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.
Acceptability and safety of telemedicine to assess patients before chemotherapy
This project evaluated the acceptability and safety of using telemedicine to assess patients...
08 Jul 2015
Information and psychosocial needs of families of patients with cancer in critical care...
A cancer diagnosis and treatment trajectory can have a significant effect not only on the...
08 Jul 2015
Management of patients with low-risk febrile neutropenia
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence in the UK advocates that patients with...
10 Jun 2015
Exploring the education and information needs of patients on oral anticancer medicines
Aim To explore the education and information needs of patients taking oral anticancer...
10 Jun 2015
The value of stress relieving techniques
The aim of this service evaluation was to assess the value of receiving rapid stress...
12 May 2015
Role of lung cancer nurse specialists in recruiting patients to clinical trials
Facilitating access to anti-cancer treatment is an important factor in improving prognosis...
12 May 2015
Efficacy of a late effects screening clinic led by nurses
With rising survival rates, there is emerging awareness of the long-term and late effects of...
10 Apr 2015
Management of metastatic colorectal cancer and its implications for patients and nurses
The treatment of patients with metastatic colorectal cancer has improved significantly in...
10 Apr 2015
Developments in diagnostics and treatment for myeloma
Over the past decade, many novel treatments for myeloma have been developed and are now in...
10 Apr 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
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
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
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
Skin reactions from radiotherapy
Radiotherapy is a widely used cancer treatment that can be used for curative and palliative...
06 Nov 2014