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Up to 80% of patients suffering cardiac arrest display evidence of deterioration in the hours before arrest; once a cardiac arrest occurs, even in the hospital environment, fewer than 20% of patients...
Although spirituality and religion are closely linked, they are not the same. Spirituality can be viewed and understood as:.
There is no pathological cause for primary constipation (Royal College of Nursing (RCN), 2012; Dougherty and Lister, 2015). Factors that lead to the development of primary constipation are extrinsic...
As in any robust discussion, it is important to appraise the available evidence. A report from the National Audit Office (NAO) (2005), A Safer Place for Patients, indicated that there are 34 000...
Key dates in the outbreak are shown in Figure 1. The outbreak lasted 9 months from April 2015 to January 2016 and was declared closed on 12 January 2016. However, a further two cases were identified...
‘Broad clusters of general attributes which are considered essential for effective performance.’ .
With 4500 suicides each year in England, this equates approximately to one person dying every 2 hours as a result of suicide. When someone is so emotionally troubled as to take their own life, the...
In a speech on 6 February 2019, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Matt Hancock, stated that we trust nurses and doctors more than any other profession (Department of Health and Social...
Some people with dementia may appear not to understand what is being discussed and give the impression they don't have the ability to contribute to decisions being made about their care. However, if...
This may be a scary thought for some qualified staff. However, collaborative and inclusive theory, and practice education that is completely different from what has so far been the standard will...
Before starting my management placement at the critical care unit, I set myself targets that I considered to be reasonable and that I hoped would ease the sense of self-doubt I'd been feeling in the...
‘Employers and managers need to recognise that in order to create safe and healthy working environments, nurses should be able to have regular breaks and have access to drinking water and healthy...
The success of clinical trials is dependent on patient awareness (Fern et al, 2014), which in turn is dependent on health professionals, particularly nurses, raising patients' awareness of clinical...
AC at this hospital is led by registered nurses, HCAs and a lead nurse/charge nurse. The team does not consist of advanced nurse practitioners, but the nurses are empowered to be independent in daily...
‘Having one made me feel as though I was involved in what was happening to me. It came in very useful when I was admitted to hospital at 2am—I gave the doctor my book with all my and the...
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