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There is global recognition of the increasing levels of stress, anxiety and mental health problems experienced by young people attending college and university (Denovan and Macaskill, 2016; Bennion et...
Peripheral intravenous (PIV) catheters are the most common devices used to deliver medications, fluids, blood products, and nutrition. Approximately 2 billion PIV catheters are inserted worldwide...
‘Aaron Cummins, whose trust serves patients in Lancashire and south Cumbria, wrote in an internal message to staff: “Sadly, despite everyone's best efforts, many of our patients are still receiving...
It is easy to agree with statements that we should encourage a no-blame culture in the NHS to greater facilitate openness, transparency and candour by healthcare staff. To develop a no-blame culture,...
The pandemic has required nurses to implement digital technologies and, at the same time, demonstrated its many benefits to modern health care, as future nurses would be expected to adapt to a...
The study set out to assess the impact of expansion of the authors' OPAT service on the number of hospital beds available for further utilisation (bed days) and clinical efficacy and, in particular,...
Early outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy (OPAT) services in the UK were developed by a few clinical enthusiasts. These services have become widely recognised and, in turn, have been able to...
Hypertension is known to be a significant risk factor for cardiovascular disease, which is the major cause of death in the UK. In Birmingham, around 12% of the population are estimated to be affected,...
Becoming a student nurse meant giving up a full-time job and moving from a rural location with plentiful exercise spaces to an urban setting with limited green space. My new location meant I was away...
