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Community nurses

Assessing students' confidence in prescribing: contributing facilitators and constraints

Some challenges were anticipated when searching for literature relevant to this topic. There are many different titles, terms and professions to consider when defining an independent prescriber...

Stoma care and diet in the community

There are three main types of output stoma: a colostomy, ileostomy and urostomy. While the exact number of people living with a stoma in the UK remains unclear, it is estimated to be about 1 in 350...

Patient decisions in a domiciliary setting

There are numerous reasons why a patient may want, or require, a practitioner's help in making a decision while receiving treatment and care at home. The most obvious need is for information and...

Management of swallowing problems in community settings

Swallowing is a complex activity required to move food from the mouth to the stomach, involving different muscles and nerves working together, and it requires close coordination between digestive and...

Infection prevention in care homes: the role of community nurses

While anyone can acquire an infection, there are some people who are at higher risk, either because of factors specific to the patients or because of the setting within which they find themselves...

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