Nursing Older People
Pain assessment in older people
Updated guidelines emphasise the subjective nature of pain and offer ways to encourage accurate self-reporting by older people
30 May 2018
Kimberley Hackett
Primary Health Care
The gender divide in general practice nursing
Why are there so few male nurses in general practice and how do we encourage more male nurses to move into this field?
23 Apr 2018
Nursing Children and Young People
Asthma: protein from parasitic worms suppresses allergic reactions
Researchers at the University of Edinburgh who tested the Heligmosomoides polygyrus Alarmin Release Inhibitor (HpARI) on mice hope findings will lead to using the protein as the basis for the treatment of asthma
23 Mar 2018
Nursing Children and Young People
Epileptic seizures in children halved when using natural compounds found in cannabis – systematic review
Findings follows 36 studies of randomised and non-randomised controlled trials of children and adults who have a rare form of epilepsy
23 Mar 2018
Emergency Nurse
Patients without primary care providers more likely to have CT scan in emergency departments, study finds
American-based research finds more people who have CT scans in the emergency department didn't have a primary care provider
19 Mar 2018
Emergency Nurse
Research compares use of intravenous paracetamol with oral paracetamol for pain reduction
An Australian study looks at whether intravenous or oral paracetamol is more effective at reducing pain
19 Mar 2018
Primary Health Care
Former nurse's inspirational work in raising awareness of sickle cell disease
Dame Elizabeth Nneka Anionwu is committed to championing the fight against sickle cell...
05 Mar 2018
Nursing Older People
‘I was inspired by how patients and families coped’
Nurse specialist Carol Miller on working with Parkinson’s disease patients
23 Feb 2018
Emergency Nurse
Using an antistatic spacer with an inhaler improved asthma control, a study found
A study has found that using an antistatic spacer with an inhaler gave patients better...
20 Feb 2018
Emergency Nurse
Alcohol screening: rise in referrals to clinical nurse specialist teams
A recent study looking into emergency departments’ (EDs) current practices regarding alcohol...
20 Feb 2018
Nursing Children and Young People
Failure to put folic acid in flour is a public health 'tragedy', say experts
Experts have said failure to fortify flour with folic acid to prevent neural tube defects (NTDs) in babies is 'more than a missed opportunity; it is a tragedy'.
15 Feb 2018
Nursing Children and Young People
Children in NICU benefit from direct parental care
Infants in neonatal intensive care units (NICU) who receive direct care from their parents have an improved health outcome, a study has found.
15 Feb 2018
Mental Health Practice
Get the balance right: what the NHS has to do to improve mental health services
A report by The King's Fund reveals the fundamental problems that mental health services in England face compared with other services, which has created an increasingly unstable working environment
14 Feb 2018
Emergency Nurse
Management failure in treating skin and soft tissue infections
Risk factors, such as a fever, are associated with failures in the management of skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) in emergency department observation units (EDOUs), a review has found.
16 Jan 2018
Emergency Nurse
Lactate levels in patients with suspected sepsis
Emergency department (ED) sepsis screening algorithms should incorporate a serum lactate cut off of ≥2mmol/L as a threshold for the initiation of interventions and increased monitoring, research concludes.
16 Jan 2018
Nursing Children and Young People
Specialist training can double consent rates for child organ donation
Child organ donation rates are lower than those for adults but the presence of a specialist nurse during consent discussions can increase rates.
15 Jan 2018
Nursing Children and Young People
Cash incentives may encourage breastfeeding rates early on
Offering financial incentives may increase breastfeeding rates marginally at six to eight weeks.
15 Jan 2018
Nursing Older People
Older people benefit from comprehensive assessment in hospital
Research shows that for every 20 patients who receive comprehensive geriatric assessments on admission to hospital, one can avoid admission to a care home.
10 Jan 2018