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Micro-organisms are classified into groups (microbes) according to their key characteristics. These include viruses, bacteria, protozoa, helminths, fungi, prions and ectoparasites. Microbes that have...
The Perioperative Care Collaborative (PCC) (2018) defines an SFA as ‘registered practitioner providing continuous, competent and dedicated surgical assistance under direct supervision of the operating...
It is crucial to determine the cause of oedema because this will guide the management plan (Figure 1). Lymphoedema can be classified into primary and secondary forms. Table 1 describes the...
This background enabled me to become the Professor of Mental Health at Middlesex University. It was here that I developed what was the UK's first multidisciplinary master's degree in the mental health...
A metaparadigm can be described as ‘a set of concepts and propositions that sets forth the phenomena with which a discipline is concerned’ (Miller et al, 2003). Historically, three domains of the...
A mixed-methods approach was taken. To design and conduct the research, TEC Cymru collaborated with a consultant nurse in child health and the national nurse lead for primary and community care...
Nurses constitute the largest group of health professionals, they possess a diverse skill set and continue to be highly sought after in various settings, including hospitals and acute care, schools,...
When I first started as lead IV practitioner, there were limited policies and guidelines for the trust in place. There was only a peripheral cannula guideline for insertion and a poster on how to...
The essay may be well written. It may reference the literature in an informed way, and even apply theory to clinical practice; however, if it does not attempt to answer the question set, it will...
ANTT is a clinical practice framework for the education, practice and research of the critical clinical competency of aseptic technique. Based on a novel concept of Key-Part and Key-Site Protection,...