Clinical

<p>This study explored levels of satisfaction by comparing cardiac patients’ initial expectations of care with their perceptions following treatment.

21 Jan 1998

<p>Modern clinical practice means that the provision of food and drink to patients in hospital is a complex process involving a wide range of staff.

14 Jan 1998

<p>This article considers the many problems of peripheral intravenous cannuiation, ways to minimise these and the benefits to patient and hospital when this task is perfor

14 Jan 1998

<p>This article discusses issues related to empowerment and how nurses can use these concepts to support people with learning disabilities in the community.</p>

14 Jan 1998

<p>This paper is a slightly expanded and re-styled version of the presentation given at the conference ‘Effectively managing information to enhance patient care: the first

14 Jan 1998

<p>This article provides an introduction to the measurement of quality of life or subjective health status.

14 Jan 1998
07 Jan 1998

<p>In this article, the authors report on a face-to-face survey of members of the public regarding the role of psychiatric nurses.

07 Jan 1998

<p>The purpose of childhood vision screening is the early detection and treatment of ophthalmic disorders and surveillance for visual defects throughout childhood.

17 Dec 1997

<p>This second of two articles describes how a professional organisation responded to external developments and tried to co-ordinate its nursing professions’ response to r

10 Dec 1997

<p>This review examines some of the current literature available on the treatment and causes of pyrexia.

03 Dec 1997

<p>The first of two articles describes how a professional organisation responded to external developments and tried to co-ordinate its research and development (R&amp;

03 Dec 1997

<p>Most discussion in the literature about the menopause and hormone replacement therapy (HRT) centres on the biomedical model of health. Seedhouse (1986), Aggleton (1990) and others agree that this is the model on which health care in the developed world is based.

26 Nov 1997

<p>Nursing care rarely ceases following a patient’s death. The project described in this article concerns the quality of nursing care delivered to patients following their death.

12 Nov 1997

<p>In this study, the authors tested the hypothesis that residents requiring nursing care rather than residential care in a dual registered nursing and residential home would experience increased levels of confusion and agitation as the evening drew in.

05 Nov 1997

<p>The use of bed rails is frequently debated by nurses and other healthcare professionals, particularly in relation to patient restraint and injuries associated with their use.

29 Oct 1997

<p>In the second of two articles, the authors report on an evaluation of a minor injuries clinic run by nurse practitioners. The first article was published last week.</p>

22 Oct 1997

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