Improving patient safety

The enduring neglect of vital signs assessment: a concept map of contributing factors

Informed by contemporary and older research, the concept map highlights the main factors contributing to the neglect of vital signs assessment (Figure 1). Older research evidence was included as the...

Intentional non-adherence in the context of antiretroviral therapy

‘An individual's perception of their position in life in the context of the culture and value systems in which they live and in relation to their goals, expectations, standards and concerns.’ .

Raising awareness of cancer among healthcare students

One in two people in the UK born after 1960 will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime (Cancer Research UK, 2018). With such high levels of prevalence, all nurses, regardless of specialty,...

Knowledge in action

With this information overload, one cannot help but wonder: what is being done with all this knowledge? How does this information empower us clinicians?.

Assessing the patient's needs and planning effective care

Planning care is essential in the delivery of appropriate nursing care. Following assessment of a patient's needs, the next stage is to ‘plan care’ to address the actual and potential problems that...

Blood and blood products transfusion errors: what can we do to improve patient safety?

A literature search enabled the identification of relevant studies to be included in this review. Computerised databases including CINAHL, Medline and Cochrane were searched, with appropriate key...