Continuous improvement

Ludwig's angina: a multidisciplinary concern

Mr Jones (a pseudonym has been used), a 46-year-old male, entered the out-of-hours streaming area of the local emergency department (ED), presenting with a 3-day history of general lethargy and fever,...

Older adults' views on their person-centred care needs in a long-term care setting in Ireland

The aim of this study was to explore the perspectives of Irish residents in a long-term care setting about the person-centred climate of the setting..

Benign acute childhood myositis: importance of early recognition

A previously healthy 10-year-old boy presented to the paediatric assessment unit (PAU) with a 4-day history of bilateral leg pain, which was progressively worsening. There was no change reported in...

Compression in older people

The natural ageing process results in dry, fragile, and thinner skin. This is compounded by the skin changes associated with lower leg problems, eg hyperkeratosis, papillomatosis, ulceration, and...

Leaders in health for everyone

I am so proud to represent the nursing profession every day and I want to take the opportunity on International Nurses Day to thank all nurses working across England. The day is about recognising the...

Recovery facilities in a tertiary level hospital in Lusaka, Zambia

The theatre suite has eight theatres, which provide a wide range of procedures in minor and major surgical specialties. These include orthopaedic, general, ear, nose and throat (ENT), plastic surgery...

Global citizens

The theme for this year's International Nurses Day is ‘Nurses: a voice to lead—health for all’. This is a great opportunity for nurses around the world to pause and reflect, and to celebrate the...

Nursing means putting the patient first, wherever we are in the world

Time perspective and associated factors in Brazilians living with HIV

The sociodemographic, clinical and behavioural characteristics of the participants are presented in Table 1. A total of 281 people living with HIV, ranging in age from 18 to 72 years (mean = 41.1...

Strategies to overcome the public's fear of vaccinations

It is important to stress that public fear of immunisation is as old as the history of vaccination itself. Since Edward Jenner's groundbreaking work in 1796 using lymph from cowpox blisters to...

Suicide prevention and patient safety

The World Health Organization (WHO) (2019) has stated that close to 800 000 people die due to suicide every year, which translates to one person dying every 40 seconds. For each adult who died by...