RCN says flat rate does not ‘accurately reflect the level of responsibility expected of staff’
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<p>This article describes what nurses need to know about setting up a cardiovascular clinic in primary care.
<p>This article is the first in a series of five focusing on the needs of patients with dementia. The number of people with dementia accessing acute care is rising.
<p>This article provides an overview of ankylosing spondylitis, a chronic condition characterised by abnormal ossification and ankylosis affecting the spine and sacro-ilia
<p>Black and minority ethnic young people are increasingly attracted to nursing.
<p>This article aims to help health practitioners to identify plantar warts, and to provide information on available treatments.
<p>This information on best practice is based on a systematic review (Hodgkinson et al 2006) conducted by the Australian Centre for Evidence Based Aged Care, formerly a co
<p>Aim To record post-registration community nurses’ perceptions of the impact of work-based learning on the quality of patient care.</p> <p>Method Ten nurses
<p>The four basic techniques of medical imaging are X-ray, ultrasound, magnetic resonance and radionuclide.
<p>This article examines factors that contribute to nurses failing to report incidents of violence and aggression in the clinical area and it develops the information publ
<p>The risk of cross-transmission of infection for patients in intensive care is substantial.
<p>Abdominal pain has many causes, from simple to complex presentations. Patients with abdominal pain may have a number of physiological and psychological needs.
<p>This article presents the findings of two studies undertaken during 2002 and 2003 that aimed to explore a range of professional issues facing research nurses.
<p>This article examines critical practice and its underlying principles: analysis, action and reflexivity. Critical analysis involves the examination of knowledge that underpins practice.
<p>This information on best practice is based on a systematic review (Callaghan et al 2005) conducted by the Institute Nurses' Network (Telethon Institute of Child Health Research), Western Australian community and child health nurses and the Western Australian Centre for Evidence Base
<p>Abdominal pain has many causes, from simple to complex presentations. Patients with abdominal pain may have a number of physiological and psychological needs. Nurses have a key role to play in patient assessment, history taking and management.</p>
<p>Current policy and initiatives to reduce healthcare-associated infections (HCAIs) are outlined and discussed. Approaches to the effective control and prevention of HCAIs include surveillance, evidence-based infection control practice and responsible antibiotic prescribing.</p>
<p>This article describes the experience of staff in one acute hospital in Northern Ireland who adapted the Liverpool Care Pathway (LCP) for the dying patient to suit their organisation. It focuses on one patient’s journey, from diagnosis to terminal care.
<p>Healthcare-associated infection (HCAI) is recognised as a major and increasing problem to health (Scottish Executive 2002a). National strategies are being considered to address the problem.
