Clinical skills, human touch

Moisture-associated skin damage: use of a skin protectant containing manuka honey

Moisture-associated skin damage is a common problem in healthcare settings, where the skin is exposed to moisture for a prolonged period of time. This describes any damage to the skin due to moisture...

Urinalysis using a test strip

There are various methods of urine collection, including:.

Care after death

When carrying out the procedure nurses need to be aware of the religious and cultural observations and preferences of the patient and family. Wherever possible, nurses should have discussed any...

Monitoring temperature

A patient's temperature should always be recorded when conducting vital signs monitoring checks (Bickley, 2016). The assessment of temperature as an initial clinical examination allows practitioners...

The impact of brief lifestyle self-management education for the control of seizures

Self-management is understood to be the ability to manage one's health status by using problem solving, resource utilisation, resilience and an ability to take action on one's behalf (Lorig and...

Models of leadership and their implications for nursing practice

VTL is a hierarchical leadership model that describes an individual leader who, through various influences and mechanisms, elevates himself or herself and followers towards self-actualisation (Pearce...

The experience of preparing for and transitioning to registered practice

This research was designed to improve understanding of the student's experiences and expectations of the final placements of nurse training with the aim of helping to better support the transition to...

Has anyone seen the student? Creating a welcoming practice environment for students

Timely notification of a student being allocated to a placement is essential so the clinical area can prepare for their arrival. Once the name and year of study of the student are known, who will...

Using seminars as a teaching method in undergraduate nurse education

A key element of the learning unit is that students understand the 6Cs incorporated into PCP. These 6Cs are the values on which nursing care is based: care; communication; courage; competence;...

Education provision for patients following a spinal cord injury

The aim of this study was to explore patient and healthcare staff views about the information and education currently provided to people with a spinal cord injury at the LSCIC..

A review of compliance with pain assessments within a UK ICU

The literature review was conducted using Liverpool John Moores University's Discover More search tool, which was used to search a range of academic journals relevant to pain assessment in the...