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Good quality pain management will result in reduced pain severity, adequate pain relief, low functional interference, few adverse effects from pain or its treatment, and patient satisfaction with...
When talking to IBD nurse specialist colleagues about their roles and how they developed, the primary objective of many such services, based on a business plan, was to reduce demand on consultant...
In the midst of public health messages to tackle the problem of overweight and obesity, however, concern is growing that many elderly people are unknowingly putting themselves at risk of malnutrition.
Medical terminology is the unique language used by health professionals to communicate precisely about patient care. These terms are used to describe body processes and structures, systems and...
Acts of communication through handovers, ward rounds, shift exchanges and team meetings are examples of when information is exchanged between nurses and between nurses and other health professionals.
Dermatology has long been described as a ‘Cinderella’ specialty (Linn, 1956; Bunker, 2013), a term used to describe any under-appreciated, under-funded or under-discussed specialty, including care of...
Negligence is a civil wrong or tort and is best defined as actionable harm (Bolam v Friern HMC [1957]). Negligence has developed in English law under the common law by judges setting rules through...
Before selecting which gloves are required, it is important to consider what the task or skill being undertaken entails, and whom the gloves are protecting. Non-sterile gloves should be worn when...
