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Getting the best out of staff in a district nursing team: nurturing resilience

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...

The Sheffield Caseload Classification Tool: testing its inter-rater reliability

The purpose of the present study was to test the inter-rater reliability of the SCCT to ensure that the tool was robust..

Enacting evidence-based practice: pathways for community nurses

This qualitative study used semi-structured interviews (n=9) and focus groups (n=2), involving 17 community nurses. The indicative topic guide was piloted and developed from feedback gathered using...

Employers' duty of care to district nursing team members: health and safety concerns with lone domiciliary visits

‘A huge number of staff are working in, frankly, unacceptable and unsafe conditions. I believe that must impact particularly on nurses, because of their role in the front line, being professionally...

Constipation in community-dwelling adults with intellectual disability

Constipation is a more common clinical symptom among people with intellectual disabilities compared to other cohorts of the population (Hardy et al, 2013). Research studies have identified that...

Community nursing and antibiotic stewardship: the importance of communication and training

Growing evidence supports the use of theoretical frameworks to identify barriers and facilitators to health professional behaviour, and one such approach is the behaviour change wheel (BCW) (Michie et...

Case studies on careers in palliative care community nursing

Community Nurse Specialist at LOROS Hospice .

A good idea badly implemented? Revised National Early Warning Score 2 in community settings

In 2017, a revised form of NEWS (NEWS2) was released (RCP, 2017). This system measured the same six physiological measures as NEWS (respiratory rate, oxygen saturation, temperature, systolic blood...

Introducing the British Lymphology Society position paper on ankle brachial pressure index

ABPI assesses the arterial circulation to the lower leg by comparing the blood pressure in the arm with the blood pressure in the ankle (Keen, 2008; Gogalniceanu et al, 2018) (Tables 1 and 2)..

An overview of ‘Pressure ulcers: revised definition and measurement’

The 18-page document is divided into three tables covering the following:.

Patient satisfaction with a hospital-in-the-home service

The @home service is a nurse-led integrated care team (including dedicated GPs and consultant sessions) that aims to provide hospital care to patients in their homes or usual place of residence. It is...

Caseload management: a district nursing challenge

The importance of effective caseload management is highlighted by its inclusion as one of the three core components in the district nursing service model (DHSC, 2013). As a key component of the...

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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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