RCN says flat rate does not ‘accurately reflect the level of responsibility expected of staff’
Clinical
<p>Changes in health service provision have created a shortage of practice placements for pre-registration nursing students on acute hospital wards.
<p>In response to reports of fragmentation in care, treatment delays and concern over the safety of patients receiving blood transfusion support, a collaborative project b
<p>The Nursing and Midwifery Council recommends that pre-registration nurse education programme providers involve lay people in the student selection process.
<p>Aim To inform the implementation phase of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) review of pre-registration nursing by documenting the change priorities as perceived b
<p>This article describes the physiological changes that take place during anaphylaxis, explores the ABCDE (airway, breathing, circulation, disability, exposure) approach
<p>Older people make extensive use of emergency departments, yet there is evidence that optimum care is difficult to provide for those with complex health and social probl
<p>Aim To adapt and promote a relevant track and trigger system based on modified early warning systems (MEWS) for use in rural community hospitals in Powys, Wales.</p&
<p>This article examines the issues that influence patients’ concordance with leg ulcer treatment regimens and the effect this may have on quality of life.
<p>Mental health and tissue viability are not usually associated with each other, yet people with mental health problems may be more susceptible to developing wounds, part
<p>This article describes the implementation of a Welsh Assembly Government policy to improve customer service and provide an opportunity for relatives to seek further inf
<p>The pursuit of greater efficiency in modern day surgery has led to the adoption and development of many new and extended nursing roles.
<p>This article, the last in a five-part series, examines the education opportunities and career pathways available to nurses who work in the criminal justice system.
<p>This article considers the key professional responsibilities nurse and midwife prescribers are expected to fulfil to protect those in their care. While many of the principles have been constant since the introduction of nurse prescribing, a number of recent changes need consideration.
<p>This article aims to raise nurse preservers’ awareness of the factors that influence patients’ medicine-taking behaviour. It highlights guidance on communication principles that should inform consultations with patients.
<p>This article, the fourth in a five-part series, explores the management of long-term conditions in the prison population, as well as patient-centred approaches to care and the challenges this may present.
<p>In the last two decades, there has been a significant change in the technology of clinical thermometry. Mercury-in-glass thermometers have been replaced with electronic devices that offer faster readings with minimal inconvenience to the patient.
<p>This article, the third in a five-part series, explores the difficulties that nurses experience when dealing with an offender who becomes acutely ill within the prison setting.
<p>This article explores the main theories of grief and bereavement. It is important that nurses have a good knowledge and understanding of the processes and stages involved so that they can support individuals who are bereaved.
