Managing conversations with patients about death and dying

‘At death you break up: the bits that were you Start speeding away from each other for ever With no one to see.’ .

Introducing an oral care assessment tool with advanced cleaning products into a high-risk clinical setting

The introduction of the care improvement initiative ensured that oral care was provided to all patients, with those identified as being at high risk (category C) receiving care using the Stryker care...

Factors influencing sleep quality among Jordanian intensive care patients

The general purpose of this study was to investigate the demographic and environmental factors that might adversely affect the patients' quality of sleep. The hypotheses were: patients' demographic...

Personal and social influences on the use of humour in the interactions of student nurses in UK clinical settings

Early research studies alluded to differences in how women and men use humour (Kotthoff, 2006). Kotthoff explained that traditionally held views involved actively joking men and a passive audience of...

An evaluation of nurses' experiences of mentoring pre-registration students

The aims of the study were to:.

What's wrong with ‘seeing the person first’?

‘Impairment: any loss or abnormality of psychological, physiological or anatomical structure or function.’ .

Legislation change in organ and tissue donation: educating specialist staff

The aim of the modular approach to education and training for the legislation change is to meet the Department of Health and Social Care's (DHSC) commitment for 100% of all specialist...

Pressure to place patients at the centre of care has humanised health research

Potential global pandemics: the role of the WHO and other public health bodies

Once humans began to live in close proximity to their fellow man the lack of good personal hygiene and sanitation ultimately led to the emergence of communicable diseases. Perhaps the best known of...

Considering the ‘ostrich syndrome’ and patient safety

‘Many of the reactions of maternity unit staff at this stage were shaped by denial that there was a problem, their rejection of criticism of them that they felt was unjustified (and which, on...

Using public health law to contain the spread of COVID-19

The Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984 gives health protection powers to local authorities, which can be used without approval from a court. They also give powers to magistrates to make...

Wellbeing and mental health: applying All Our Health

This month, I want to focus on mental health and wellbeing. Since 1993, the prevalence of common mental health disorders has increased. Nearly one in five adults aged 16-64 years now suffers from at...

We still need international applicants

Our support programme commences at the nurse's arrival in the Trust where they are settled into their hospital accommodation and provided with a welcome pack. The following day a welcome morning is...

A comparison of inpatients with leg ulceration using published randomised controlled trials

A joint leg ulcer service project was undertaken by the TV and vascular surgery units for 3 months (December 2018–February 2019) with the aim of streamlining the service for patients with longstanding...

The lived experience of patients from an ethnic group in Indonesia undergoing diabetic foot ulcer treatment

This study aimed to explore the lived experience of the Batak Karo ethnic group regarding diabetic foot ulcer treatment. Five themes emerged from the data..