RCN says flat rate does not ‘accurately reflect the level of responsibility expected of staff’
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This article discusses ethical aspects of ‘terminal sedation’ in relation to end-of-life care.
<p> Aim To explore and identify precedent factors that may influence nursing students’ oral hygiene practice in hospitalised patients, by using an adaptation of the Preced
<p>Patients with critical illness or severe trauma may feel fear, anxiety and powerlessness, which can lead to aggressive behaviour.
<p>Decisions about withdrawing and withholding treatment are common in health care.
Aim To explore and identify precedent factors that may influence nursing students’ oral hygiene practice in hospitalised patients, by using an
<p>Aim To determine the predominant learning style preferences of undergraduate nursing students.</p> <p>Method A demographic questionnaire and Honey and Mumfo
<p>Ethics is concerned with ‘right and wrong’, although agreeing what is ‘right’ can be challenging.
<p>Surgical site infection (SSI) following caesarean section is a common cause of morbidity, with socioeconomic consequences for the woman and her family.
<p>Recent research into chronic and non-healing wounds has helped increase our knowledge and understanding of the destructive processes that occur in wounds.
<p>Erectile dysfunction is caused by physiological, psychological and sociocultural influences.
<p>This article highlights the risks associated with the use of injectable medicines and the incidents that affect patient safety.
<p>Aim To explore the experience and views of diabetes nurse specialists when they converted patients with type 2 diabetes to insulin therapy.</p> <p>Method An
Delirium is a common and under-reported problem in older adults. It can have a negative effect on patient outcomes and nurses often fail to identify it.
Delirium is a common and under-reported problem in older adults. A lack of consensus over the terminology used to describe delirium may contribute to its underdiagnosis, and a number of predisposing factors are linked to it.
This article provides an overview of acute urinary retention (AUR), which can cause patients severe pain and distress. It examines potential causes and risk factors.
<p>There are a wide variety of causes of stroke and as many different forms of presentation, depending on the area of the brain affected. This article describes how different types of stroke present and outlines the likely outcome for patients for each type.</p>
<p>With the expansion of nurse prescribing to include the whole British National Formulary, it is essential that all prescribing nurses can accurately calculate and check medication doses. A more uniform approach to professional education for nurse prescribers is needed.
<p>This article discusses the possible conflicts of interest in offering cervical screening to Orthodox Jewish women. Women in this community are at lower risk of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia than the general population and may object to screening because of religious reasons.
