Health visitors in south Wales set to strike after NHS employer ignores job evaluation appeal
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There are certain risk factors surrounding suprapubic bladder drainage and catheterisation.
Aim Although factors related to inpatient aggression have been extensively studied, there is relatively little specific information about viole
<p>To understand better the ways in which nurses identify their continuing professional development (CPD) needs, the RCN institute commissioned a research project conducte
<p>Nursing is constantly evolving and nurses have always adjusted the scope of their practice to meet changing health needs.
<p> As nurse practitioners become more autonomous and accountable for their clinical work, they often have to make decisions about who would be best able to treat their pa
<p>Although NHS trust managers at Rochdale NHS Trust wanted to improve doctors' working conditions, nurses saw this move as an exciting opportunity to design new nurs
Aim This article describes how a large trust in the north east of England is in the process of developing a unique service for non-emergency pa
For some time, nursing has been based on the structure of the nursing process and nursing models.
The vast majority of homeless people in the UK are male.
<p>SINCE AUGUST 1998 the RCN has been piloting ideas and developments in 18 RCN branches across the UK as part of its modernisation and 'new ways of working'.
In the second of two articles, the authors explore further the use of clinical practice benchmarking.
Most literature on supervision praises its ability to create space for reflection, but seldom explores the disabling effects.
Administration of intra-articular and soft tissue injections for rheumatic disease represents an expansion of the nurse’s role.
<p>RRACTICE development is hard to define, although it might be fair to say that it :onstitutes the D in R&D (McMahon 18).
In the first of two articles, the authors describe how an internal clinical practice benchmarking group was established in Preston to compare and share examples of best practice.
Chaos and complexity theories have implications for nursing practice. Chaotic systems, potentially including health, the NHS and nursing, are governed by rules which should be understood in order to try to predict future behaviour.
With a recognised national shortage of qualified nurses in England, a trust and university joined forces to provide a return-to-nursing course (ENB 902).
<p>THE PROBLEM of nationwide staff shortages is compounded by the under-recruitment of young people to nursing education.
