Evaluating mindfulness training for medical and PhD nursing students

Engaging in mindfulness techniques may positively impact the psychological wellbeing of students undertaking clinical training. This is of vital importance to ensure optimum learning, and prepare them...

Florence Nightingale Foundation: what next?

‘Many nurses feel unable to contribute to decisions affecting care delivery and the quality of the patient experience’.

Policies and strategies to prevent patient falls in hospital

Falls among older adults is a global phenomenon. The World Health Organization (WHO) (2018) suggests that falls are the second leading cause of accidental death; there are 646 000 annual fatalities,...

Running to stand still with patient safety in the NHS?

‘Professional and/or geographic isolation. Weak leadership. Interpersonal, and sometimes inter-professional, conflict. Failures in communication. A reluctance to listen to patients, families and...

From staff nurse to nurse consultant: Survival Guide part 2: Surviving as a student

There are a number of stress points when starting a nursing degree. The orientation to university life and the possible move to a new part of the country, leaving family and friends behind, can be...

To sleep, perchance?

‘Planning sleep and using sleep in a careful and controlled way to improve the level of care that you are delivering is really important. But there is this blanket cultural idea that we don't pay...

A multicentre, observational evaluation of the product characteristics of two absorbent foam dressings

The skin or integumentary system is the largest organ in the body and comprises intricate and complex tissue that acts as a protective barrier between internal organs and the external environment....

The importance of skin cleansing in wound care

Evidence-based practice is a central tenet of the NHS and cost-effectiveness, value for money and quality assurance are key measures of this in practice (Department of Health, 2016). The number of...

Medicinal honey in clinical practice: viable alternative or useful adjunct in wound care management?

The decreasing effectiveness of antimicrobials is a significant problem for the clinical management of many conditions, including the treatment of wounds. It is therefore unsurprising that the...

Tackling the information overload in healthcare

Compression therapy for chronic oedema and venous leg ulcers: AndoFlex TLC Calamine

Treatment of VLU and chronic oedema should be preceded by a thorough assessment leading to an accurate diagnosis of the underlying pathophysiology and identification of any contraindications to...

The voice of wounded people: appreciating the life lived