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Patients' knowledge and opinions of ICDs during life, illness and at the time of death

The recommended procedure for deactivating an ICD involves consent from the patient and written instruction from the physician (Lampert et al, 2010). The Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) has endorsed...

Education

‘Hello’ is only the beginning

Antipyretic drugs in patients with fever and infection: literature review

A literature search was undertaken in July 2017 using both the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL) and Medline databases (2010-2017). Keywords were searched, using...

Patient Safety

Patient safety reflections

IV nurses have embraced innovation in the pandemic

COVID-19

Developing the nursing research agenda during the COVID-19 pandemic

Because of the unique characteristics of COVID-19, there is a need to better understand the sociodemographic, clinical and symptom profile of patients, which will eventually inform nursing...

Women and homelessness

Homelessness is dangerous. The term is often associated with people who sleep rough; however, it can include anyone who does not have a home (Royal College of Nursing, 2023). Homeless people include...

Workforce Development

A systematic scoping review of undergraduate nursing hub-and-spoke placement models

The student is allocated to their Mentor (hub) and allocated by that mentor to other areas/mentors (spoke) to ensure the student achieves a variety of experiences and skills that allows them to...

Infection Prevention

Using quality improvement science to reduce healthcare-associated infections

In October 2022, a quality improvement strategy was implemented in response to an increase in the number of central lineassociated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) at a local intensive care unit...

Leaders in health for everyone

I am so proud to represent the nursing profession every day and I want to take the opportunity on International Nurses Day to thank all nurses working across England. The day is about recognising the...