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Acute pyelonephritis, known in clinical practice as an upper urinary tract infection (UTI), is defined as a tubulointerstitial disorder characterised by inflammation of the renal parenchyma caused by...
The main aim was to evaluate the service delivery of the bereavement care that is provided in a 20-bed general ICU. In addition, the study aimed to explore the experience of bereavement care currently...
Residual moisture on the hands and the amount of time hands are wet or exposed to wetness, are factors of importance in terms of hand hygiene and infection prevention. Water exposure can cause...
The success of clinical trials is dependent on patient awareness (Fern et al, 2014), which in turn is dependent on health professionals, particularly nurses, raising patients' awareness of clinical...
The key activity at the start of the legislation change programme was a listening event with colleagues from the Welsh organ donation team. We wanted to better understand the rationale for the...
Reflecting on my lived experiences as a student learning to become a nurse during the pandemic takes me back to last year as a first-year. At this time, the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) made...
‘In Scotland there are some fantastic advances and commitments to nursing…to help attract, retain and develop the nurses we have and help them flourish’.
Pharmacies have played a vital role during the pandemic, not only by ensuring a stable supply of key medicines, but also in becoming an information hub regarding the virus. Many pharmacies are now the...
To investigate whether an elective general surgical patient had missed a dose of their regular medication, the authors looked at the patient's electronic prescribing record (Electronic Prescribing and...