The RLBUHT rheumatology helpline was re-designed in September 2012 to align the service with RCN recommendations and address the concerns identified through the internal review..
The aim of this study was to explore the views of women who have recently accessed NHS care and belong to communities that practise FGM..
Nurse prescribing is an area of professional development that has been a priority for specialist practitioners since it was introduced in the Crown report (Department of Health (DH), 1999). Nurse...
Organisational culture is an abstract concept but is deeply embedded within organisations. The signs of a culture are often hidden, making it difficult to determine and define (Sikavica, 2011)..
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..
A service covering all areas of AAI was established by the author at a major UK children's hospital to augment the AAA service already available to the hospital. This service has expanded to three...
CON is in danger of being assimilated within generic surgical and medical nursing, with little recognition that certain skills and knowledge remain unique and are essential to providing the best...
Emergency nurses have a considerable role over the course of an epidemic. The evidence indicates that emergency nurses face an onerous burden at work during these circumstances (Lam et al, 2018). Both...
Between November 2017 and February 2018, 133 outpatients were screened for the study. Twenty-five patients were not included, mainly due to HE, cognitive impairment and language problems. The...
The recommended procedure for deactivating an ICD involves consent from the patient and written instruction from the physician (Lampert et al, 2010). The Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) has endorsed...
Harmon et al (2016) state that teaching clinical skills is different from teaching by traditional lectures. To teach a skill, educators need to be competent at performing the skill themselves (Bland...
There is emphasis on the nursing associate role promoting self-care and preventing ill health, particularly in the ageing population, fostering collaborative, flexible working in a variety of...
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