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Scott Elbourne

Lecturer, Nursing Associates and Adult Nursing, University of West London

Cell and body tissue physiology

This article outlines the basic structure and functions of cells and tissues; it is not intended to replace a biology textbook, which will provide more detail. Figure 1 illustrates a simple cell..

Advance care planning and syringe drivers in palliative and end-of-life care

The term palliative care is sometimes referred to as end-of-life care, but they are not, strictly speaking, the same. Marie Curie (2018) has sensitively explained the difference between the two terms....

Lower limb assessment

Venous insufficiency includes a broad spectrum of venous complaints which range from telangiectasias or ‘spider veins’ (named for their spider web appearance) and varicose veins, to chronic venous...

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