The ‘transverse guard’ wound dressing technique to reduce faecal contamination after spinal surgery in neonates and infants

The transverse guard was introduced in November 2017, so a retrospective review of all neonates who had undergone open MMC repair between March 2016 and May 2020 was performed. Operations beyond 3...

Intertrigo: causes, prevention and management

Intertrigo is a common inflammatory skin disorder that occurs because of skin-on-skin friction in the skin folds (called intertriginous regions), as a result of moisture becoming trapped owing to poor...

Static overlays for pressure ulcer prevention: a hospital-based health technology assessment

Our aim was to investigate the properties and consequences of implementing static overlays based on an observational study comparing AAM with two different types of static overlay. The results showed...

Working in challenging times

Moisture-associated skin damage: causes and an overview of assessment, classification and management

It is well documented that the skin is the largest organ of the body. It is made up of three layers (epidermis, dermis and subcutaneous layer) (Figures 1 and 2) and performs several important...

Chronic enterocutaneous fistula: management in the community setting

In 1988, Tonn identified three key nursing objectives for providing effective fistula care:.

What is creativity?

‘It could be argued that the situation with COVID-19 has accelerated change and driven creativity and innovation in the health service at a pace unseen in recent times’ .

Pressure ulcers and the prone position

The prone position is defined as lying in a horizontal position with the front of the body facing downwards. It is used to improve short-term oxygenation and lung compliance (BACCN, 2018)..

Mask-Ed (KRS Simulation) an approach to deliver intimate care for neophyte nursing students: the creator's experience

As a nurse educator, I grew increasingly concerned. To address the lack of realism in the context of the clinical laboratory, I decided to teach intimate care using a different approach, one that...

Transforming social care

Supply and demand of PPE

Do nursing textbooks accurately describe pulse oximetry? An audit of current literature

The factors contributing to graduate nurses' pulse oximetry knowledge deficits are not clear but inadequate education may be an associated factor. It has been suggested that the origin of these...

Assessing and managing nausea and vomiting in adults

An understanding of the medical terminology associated with nausea and vomiting is important for reliable and effective assessment and management of patients' symptoms (Table 2) (Waugh and Grant,...

The scope and variance of clinical nurse specialist job descriptions

The UK experience is not unique. A CNS may be integral to many patients' care pathways, although there is little uniformity in the evolution of nursing specialties with respect to role titles, scope...

Using patient and public involvement to identify priorities for research in long-term conditions management

The feedback portion of the workshop began the initial analysis as common themes across the groups were identified and discussed further as a unified group. This discussion was again recorded in note...