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Ward Accreditation and organisational culture

Implementing enhanced patient education for surgical site infection prevention in cardiac surgery

Findings from the surveys are displayed using descriptive analysis. Nonparametric data are presented with median and range. Frequency distribution of aggregate scores are provided for ordinal data...

How are women supported in making decisions regarding fertility preservation after a breast cancer diagnosis?

The aim of this study was to look at how women are supported in their decision-making when faced with fertility-impacting treatment following a diagnosis of breast cancer. In order to answer this...

Benefits of mindful compassion for staff, patients and carers

The method has limitations. Because the initial feedback questionnaire was not linked to the online survey, no relationship between the two could be identified. In addition, those who did not respond...

Setting out a cancer strategy for Northern Ireland

Patient satisfaction with patient-led follow-up for endometrial cancer

This study aimed to identify:.

Care for men who sell sex

A new approach to burnout?

How widely has ANTT been adopted in NHS hospitals and community care organisations in England and Scotland?

ANTT is a clinical practice framework for the education, practice and research of the critical clinical competency of aseptic technique. Based on a novel concept of Key-Part and Key-Site Protection,...

Care of the surgical patient: part 1

The safe surgery process continues within the operating theatre and begins with the perioperative team (ie surgeons, anaesthetists, nurses, operating department practitioners (ODPs) and healthcare...

Impact of volunteers in the emergency department

Of the 241 questionnaires distributed, 203 were returned giving a response rate of 84.2%. Of the returned questionnaires, 151 patients were in the group in which the volunteer scheme was operating and...

In search of a vaccine against COVID-19: implications for nursing practice

Micro-organisms are classified into groups (microbes) according to their key characteristics. These include viruses, bacteria, protozoa, helminths, fungi, prions and ectoparasites. Microbes that have...

Service user and carer experiences of the advanced nurse practitioner role in a memory assessment team

Memory assessment teams are viewed as specialist diagnostic services (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, (NICE), 2019) and have an integral role in ensuring people receive a timely...

The future of nurse education: imagining the art of the possible

‘6.12 understand the role of registered nurses and other health and care professionals at different levels of experience and seniority when managing and prioritising actions and care in the event of...