Health visitors in south Wales set to strike after NHS employer ignores job evaluation appeal
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<p>In critical care, the most important role of the nurse is establishing feeding - assessing the patient’s nutritional status, encouraging the patient to eat where possib
<p>In the first of two articles, the author reports on research exploring the attitudes towards, and knowledge and experience of, caring for patients with breast cancer of
<p>The Community Oncology Project (COPE) was initiated to investigate home support from a trained oncology nurse at various stages of treatment.
<p>It is now well established that all human physiological processes exhibit rhythmicity.
<p> Aims and intended learning outcomes </p> <p>The aim of this article is to enhance and develop the nurse’s knowledge of the effects of oestrogen deficiency
<p>This article reports a study of the attitudes of NHS management and financial personnel to issues of moving and handling, in particular the use of mechanical aids.
<p>Although caring is not necessarily a negative experience (Dawson 1991, Grant and Nolan 1993), it is undoubtedly stressful (Nolan et al 1990).
<p>The needs of people with a learning disability are not always met due to inequalities in healthcare provision.
<p>The last two years have seen an increase indebate and discussion about the contribution ofnurses to public health.
<p> Aim and intended learning outcomesThe aim of this article is to review the role of the nurse in the immunisation of adults.
<p>This article follows up a previous article on community nurses’ perceived barriers to implementing research (Walsh 1997).
<p>In this article, the author reviews the recommendations for NHS research and development funding being implemented as a result of the Culyer report (1994).
<p>Following an audit on the author’s unit, staff were concerned about catheter infection rates. Nurses from the ward networked with other units and found that they were also concerned about infection and thrombosis, and searching for ways to improve catheter care.
<p>School nurses are often called on to teach sexual health without being given any formal teacher training or support. This article describes a study of the experiences of 50 school nurses.
<p>Respiratory disease is responsible for much acute and chronic ill health with varying degrees of disability. It is the single most common reason why people consult their GP and accounts for a substantial proportion of hospital admissions (DoH 1992).
<p>This article reports the results of a national questionnaire survey of 66 occupational health staff regarding the circumstances of nurse injury. Eight causative factors were identified as either a frequent direct cause or major contributory factor.
<p> Alms and intended learning outcomes </p> <p>The aim of this article is to educate nurses on the physiological, clinical and psychological aspects of sickle cell disease (SCD).
