers.
Background The dental health of children in the UK has improved in the past 30 years, but tooth decay can still be a problem in children under five, especially those from deprived areas.
Aim To provide and evaluate a nurse-led mobile health service aimed at the farming community in rural North Lancashire.
There is growing consensus that healthcare assistants (HCAs) need access to professional development, education and support. The authors describe a short course designed to educate and support HCAs working with cancer patients.
Aim This research was designed to evaluate innovative roles underpinning successful nurse-led services in nursing and midwifery in Scotland.
Low morale among nurses is often attributed to specific issues of pay or staffing levels. However, in this article, Christopher Littlejohn argues that nursing models and theories account for the disillusionment at the heart of modern nursing.
