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There are three main types of output stoma that the community nurse is likely to see. These are the colostomy, ileostomy and urostomy. A colostomy will usually pass formed faeces and flatus between...
Efficiency savings are a powerful driver to stretch teams as much as possible to obtain maximum productivity, and cost-improvement programmes (CIPs) that identify schemes to increase efficiency or...
Early assessment by a qualified and appropriately trained professional allows a patient-centred and cost-effective care pathway to be followed, leading to better outcomes (APPG, 2011). In clinical...
The existence of ‘meridians’, or energy channels, is fundamental within traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), but has been largely dismissed by Western medicine until recently. It is believed that...
The analysis revealed four main themes with associated sub-themes, plus one over-arching theme outlined in Table 1..
Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) account for a significant proportion of healthcare-acquired infections (Pellowe, 2009), and the cost of treating CAUTIs is estimated at almost...
The author is the team leader who triages referrals and is responsible for ensuring the safety and wellbeing of staff on shift. It often became frustrating when staff did not answer calls, if mobile...
The review described in this article (Manresa et al, 2018) aimed to determine the effects of supportive periodontal therapy (SPT) in the maintenance of the dentition of adults treated for...
Ideally, society at large needs to shift its view of death and accept it as natural part of life, with children becoming involved with dying and the funeral rituals of close relations. This shift...
To do something autonomously is to do it unbidden by others. Autonomy has shades of independence and self-governance, of not being interfered with in the making of a decision and even, in some cases,...
England and Wales are facing the highest death rate from asthma seen in the last decade, with 12 700 people dying from asthma in the last 10 years—an increase of 33%, according to an Asthma UK...
‘Demographic changes and the burgeoning population with long-term conditions necessitate that the neglect of health creation is addressed urgently to avert the inevitable consequences for both the...
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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