IV nurses have embraced innovation in the pandemic

Development of an educational program using ultrasonography in vascular access for nurse practitioner students

The purpose of this quasiexperimental study was to analyze NP students' knowledge of ultrasound-guided PIVC placement after the implementation of an educational simulation course. The study was...

Maximising the opportunity of a self-administration outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy pathway

The study set out to assess the impact of expansion of the authors' OPAT service on the number of hospital beds available for further utilisation (bed days) and clinical efficacy and, in particular,...

The patient experience of peripheral intravenous therapy: development of a patient survey, initial findings, and next steps

“I had a horrible experience with everyone trying to access a vein. It took 6 nurses approximately 20 tries to locate a vein! It was awful! My arm was sooo very bruised and sore. I went from one...

Personal protective equipment: knowledge of the guidance

This novel study, to our knowledge the first to be described within the literature, served to assess awareness, confidence levels and knowledge of current PPE and AGP guidance among UK nursing staff..

Fighting TB in underserved populations: homeless communities

This story began with a prolonged hospital admission for Pete, a 58-year-old polite man who was a rough sleeper. He became homeless after losing his job. Pete was suffering from TB, which had damaged...

Introducing advanced level practice and the scope of developing new roles

According to HEE (2017), advanced clinical practice is delivered by experienced, registered health and care practitioners. HEE (2017) defines it as ‘a level of practice characterised by a high degree...

The development of advanced clinical practice roles in the UK

‘Advanced clinical practice is delivered by experienced, registered health and care practitioners. It is a level of practice characterised by a high degree of autonomy and complex decision making....

The importance and meaning of prayer rituals at the end of life

A ritual is the undertaking of specific activities or behaviours that express symbolic, often culturally influenced, meaning, whereby specific thoughts and feelings are experienced individually, or as...

A soft silicone foam dressing that aids healing and comfort in oncology care

Wounds in patients undergoing cancer treatment often produce moderate to high volumes of exudate..

Preventing and managing device-related pressure ulcers in oncology

‘A DRPU involves interaction with a device or object that is in direct or indirect contact with skin, or implanted under the skin, causing focal and localised forces that deform the localised and...

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