Sacral neuromodulation system for treating refractory overactive bladder

The lower urinary tract system is made up of the bladder and urethra. Its two main functions are storage and voiding. If the bladder or urethra are disturbed, lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS)...

One trust's rationale for choosing a lubrication gel for use in catheterisation

NNUH is situated in the Norfolk town of Norwich. The Trust comprises the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, the Cromer Hospital and the Jenny Lind Children's Hospital. The Norfolk and Norwich...

My work in continence nursing: raising issues and disseminating knowledge

‘Distension of a visceral organ, such as the bladder, situated in the paralysed part of the body, had set up a response of autonomic mechanisms, which had induced profound effects on the...

The role of body image in treatment decision-making and post-treatment regret following prostatectomy

Prostatectomy involves removing the whole prostate capsule using a surgical procedure (laparoscopy (keyhole), robotic-assisted or open surgery). Irrespective of the surgical approach used,...

COVID-19 and hand hygiene: the vital importance of hand drying

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...

An introduction to the palliative care of children and young people

‘An active and total approach to care, from the point of diagnosis or recognition throughout the child's life, death and beyond. It embraces physical, emotional, social and spiritual elements and...

Advance care planning and syringe drivers in palliative and end-of-life care

The term palliative care is sometimes referred to as end-of-life care, but they are not, strictly speaking, the same. Marie Curie (2018) has sensitively explained the difference between the two terms....

Stakeholder perceptions of curriculum design, development and delivery for continuing e-learning for nurses

CPE is a collaborative process involving management, and clinical and education staff. Participatory action research was identified as a suitable methodology because it facilitates a collaborative...

Job satisfaction of nurses working in public hospitals: perceptions of nurse unit managers in South Africa

In the South African healthcare system, there are three categories of nurses. The majority of registered nurses are also midwives, and the terms ‘nurse’ and ‘midwife’ are used interchangeably in the...

Critical review of the evidence base regarding theories conceptualising the aetiology of psychosis

The advent of Kraeplinian philosophy in 1911 divided mental illness according to two disparate diagnostic criteria; that of dementia praecox—typified by a youthful onset of florid symptoms:...

Post-Nightingale era nurses and their influence on the nursing profession

Florence Nightingale undoubtedly was the matriarch of the emerging nursing profession in the early years following the establishment of the Nightingale school of nursing in 1860. By this time, nursing...

NHS reports round up: the scale of the patient safety challenge

One of the functions of NHS Resolution is to manage litigation claims brought against the NHS organisations. This position gives it a unique overview of NHS clinical negligence, complaints and patient...

COVID-19 and the lawfulness of bulk do not attempt resuscitation orders

DNAR notices avoid the inappropriate use of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in hospital and settings such as care homes. The notice applies to CPR only and does not exclude the provision of other...

Providing end-of-life care in a Nightingale hospital

Being such a rapidly evolving field, there have been few publications looking into EoLC during the COVID-19 pandemic and there are no publications about patients receiving EoLC in a temporary hospital...

Time to think about time