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A total of 472 patients were hospitalised because of COVID-19 disease in the hospital during the evaluated period. Group A consisted of 48 patients, predominantly males (77%), with 9/48 patients...
COVID-19 is an infectious respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus, severe acute respiratory syndrome 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Transmission is primarily via respiratory (droplet and aerosol) and...
Happy International Nurses Day 2020! As the COVID-19 pandemic sweeps across the world, bringing with it illness, death and disruption to our daily lives, one thing is standing out—the bravery,...
As a nurse educator, I grew increasingly concerned. To address the lack of realism in the context of the clinical laboratory, I decided to teach intimate care using a different approach, one that...
Painful chronic wounds appear with discharge, odour, and complications such as infection and tunnelling, which can lead to scarring and disfigurement (Figure 2). Often reduced mobility and physical...
John Adams (not his real name), a 52-year-old white male, was admitted to a mental health hospital because of concerns about his mental state. He had been diagnosed with Parkinson's 8 months earlier...
The NHS is constantly required to adapt and change and the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated changes. In lower-limb conditions there has been an emphasis on patients self-caring by managing lower-limb...
Under normal circumstances, an individual adopts a sitting or squatting position allowing for straightening of the anorectal angle and the relaxation of the external anal sphincter and puborectalis...
What can clinical nurses or students do if they are told that their hairstyle is ‘unacceptable’, that it ‘doesn't comply with policy’ and that they must alter it if they want to continue to work as a...
