Happy International Nurses Day 2020! As the COVID-19 pandemic sweeps across the world, bringing with it illness, death and disruption to our daily lives, one thing is standing out—the bravery,...
Painful chronic wounds appear with discharge, odour, and complications such as infection and tunnelling, which can lead to scarring and disfigurement (Figure 2). Often reduced mobility and physical...
John Adams (not his real name), a 52-year-old white male, was admitted to a mental health hospital because of concerns about his mental state. He had been diagnosed with Parkinson's 8 months earlier...
Before conducting this research, a review of the literature was conducted in order to develop a wider understanding of professionals' experiences of working with the LCP. Both expert opinion and...
‘Hope constitutes an essential experience of the human condition. It functions as a way of feeling, a way of thinking, a way of behaving, and a way of relating to oneself and one's world. Hope has...
Older people can experience a variety of skin problems including skin tears, leg ulcers, pressure ulcers and oedema. The National Wound Care Strategy Programme (NWCSP) (https://tinyurl.com/rqh5kfw)...
The measurement of blood glucose provides information on the effectiveness of blood glucose metabolism and guides interventions to achieve optimal glucose control within the body..
‘The burden of the COVID-19 pandemic has exhausted nursing staff. Even if only a small percentage quits, that would still hugely impact all healthcare services and it will potentially take decades...
Nursing is still a predominantly female-based profession, with approximately 90% of all Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)-registered nurses listed as female (NMC, 2023). Although women with visible...
The reported outbreak in December 2019 of a newly discovered coronavirus in Wuhan, Hubei province, has a possible common exposure link to Wuhan's South China Seafood City market (ECDC, 2020). Lu et al...