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The catheterisation was beautifully done. A nursing staff member who introduced himself as Ramuel, came to insert the catheter. He told me he was putting anaesthetic on the head of my penis and that...
Wales, as a devolved nation, has its own health service provision and all health boards were obliged to undertake the requirements of the patient safety notice. It was soon identified that not all...
Considering co-production, PPI and service user involvement in research, it can be unclear how children and young people have been involved and the impact they have had. In a review of the literature...
Purposive sampling was adopted for this study to ensure participants had a similar amount of experience of OL and to create a homogenous group. The inclusion criteria were that participants had to be...
The present qualitative-phenomenological study was performed to investigate haemodialysis patients' experience with fatigue. The authors hope that the results of this study lead the reader to a deeper...
Three systematic reviews examined what clinical interventions were effective for older people with dementia or cognitive impairment in EDs and whether ED culture and context had an impact on their...
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Nursing workforce retention has become a key issue for the health service and has been compounded by external factors such as Brexit and the scrapping of bursaries for nursing students (Buchan, 2019)....
Due to the intimate nature of the investigation, it is important to be aware that patients may, understandably, be embarrassed or frightened at the prospect of UDS. The nurse can help the patient...
‘Once students overcome the initial fears involved in first practising assertive communication or challenging unsafe behaviour, they are more likely to do so in future practice’ .
‘I was nervous in my new role, but I felt reassured when my colleagues told me that nobody expected me to know everything’ .
In 2016, the NHS as a whole failed a major cross-government test of its ability to handle a severe pandemic. The results of this Emergency Preparedness, Resilience and Response (EPRR) exercise, known...
‘Grieving families of patients who have died after contracting coronavirus are exploring the possibility of taking the NHS to court, as unions warn litigation threats are piling added pressure on...
For most nurses who struggle with academic skills, it is usually not their innate academic ability that is the problem, but the lack of specific skills required to research the question and then...
‘Compassionate and collective leadership (individually and institutionally) are core to ensuring staff have the right support.’ .
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