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The importance of self-care for improving student nurse wellbeing

The primary duties of protecting the health, safety and wellbeing of the workforce are the responsibility of employers, but I believe there are several self-care practices that I can use to improve my...

Digital learning during the pandemic: how medical students have adapted

We thank Leigh et al (2020) for their article, illustrating the various digital tools and approaches that can be used to educate nurses during the coronavirus pandemic. As medical students, we feel...

Recognising Florence Nightingale's contribution to nursing

At the beginning of the Crimean War senior military officers displayed an appalling disregard for the lives of British soldiers. However, unlike previous wars, when the general public were kept in the...

Patient safety in the NHS: latest reports update

‘The trust's maternity services are currently subject to an independent inquiry, led by Donna Ockenden, which has identified 1170 cases over a 40-year period that warrant investigation.’ .

From staff nurse to nurse consultant: Academic essays part 2: why nurses fail assignments

The essay may be well written. It may reference the literature in an informed way, and even apply theory to clinical practice; however, if it does not attempt to answer the question set, it will...

Reflections on setting up a nurse-led paediatric peripherally inserted central catheter service

Every child requiring a PICC line is assessed and reviewed by the author in the presence of the parents and the nursing or medical team responsible for the child. This assessment includes scanning the...

Needlestick injuries: the role of safety-engineered devices in prevention

Occupational NSI awareness is an essential component of any healthcare system. Under the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 and the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999, the...

An international survey of pediatric and neonatal clinicians' vascular access practice: PediSIG assessment of vascular access, education, and support (PAVES) catheter selection

This is the first survey designed to target pediatric vascular access clinicians to assess their current practice. Previous international surveys have been conducted to assess for perspectives of the...

Asthma guidelines: the best of three

The GINA report of 2020 (GINA, 2020) is the only guideline so far to have published guidance during the pandemic, although both the BTS and NICE have published separate documents on the subject. GINA...

Management of COPD exacerbations: pharmacotherapeutics of medications

COPD is described as a preventable and treatable group of lung conditions characterised by airflow obstruction that is not fully reversible (Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease...

Essential to health yet overlooked: the vital role of the lymphatic system

The lymphatic system comprises lymphatic organs, lymphoid tissue and vessels (Figure 1) working synergistically to fulfil its three main functions:.

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