Health visitors in south Wales are striking after NHS employer ignored job evaluation appeal
Clinical
Recent changes to prescribing regulations mean that nurse independent prescribers and supplementary prescribers are now able to pres
<p>This article examines trends in sexually transmitted infections in the UK. Screening, treatment and education of adults and adolescents are discussed.
<p>This article provides a background to current practice in pre-operative assessment (POA) and outlines a POA lead nurse role that was successfully introduced in two acut
The fifth and final article in the series on patients with dementia in acute care examines challenging behaviour.
<p>The government’s modernisation agenda is challenging traditional practice by introducing new roles and concepts to meet the increasing healthcare needs of the older pop
<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>This is the fourth article in a series of five on dementia. Pain experienced by people with dementia is often poorly managed.
<p>This is the third article in a series of five focusing on the needs of patients with dementia.
<p>This article explores the management of surgical cavity wounds.
<p>Patients may experience a recurrence of leg ulceration if they do not wear prescribed compression hosiery when ulcers have healed.
<p>This article examines reliability and validity as ways to demonstrate the rigour and trustworthiness of quantitative and qualitative research.
<p>This is the second article in a series of five on dementia. It aims to enhance nurses’ understanding of dehydration in patients with dementia.
<p>This article discusses the problems associated with alcohol misuse, including increased mortality and morbidity.
<p>This article describes what nurses need to know about setting up a cardiovascular clinic in primary care. The author provides practical advice from personal experience of running such a clinic.
<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-iliac joints.
<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. The efficacy of various treatments is inconclusive.
