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The case of Amanda Clarke (pseudonym) is used as a source of reference to further illustrate the role of the DN..
The incidence of faecal incontinence in the older population can vary dramatically depending on the definition used and the setting in which the people live. Individuals in a residential setting...
The clinical question addressed in the review summarised here pertains to adults with incontinence in hospitals and nursing homes. The objective of Beeckman et al's review (2016) was to determine...
Liability for carelessness is given its legal expression in the law relating to negligence. Compensation paid to settle negligence claims continues to increase year on year in the NHS, with NHS...
New treatments are on the horizon as a result of ongoing advances in genomic medicine and the growing number of nurse prescribers will be at the forefront of a new generation of genomic treatments....
‘Many older people move among services to meet multiple or complex care needs, but examples of good integrated care remain infrequent.’ .
A recent systematic review identified common barriers to as well as facilitators of implementing procedures for falls prevention in nursing homes. The most commonly cited barriers were limited...
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