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Interprofessional education: promoting collaboration

Health professionals practise in increasingly complex environments that demand a thorough understanding of the roles and responsibilities of other professionals, as well as an ability to collaborate...

Assessment and examination of the respiratory system

A skilled ACP has the potential to make a significant contribution to several fundamental outcomes: patient satisfaction, patient concordance with prescribed therapies/interventions, overall...

Feasibility of implementing a remote system for lymphoedema conservative therapy: a case study

The case study illustrates how a remote system was used to provide conservative lymphoedema therapy that included patient education and self-management. The specialist was a certified lymphoedema...

Improving healthcare transition for young people with cancer: factors fundamental to the quality improvement journey

The QI project aimed to establish pathways and processes that facilitated the successful transition of young people with cancer from children's into adults' healthcare services, thereby promoting...

Nursing students' engagement in online learning

Student engagement is a term used to describe the degree of interest and enthusiasm that students show in the pursuit of learning, and the principle that learning improves when students are engaged...

Supporting students to return to study following course interruption (SuTuRe)

The aims of this study were to examine the reasons why pre-registration student nurses interrupt their studies and consider ways to enable them to return and succeed in completing the course..

Manifestos for a safer NHS

A fundamental question I also ask when considering election manifestos is how much control governments have over NHS patient safety culture development. Governments come and go, as do patient safety...

Key requirements for obtaining valid informed consent to treatment

‘The right to determine what shall be done with one's own body is a fundamental right in our society. The concepts inherent in this right are the bedrock upon which the principles of...

Helping children prepare for invasive procedures: a personalised approach

In many paediatric wards, personalisation and individualisation can often be overlooked, leaving children feeling anxious and nervous. The KKIK initiative addresses this issue by providing tailored...

Key issues in an election year

Wound Care Alliance UK (WCAUK) is undertaking a scoping exercise regarding pressure ulcers in response to questions from WCAUK members. The questionnaire has been developed with master's students at...

Is there a perceived tribal culture within the nursing profession?

To address the NHS provider service, the nursing profession is expected to cope with additional demands due to the change in demographics, an ageing society, and the prevalence of long-term disorders...

Using a prognostic medical device for early identification of pressure ulcers: protocol for study design

Designing a randomised trial to ascertain whether a medical device reduces the incidence of PUs through earlier adoption of preventive measures is challenging. This is largely because there is...

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