Ethics and community nursing

Assisted dying legislation: challenges and considerations for community nurses

Proposals for new legislation that could change the law about the ending of a patient's life have been under discussion across the UK. In Jersey, the States Assembly approved assisted dying in...

The Equality Act 2010 and the community nurse

Preventing future falls: strategies for success

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,...

Carbon monoxide poisoning: assessment and actions for nurses working in service users’ homes

The key function of the respiratory system is to distribute oxygen to the tissues, enabling the cells to produce energy through aerobic respiration and to remove waste products, primarily carbon...

An overview of manual lymphatic drainage

The lymphatic system is a network of vessels, tissues and organs that work together as part of the immune system to remove cellular waste and toxins. The lymphatic system helps to maintain body fluid...

Prevalence of elder abuse: a narrative review

The prevalence of elder abuse is often underestimated as a result of under-reporting, social stigma and lack of awareness. According to the World Health Organization (2022a; 2022b), approximately 1 in...

Community nursing and the digital technology revolution: the past, present and future

The technology revolution is not necessarily new. Initiatives like the shift from a paper-based model to a digital e-community service model were implemented in 2019 in the Whittington Health NHS...

Patient-centred stoma care support: ileostomy patients

An ileostomy is a life-changing surgery, performed to save or improve patients’ lives. As such, lifestyle adjustments are essential to ensure that these patients adapt to the physiological changes in...

Transanal irrigation: best practice in the community

HCPs should suggest that patients with functional constipation eat 25 to 30g of fibre, preferably soluble, a day, increase their physical activity and drink 2L of water a daily (O'Donnell and...

Optimising chronic obstructive pulmonary disease care: an overview for the community nurse

In qualitative interviews with 10 asthma and COPD specialised nurses, two primary barriers were identified: the patient–nurse relationship and available resources (Gustafsson and Nordeman, 2018)....

Managing incontinence-associated dermatitis in the community: an overview

Community nurses, with their wide-ranging scope of practice and access to patients' daily lives, are well-placed to support individuals with a condition as intimate and personal as IAD. When the...