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This website is intended for healthcare professionals
The Omaha System is a nursing classification system that has helped to make nursing interventions more visible, using nursing terminology, and supporting the collaboration of nurses working in...
A mass casualty event has been defined as ‘an event which generates more patients at one time than locally available resources can manage using routine procedures. It requires exceptional emergency...
Until December 2013, trastuzumab, licensed for the treatment of patients with Her2-positive early or metastatic breast cancer, was available as a powder for reconstitution before intravenous...
Treatment of VLU and chronic oedema should be preceded by a thorough assessment leading to an accurate diagnosis of the underlying pathophysiology and identification of any contraindications to...
Early research studies alluded to differences in how women and men use humour (Kotthoff, 2006). Kotthoff explained that traditionally held views involved actively joking men and a passive audience of...
Making Every Contact Count (MECC) is an approach to behaviour change that uses any interaction between a health professional and a patient as an opportunity to engage with a patient to make positive...
Within a large hospital trust in the UK, the number of falls within one particular division were studied to determine the number of falls reported while patients were under ‘one-to-one’ (1:1) or...
The case study illustrates how a remote system was used to provide conservative lymphoedema therapy that included patient education and self-management. The specialist was a certified lymphoedema...
This study aimed to explore the considerations and experiences of health professionals who are central in the decision-making process regarding IDUC management on the first postoperative day for...