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It is estimated that approximately 60% of the nursing workforce consists of NQNs (Whitehead et al, 2013). The Department of Health (DH) referred to a ‘newly registered practitioner’ as a ‘nurse,...
The Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust (RDE) is a teaching hospital in the south-west of England. Our catchment serves a mixed urban and rural population of about 400 000 people. Here the...
The concept of occupational readiness has been widely studied, with the definition generally understood to be a ‘level of preparedness for future work’ (Li et al, 2022: 2969) and the learner's ability...
The pathogenesis of bacteria into the bloodstream can occur in two common ways: intraluminally and extraluminally. A CVAD can be colonized extraluminally by bacteria along the catheter or skin flora...
Before the introduction of language tests in 2005, overseas nurses had to undergo an adaptation programme. However, there was a scarcity of NHS-based adaptation places and around 37 000 overseas...
‘…nothing in this Act shall be construed as preventing a patient who requires treatment for mental disorder from being admitted to any hospital … without any application, order or direction...
NHS England (2024) has provided a key framework to support staff when ‘temporary escalation spaces’ (TES) are used. The guidance begins with the statement that care delivery in TES such as corridors...
This study was carried out in a tertiary care hospital in southern India. A total of 230 nurses participated in the study. A validated questionnaire was used for data collection. The questionnaire...
Non-stabilised catheters can increase the movement of the catheter inside the bladder, leading to unstable detrusor contractions and muscle spasms. This will increase the incidence of bypassing, pain...
‘The placement could be improved through better organisation and planning for students; however, staff are much more supportive of students now than a few months ago.’ .