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The return of blood from the legs depends on normal calf and foot muscle pump...
In a systematic review, Veronese et al (2024) highlighted the importance of prognosis in clinical decision making (and thus, patient outcomes) and the limited use of prognostic tools in practice...
In terms of the ethical challenges encountered by nurses in assisted dying, lessons can be learnt from other countries where medically assisted death has been legalised, such as Canada, New Zealand...
‘The delivery of care for community patients falls within the remit of the seven local health boards in Wales. Health boards deliver district and community nursing in their region, which is an...
The historic district nursing service model embedded throughout NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde comprises a specialist practitioner district nurse, community staff nurses and healthcare support workers...
Registered nurses must be able to identify life-threatening symptoms that need immediate treatment (Smith and Bowden, 2017). The Resuscitation Council UK (2021) advocate the Airway, Breathing,...
Community nurses must always wear gloves when handling blood or body fluids to avoid direct contact with potentially infectious material. They should wash hands before and after patient contact,...
A free revalidation portfolio and CPD resource for nurses and midwives.
Trust within teams and between healthcare professionals and the communities they serve is central to effective and equitable care. Participants at the summit highlighted trust as critical for...
‘The Darzi report makes depressing reading with its enumeration of the numerous health challenges facing the English population across all age ranges, the shortfalls in health provision including...
Occupational burnout and compassion fatigue are well-known hazards in the nursing profession, which have been particularly recognised in recent years. In a systematic review and meta-analysis, Li et...
The prevalence of this condition does not belie its severe impact on quality of life. The literature surrounding UI in women is in overwhelming consensus: its impact is profound in every aspect of...
Excess winter deaths (EWDs) are the difference between the average daily deaths in the winter months compared to other months in England. These deaths are primarily caused by hypothermia, respiratory...
Ageing is associated with numerous physical, immunological and molecular changes that fundamentally alter skin structure and function (Figure 1). There are too many factors, which are understood in...
How can community nurses and MDTs improve DVT screening and documentation in housebound patients?.
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 at nearly 6000, comprising minor and serious concerns as far back as five years. Worse is the claim that the screening...
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...
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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,...
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