Pain assessment in older people
Updated guidelines emphasise the subjective nature of pain and offer ways to encourage accurate self-reporting by older people
Updated guidelines emphasise the subjective nature of pain and offer ways to encourage accurate self-reporting by older people
Why are there so few male nurses in general practice and how do we encourage more male nurses to move into this field?
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
Findings follows 36 studies of randomised and non-randomised controlled trials of children and adults who have a rare form of epilepsy
American-based research finds more people who have CT scans in the emergency department didn't have a primary care provider
An Australian study looks at whether intravenous or oral paracetamol is more effective at reducing pain
Dame Elizabeth Nneka Anionwu is committed to championing the fight against sickle cell...
Nurse specialist Carol Miller on working with Parkinson’s disease patients
A study has found that using an antistatic spacer with an inhaler gave patients better...
A recent study looking into emergency departments’ (EDs) current practices regarding alcohol...
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'.
Infants in neonatal intensive care units (NICU) who receive direct care from their parents have an improved health outcome, a study has found.
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
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.
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.
Child organ donation rates are lower than those for adults but the presence of a specialist nurse during consent discussions can increase rates.
Offering financial incentives may increase breastfeeding rates marginally at six to eight weeks.
Research shows that for every 20 patients who receive comprehensive geriatric assessments on admission to hospital, one can avoid admission to a care home.