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‘… it will be especially important to maintain consistent public health messaging about the personal and societal value of COVID-19 and influenza vaccinations and other protective measures'. .

Impact of technology on community nursing during the pandemic

In community nursing, a strong emphasis has been placed on the use of telephone triage followed by video assessment to reduce exposure to staff and patients, further preventing an increase in the...

ACT NOW in diabetes and foot assessments: an essential service

There were 7545 major amputations in people living with diabetes in England across three years from 2015–2018 (Public Health England, 2019). There is also a postcode lottery for amputation rates, with...

Pre-hospital use of early warning scores to improve detection and outcomes of sepsis

Figure 1 shows the flow of studies through the review process and reasons for exclusion from this systematic review. A screening form (Appendix 2) was developed to determine whether the studies met...

Optimising resources: an evidence-based pathway using UrgoStart for community-based patients with wounds

The Carter review (NHS England, 2018b) encouraged the implementation of evidence-based practice as a means to improve outcomes, but added that a large proportion of trusts ‘do not capture basic...

Perceptions, practices and educational needs of community nurses to manage frailty

Two key themes were identified: (i) concept of frailty and (ii) knowledge about frailty. Each theme was expanded upon via two subthemes..

Effectiveness of individually tailored exercise on functional capacity and mobility in nursing home residents

An observational cohort study was conducted in a nursing home in the province of Padua, Italy. All residents who were admitted to the nursing home between January 2014 and December 2016 were enrolled...

When death is part of us: supporting community nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic

The literature is full of strategies for supporting families during and after death. For example, one modern approach is the dual process model for coping in bereavement developed by Stroebe and Schut...

Managing postoperative pain and risk in opioid use

Quinlan et al (2019) from the Royal College of Physicians published a review noting that prescribed opioid misuse in North America is a public health crisis having huge social, medical and economic...

Not resuscitating older people

‘The growing success of the COVID-19 mass vaccination programme is a reason for optimism, but older people will continue to reach the end of their lives because of infections, progressive organ...

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British Journal of Community Nursing provides clinical education dedicated to nursing in the home. Our goal is to help you develop your skills, improve your practice and manage cases more effectively.

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