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Addressing issues as soon as they are recognised as problematic is the first step in managing them effectively. In a team that functions optimally, any issues will be addressed first by a peer so when...
To improve the quality of the study and facilitate understanding, the authors adhered to the Consolidated Criteria for Reporting Qualitative Research (COREQ) checklist (Tong et al, 2007)..
‘Prevention and relief of suffering by means of early identification and impeccable assessment and treatment of pain and other problems, physical, psychosocial and spiritual.’.
‘The need for children's community nurses and the provision of professional networks to underpin these must be central to the development of the health organisation Community Nursing Strategies.’.
Lundberg and Gerezgiher (2008) believe FGM is a midwifery matter. Nevertheless, NHS Digital (2017) reports that, while 54% of the new cases were discovered in midwifery services, 46% were discovered...
The aim of this qualitative research was to explore the experiences and feelings of informal carers who care for patients hospitalised in rehabilitation settings and, further, how these experiences...
Engaging in mindfulness techniques may positively impact the psychological wellbeing of students undertaking clinical training. This is of vital importance to ensure optimum learning, and prepare them...
‘Many nurses feel unable to contribute to decisions affecting care delivery and the quality of the patient experience’.
Falls among older adults is a global phenomenon. The World Health Organization (WHO) (2018) suggests that falls are the second leading cause of accidental death; there are 646 000 annual fatalities,...
‘Professional and/or geographic isolation. Weak leadership. Interpersonal, and sometimes inter-professional, conflict. Failures in communication. A reluctance to listen to patients, families and...
There are a number of stress points when starting a nursing degree. The orientation to university life and the possible move to a new part of the country, leaving family and friends behind, can be...
‘Planning sleep and using sleep in a careful and controlled way to improve the level of care that you are delivering is really important. But there is this blanket cultural idea that we don't pay...
The skin or integumentary system is the largest organ in the body and comprises intricate and complex tissue that acts as a protective barrier between internal organs and the external environment....
Evidence-based practice is a central tenet of the NHS and cost-effectiveness, value for money and quality assurance are key measures of this in practice (Department of Health, 2016). The number of...
The decreasing effectiveness of antimicrobials is a significant problem for the clinical management of many conditions, including the treatment of wounds. It is therefore unsurprising that the...
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