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Promoting kidney health in people with type 2 diabetes: part 2

Secondary prevention aims to minimise the effect of the disease by timely diagnosis using screening before any serious and long-lasting damage has occurred (Karunathilake and Ganegoda, 2018). The use...

Alcohol-related dementia

According to Public Health England (Burton et al, 2016), alcohol is increasingly a leading cause of death in the 50–69 age group in England. This group has the highest rate of alcohol consumption, and...

Living with chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy: a nested qualitative study

The primary outcome measure, used to power the quantitative study, assessed change in a patient's self-declared most troublesome CIPN symptom using the Measure Yourself Medical Outcomes Profile...

Mental illness stigmatisation among Malaysian adults: a systematic review

It is apparent that mental illness stigmatisation is prevalent in Malaysia. The aim of this review was to explore the stigmatisation of mental illness among the adult population in Malaysia by...

The challenges in managing co-occurring Parkinson's and schizophrenia spectrum disorders

John Adams (not his real name), a 52-year-old white male, was admitted to a mental health hospital because of concerns about his mental state. He had been diagnosed with Parkinson's 8 months earlier...

Non-medical prescribing in nursing: the history and evolution of independent and supplementary prescribing

Non-medical prescribing was introduced originally to reduce doctors' workloads and to improve patient care (Paterson et al, 2016). This delegates responsibility for full episodes of care to skilled...

Words matter: does the new RCN definition of nursing devalue the RNA?

‘The unique function of the nurse is to assist the individual, sick or well, in performance of those activities contributing to health or its recovery (or to peaceful death) that he would perform...

Nurses with visible tattoos and the issue of stigmatisation by the public

Nursing is still a predominantly female-based profession, with approximately 90% of all Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)-registered nurses listed as female (NMC, 2023). Although women with visible...

Developing perspectives in NHS patient safety

In terms of patient safety improvement practices and culture development, a recent report published by Healthcare Excellence Canada (Gilbert et al, 2023) provides some interesting and valuable...

Empowering stoma patients and nurses during the pandemic and beyond

As clinical appointments were limited due to lockdown restrictions, staff shortages and shielding requirements, it was paramount to allow patients access to nursing support. In order to work...

Statins: the risks and statistics

‘If clinicians are going to recommend statins to their patients, then their duty of care must extend to ensuring that the nature of absolute risk and relative risk is explained’ .

Defining the scope of advanced practice

‘It is difficult to define what the scope of practice should be for these new groups of practitioners because roles evolve on a continual basis. Seeking ever more narrow definitions of practice may...

Factitious disorder in IV therapy

It is essential to maintain a high level of suspicion while also approaching patients with empathy and understanding. Building a rapport with patients can help in effectively addressing and managing...

Protecting patients through surveillance of device-related bacteraemias

I enjoyed the strong teamwork that results; however, I was keenly aware of the risks faced by acutely ill patients requiring support from the multitude of invasive devices necessary for their...

A guide to cannulation in adults

The aseptic non-touch technique (ANTT) is a method employed to minimise the likelihood of patients contracting infections during clinical procedures. It accomplishes this by safeguarding ‘Key-Parts’...

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