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1832 results for "advanced practice"

Setting out a cancer strategy for Northern Ireland

Personalised solutions through social prescribing

Patient Safety

A simple but vital innovation in the care of kidney patients

Stoma Care

Using peristomal body profile assessment to improve leakage-related quality of life for individuals with an ostomy

The nurses' evaluation of the Body Assessment Tool was presented using descriptive statistical methods (mean and standard deviation (SD)). Categorical variables regarding baseline characteristics,...

Student

Global perspectives: learning from the experiences of nursing students during the pandemic to enhance education

The pandemic led to substantial changes in the delivery of nursing education and clinical placements for nursing students (Rosa et al, 2020). Numerous educational institutions transitioned to online...

An exploration of the attitudes and perceptions of the UK public towards self-care for minor ailments

This was a pilot study aiming to provide a snapshot of data that could lead to further investigation in the future..

SECUREment bundles to prevent peripheral intravenous catheter failure—the SECURE-PIVC trial: study protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial

The global problem of PIVC failure remains unresolved and requires innovative solutions to reduce the currently high failure rates. This pilot RCT is first in investigating the use of bundled,...

Choosing coaching frameworks for promoting diet modifications

Pound and Campbell (2015) proposed a process of synthesis preparation; extracting, clarifying and summarizing the parts of the aforementioned theories/models that are most relevant are described...

Traditional and complementary medicine in a nephrology department: practitioner knowledge and advice

This study was conducted in accordance with the principles guiding healthcare and research in the field of social health. Data confidentiality was guaranteed in accordance with the European General...

Tissue Viability

Optimising outcomes with ‘Wound Balance’ and dressings containing superabsorbent polyacrylate polymers

Hard-to-heal wounds continue to pose challenges for patients, healthcare professionals and healthcare systems, with the prevalence of wounds increasing, causing a significant financial burden (Atkin...