Misplacement of piccs following power-injected CT contrast media

The vascular access team at the authors' trust is managed by the lead vascular access nurse and one clinical nurse specialist. Placement of PICCs is done at the bedside in the wards or at an...

SECUREment bundles to prevent peripheral intravenous catheter failure—the SECURE-PIVC trial: study protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial

The global problem of PIVC failure remains unresolved and requires innovative solutions to reduce the currently high failure rates. This pilot RCT is first in investigating the use of bundled,...

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Supporting the individual to engage with compression therapy

‘What is the difference between those who are reluctant and those who are accepting of their LTC in their lives? .

Nursing people with osteoarthritis

OA is the most prevalent form of arthritis and a leading cause of pain and disability worldwide (NICE, 2014; O'Neill et al, 2018; Vina and Kwoh, 2018). It affected 303 million people globally in 2017...

What nurses need to know about mobile radiography

Mobile X-ray equipment has a higher power output than the discarded portable X-ray equipment in order to perform various radiological examinations, is heavy and needs to be motorised to facilitate...

A healthier way to meet people: the experiences of LGBT people exercising with a peer group

NHS Health Scotland (2019) recommends that most people should aim to do at least 150 minutes of moderate physical activity per week. It highlights that physical inactivity is a leading cause of...

Maximising intercultural learning opportunities: learning with, from and about students from different cultures

Students need to appreciate the importance of intercultural competence development as a means of developing the knowledge, skills and attitudes to work in culturally diverse healthcare settings. Choi...

A ‘safe space’: the benefits of group clinical reflection

In the University College Hospital (UCH) Macmillan Cancer Centre we have introduced a reflective practice group session for our nursing assistants, band 5 and band 6 nurses to enable teams to reflect...

Patient blood management in NHSBT

The initiative aims to develop high-quality transfusion medicine evidence for application in practice. When high-quality evidence is not available, PBM leaders nationally and internationally work with...

Obesity levels and COVID-19: the Government's mission

Few readers would have imagined the utter carnage and chaos that would follow in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic as it swept across Europe in the early months of 2020. In a television broadcast on...