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Somebody asked me recently how I decide what to write about in the Editorial for BJN's Tissue Viability Supplement. I took a moment to think and gave the briefest of answers. When I reflected on it...
It is crucial to determine the cause of oedema because this will guide the management plan (Figure 1). Lymphoedema can be classified into primary and secondary forms. Table 1 describes the...
‘…localised injury to the skin and/or underlying tissue, usually over a bony prominence, as a result of pressure or pressure in combination with shear.’.
The causes of pressure injuries are multifactorial, and both external and internal factors can contribute to their development (Zaidi and Sharma, 2024)..
SSIs typically present with symptoms such as erythema, pain, discharge, and induration around the surgical incision, accompanied by localised signs of infection, including elevated body temperature,...
The body is capable of regenerating certain types of cells, such as epithelial cells, and this is considered to be the most effective method of healing because the regenerated tissue retains the same...
Nurses constitute the largest group of health professionals, they possess a diverse skill set and continue to be highly sought after in various settings, including hospitals and acute care, schools,...
For many students, numeracy is a source of anxiety. The concept of maths anxiety, a form of performance anxiety linked to negative emotional responses to mathematical tasks, has been widely documented...
One of the issues expressed in service evaluations for mental health nursing students is that they perceive proficiencies to be easier to achieve for their peers on the adult nursing programme. Mental...
Building on this success, I was eager to explore what a specialised face-to-face response for our patients might look like. In 2017, using quality improvement (QI) methodology, I began conducting test...
Time-motion studies have been used in health care since 1914. They are a blended methodology of two approaches: one focusing on time and the other on motion. The aim of time-motion studies is to...
The purpose of this study was to evaluate staff confidence levels in delivering palliative and EoLC to patients following attendance at trust education. The secondary purpose was to explore whether...
The COVID-19 pandemic exposed healthcare teams to new challenges, requiring rapid changes to their leadership and operational practices (Pandit, 2021). There has been an increased reliance on digital...
Confidence in the NHS patient safety, health regulatory and governance framework has been, in my view, seriously damaged by the performance shortcomings of the CQC, and only time will tell whether it...
The NMC has regularly been asked to consider a reduction in practice learning hours for pre-registration programmes. Equally, the workforce plans of the four countries of the UK address the need to...
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