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‘Anything a person does in response to internal or external events. Actions may be overt (motor or verbal) and directly measurable, or covert (activities not viewable but involving voluntary...
‘Grieving families of patients who have died after contracting coronavirus are exploring the possibility of taking the NHS to court, as unions warn litigation threats are piling added pressure on...
Previously called chemotherapy, SACT can be further classified as vesicant, irritant, exfoliant, inflammatant or neutral, DNA-binding or non-DNA binding (Tanay, 2020). DNA-binding SACT such as...
PRIME was designed to impart critical and fundamental skills around IV therapy initiation, medication preparation, medication administration and the maintenance of IV lines, incorporating best global...
During immunosuppression, the normal function of the immune system is inhibited. Treatments, such as chemotherapy, disrupt the normal function of the cell cycle, which consequently causes...
Considering co-production, PPI and service user involvement in research, it can be unclear how children and young people have been involved and the impact they have had. In a review of the literature...
TTP specialist nurses play a unique and vital role in providing acute and long-term support to patients with this rare and life-threatening disease. They can offer personalised care to their patients...
Receiving a complaint is a challenge and could be construed not as a negative, but as a positive, if it has prompted reflection on the issue of concern, and enabled the nurse to evaluate the...
The introduction of IV fluid containers and dedicated needle-free transfer devices like Ecoflac Connect would allow rapid reconstitution of IV antibiotic doses on the spot, as needed, without the need...
Sufficient supply of PPE is essential to meet increased demand during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Government has sought to put measures in place to improve supply chains and provisions of PPE by, for...