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.
Management of chemotherapy-related arm symptoms in patients with breast cancer
Anthracyclines are used widely as part of combination chemotherapy regimens to treat...
11 Mar 2015
The experience of care for people affected by mesothelioma
This article reports on an analysis of patient and carer free-text comments received in...
11 Mar 2015
Treatment developments for metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer
Radium-223 (Ra-223) dichloride is the first bone-targeted therapy for men with metastatic...
11 Mar 2015
Problem-based learning for advanced nurse practitioners
This article discusses the use of problem-based learning (PBL) in two advanced practice...
09 Feb 2015
An evaluation of the role of support workers in lung cancer
Aim To map the prevalence and type of unregistered roles that have emerged to support lung...
09 Feb 2015
Patients’ preferences for information during chemotherapy
Aim To identify patients’ perceptions of information about prognosis and chemotherapy....
08 Dec 2014
Compliance with swift communication of diagnosis to GPs
Until this year the National Cancer Peer Review Programme Manual for Cancer Services 2008...
08 Dec 2014
Skin reactions from radiotherapy
Radiotherapy is a widely used cancer treatment that can be used for curative and palliative...
06 Nov 2014
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
The value of complementary therapies for carers witnessing patients’ medical procedures
The aim of this service evaluation was to assess the value of carers receiving complementary...
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
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
Identifying and meeting survivorship needs
This article reports on the development and delivery of a nurse-led end of treatment...
09 Jul 2014