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Dying at home is idealised in policy and clinical discourse as a way people can be in a comforting space for their last days of life, surrounded by loved ones, free from pain and distress. However, a...
‘Most worrying is the huge backlog of fitness to practise cases, which stands...
Lifestyle has been a somewhat underrated factor in the contribution, prevention and even treatment of non-communicable diseases. Modifiable lifestyle factors such as nutritional intake, physical...
It is good to talk. This expression has adorned countless appeals, advertisements, posters, podcasts and inspirational GIFs, all aiming to sell an idea, product, or service, build connections, boost...
District nursing as a field (Figure 1.1) is bound by its relationship to other professional fields as well as the four main nursing fields or branches of nurse education: adult nursing (Figure 1.2a),...
While not all nurses are lymphoedema specialists, they can still play a part in helping patients understand the complexities associated with lymphoedema by accessing up-to-date training and resources,...
A urostomy is a surgically created opening in the abdomen that redirects urine from the body. It can be temporary or permanent. The opening is made when the bladder has to be removed or bypassed, and...
The definition of pain has evolved over time; it is generally described as an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with, or resembling the experience associated with, actual or...
A free revalidation portfolio and CPD resource for nurses and midwives.
Effective workplace cultures make an organisation a good place to work. The National Guardian Office annual report stated that 38.5% of the total cases raised with Freedom to Speak Up (FTSU) guardians...
‘The use of online booking of appointments, renewal of prescriptions and tele/virtual consultations are becoming the norm in many general practices. While this rush to the realise a digital health...
It is not unreasonable to expect that given the unavoidability and inevitability (of death, at least), the UK, as a well-developed, relatively rich and stable Western economy, with a historically...
Some challenges were anticipated when searching for literature relevant to this topic. There are many different titles, terms and professions to consider when defining an independent prescriber...
The underlying causes of a fall are often multifactorial, with the World Health Organization (WHO) (2007) suggesting that risks can be grouped into four categories: biological, behavioural,...
The incidence and prevalence of type 2 diabetes (T2D) is increasing at an alarming rate across Europe and North America, presenting a mounting crisis and significant health challenges. Alongside the...
‘Despite the proven efficacy and strong promotion of the childhood COVER programme, its uptake has fallen to dangerously low levels in some areas. Population immunity is no longer sufficiently high...
Diabetes in the UK is at an all-time high and its management therefore forms an increasing component of the district nursing workload. In a study, Martin et al distributed a survey to district nursing...
It is widely accepted that the modern hospice movement was founded 50 years ago with St Christopher's Hospice in 1967. Like any another quinquagenarian may attest, any and/or many years of preceding...
Over the last few years, co-production has increasingly become a more prominent term used by the UK health service to describe partnership working with patients. Community nurses, because of the...
This commentary aims to critically appraise the methods used within the review by Islam et al (2022) and expand on the findings in the context of community nursing and clinical research..
According to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), a long-term condition is one that lasts for over one year and significantly impacts a person's life (NICE, 2016a). Long-term...
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Adverse drug reactions are ‘unintended, harmful events attributed to the use of medicines’ (Coleman and Pontefract, 2016). Ageing affects the body's ability to absorb and excrete medicines and...
Stringent storage procedures form a central plank of guidance issued by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) and health bodies including the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and Public Health England, and...
A network of inter-related pathologic strands drives AD, including dysfunction of the skin barrier, marked immune dermatological responses, changes in the skin microbiome, as well as exposure to...
Patients are usually discharged before they are fully recovered and ready to resume normal activities. Whether this includes physical activities or return to daily routines and work or school, the...
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