Clinical
Our clinical nursing articles aim to inform and educate nurse practitioners and students. This is achieved through the publication of peer-reviewed, evidence-based, relevant and topical articles.
The lived experiences of people with bladder cancer and their partners
The aim of this literature review was to locate the voices of people with bladder cancer and...
06 Nov 2014
An alternative approach to support group growth and development
Support groups often require help to perpetuate their success, keep to clear objectives and...
08 Oct 2014
Effectiveness of prophylactic gastrostomy in patients having treatment for head and...
Patients with head and neck cancer are at increased risk of malnutrition. There is much...
08 Oct 2014
An evaluation of acceptance by new patients of advanced nurse practitioners
Changes in cancer policies and professional evolution, including non-medical prescribing,...
08 Oct 2014
Lung cancer screening: the opportunity to increase survival
In recent decades, patients with many forms of cancer have seen dramatic improvements in...
09 Sep 2014
Evaluation of a psychotherapeutic group after treatment for cancer
This evaluation aimed to assess the effect of an eightweek psychotherapeutic group with an...
09 Sep 2014
Physical activity levels of lung cancer survivors
The aim of this service evaluation was to establish current activity levels of lung cancer...
09 Sep 2014
Identifying and meeting survivorship needs
This article reports on the development and delivery of a nurse-led end of treatment...
09 Jul 2014
Improvement of chemotherapy practice and quality of care
There has been increased pressure on chemotherapy day units in recent years due to a rise in...
09 Jul 2014
How patients’ feedback was used to redesign a head and neck service
This article describes the findings of a modified experience-based co-design project to...
09 Jul 2014
Holistic needs assessment: Rationale and practical implementation
Many people are living with or beyond a cancer diagnosis in the UK. The vision of the...
10 Jun 2014
An assessment of the value of music therapy for haemato-oncology patients
The aim of this service evaluation was to assess the value of music therapy for adult...
10 Jun 2014
A nurse-led psycho-education programme for Chinese carers of patients with colorectal...
Aim To evaluate the efficacy of a nurse-led, telephone, psycho-education programme in...
10 Jun 2014
Parents’ spiritual and religious needs in young oncology
Aim To identify the spiritual and religious needs of young people with cancer. This article...
08 May 2014
Adherence to oral chemotherapy: a review of the evidence
Oncology is rapidly changing. Over the past few years there has been an increase in the...
08 May 2014
Exploring patients’ knowledge expectations during the illness trajectory
Aim To explore patients’ knowledge expectations in relation to the content and meaning of...
08 May 2014
The role of discharge co-ordinator in oncology
Aim To explore, develop and support the role of discharge co-ordinator. Method Data were...
07 Apr 2014
Investigating aspirin use to prevent bowel cancer or its progression
Bowel cancer is the fourth most common cancer in the UK, causing significant physical and...
07 Apr 2014