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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.

Calculating capacity and demand in chemotherapy outpatient units

This article highlights the current challenges in meeting demand capacity facing...

Nurse and physiotherapy led follow-up for lung cancer patients after surgery

This article describes a pilot study aimed at providing follow-up care for lung...

The nurse’s role in HIFU therapy for prostate cancer

The efficacy of high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) as a minimally invasive...

Developing evidence-based standards for breast prosthesis fitting services

A significant proportion of the 41,000 people diagnosed with breast cancer each...

A rapid rituximab infusion pilot study

Given the extended license for rituximab (MabThera) and the anticipated increase in...

Comparing methods to prevent chemotherapy-induced alopecia

Alopecia is a common and distressing side effect of chemotherapy treatment. The...

Obesity and surgical approaches to its treatment in the UK

Overweight and obesity are now known to increase the risk of developing several...

A support service for lung cancer ‘suspects’

A preliminary audit revealed that only half of GP referrals for suspected lung...

Post-operative complications following subareolar duct clearance

Total duct excision is a common therapeutic procedure for abnormal nipple discharge...

Case study on a fungating head and neck cancer wound

Head and neck fungating wounds are probably one of the most challenging aspects of...

Administration of cetuximab in managing colorectal cancer

This article outlines the management strategy for the administration of the new...

A community nurse education programme

This paper reports an evaluation of a community nurse education study programme...

The Omnipresence of Cancer: its implications for colorectal cancer

The Omnipresence of Cancer is a theory used to describe the experience of having...

The vital role of nurses in the care of oesophageal cancer patients

Oesophageal cancer is an aggressive disease with the potential to metastasise early...

Renal cell cancer: causes, prognosis, management and treatments

Most patients who develop renal cell or kidney cancer can be treated with a radical...

Comparing physician and nurse chemotherapy toxicity assessment

Nurse-led assessment of chemotherapy-related toxicities is poorly documented. This...

Developing a nurse-led follow-up protocol for lung cancer

This article presents an overview of the development of a protocol to guide lung...

Psychosocial and educational needs of patients undergoing chemotherapy

Cytotoxic chemotherapy is the primary treatment for all forms of haematological...

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