RCN says flat rate does not ‘accurately reflect the level of responsibility expected of staff’
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<p>This article, the second in a five-part series, explores leadership skills for nurses working in the criminal justice system to effect change in service provision.
<p>Aim To explore the extent to which nurses are willing to challenge doctors’ practice in everyday situations in an acute NHS hospital.</p> <p>Method Qualitat
<p>This article, the first in a five-part series, examines offender health care as a specialty.
<p>This article summarises the needs of people with learning disabilities in the police station, courts and prisons.
<p>Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a devastating disease that has a considerable effect on quality of life and eventually leads to right heart failure.
<p>This article explores the potential benefits of, or problems associated with, the insertion of a feeding tube to commence enteral nutrition.
This article explores the potential benefits of, or problems associated with, the insertion of a feeding tube to commence enteral nu
<p>Maintaining good oral hygiene in patients who have had a stroke is an essential part of care.
<p>As a group of senior cancer nurses, the UK Oncology Nursing Society (UKONS) Board welcomes the recommendations from the National Chemotherapy Advisory Group report, bel
As a group of senior cancer nurses, the UK Oncology Nursing Society (UKONS) Board welcomes the recommendations from the National Che
<p>Alopecia areata or hair loss occurs in one in 1,000 people.
<p>Coeliac disease is an autoimmune inflammatory disease of the small intestine precipitated by ingestion of gluten in genetically susceptible individuals.
<p>Nursing shortages are an international issue and are particularly evident in perioperative care, critical care and emergency services.
<p>Aim To compare the performance of two groups of pre-registration nursing students exposed to two different methods of simulation as a teaching strategy, with the aim of providing an evidence base to assist in the selection of appropriate teaching methods, and to inform resource allocatio
<p>The key to passing an objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) is adequate preparation and practice. Nursing or midwifery students need to prepare themselves to demonstrate a range of clinical skills and related clinical and theoretical knowledge.
<p>Aim To compare patient experiences of the breast cancer nursing service before a clinical nurse specialist (CNS) was established in post and then one year after her appointment.</p> <p>Method A questionnaire was handed out to 50 patients over a six-week period in May 2007 (pr
<p> Aim To identify Maltese nurses’ perceptions of medication errors, including factors that may contribute to errors, barriers to reporting them and possible preventive measures.</p> <p> Method Between December 2004 and January 2005 a survey was conducted of nurses (n=43) worki
Aim To identify Maltese nurses’ perceptions of medication errors, including factors that may contribute to errors, barriers to reporting them and possible preventive measures.
