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The aim of this study was to evaluate the insertion, use, duration and complications of epicardial pacing wires following cardiac surgery in a cohort of patients in Ireland. The overall aim of the...
The study provides empirical support for the importance of the level of emotional intelligence and its role in nursing. The results on the emotional intelligence level were higher than the results of...
Nurses carrying out procedures that require high levels of experience, competence and skill is not a new concept to the profession, however. In 2003, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde reported that nurses...
The introduction of the care improvement initiative ensured that oral care was provided to all patients, with those identified as being at high risk (category C) receiving care using the Stryker care...
‘The need for children's community nurses and the provision of professional networks to underpin these must be central to the development of the health organisation Community Nursing Strategies.’.
The recognised normal range for serum sodium concentration (SNa) in adults is accepted as 135-145 millimoles per litre (mmol/litre). Hyponatraemia is more commonly an excess of total body water rather...
This may be a scary thought for some qualified staff. However, collaborative and inclusive theory, and practice education that is completely different from what has so far been the standard will...
Seeking informed consent prior to examination or treatment is a fundamental legal and ethical requirement within duty of care, regardless of a health professional's governing body or experience...
Jane (a pseudonym has been used to protect the patient's anonymity; Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) 2018), is a 45-year-old woman who had been referred to the surgery following an attendance at an...