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.
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Mitigating risk of cardiovascular disease in people living with and beyond cancer
Rates of cancer survival have increased in recent decades as a result of earlier diagnosis...
08 Feb 2017
Infusion therapy
Ensuring the safest care for patients undergoing infusion therapy through updated guidance
24 Jan 2017
Using patient experience to improve outcomes after treatment
The Transforming Care After Treatment (TCAT) programme aims to improve care for people...
12 Dec 2016
An overview of ALK-positive non-small cell lung cancer
This article provides an overview of ALK-positive non-small cell lung cancer and the types...
12 Dec 2016
Managing toxicities in patients on ceritinib therapy
The management of patients on therapies is an important part of the lung cancer nurse...
12 Dec 2016
Helping patients adhere to ceritinib therapy
The previous articles in this supplement have outlined the role of the lung cancer nurse...
12 Dec 2016
Introduction
Lung cancer is the most common cause of cancer mortality in the UK, accounting for...
12 Dec 2016
The psychological and psychosocial effects of head and neck cancer
A diagnosis of head and neck cancer can be physically and emotionally debilitating. The...
11 Nov 2016
A collaborative approach to delivering health and well-being events to people affected...
Health and well-being events form part of the recovery package for people living with and...
11 Nov 2016
Nursing care for patients undergoing pelvic exenteration for rectal cancers
Pelvic exenteration is an established surgical procedure aimed at removing primary locally...
10 Oct 2016
Measuring quality of life in patients with myeloma
Myeloma is a potentially debilitating and life-limiting haematological cancer and...
10 Oct 2016
Assessment and management of malnutrition in patients with lung cancer
Malnutrition is common in patients with cancer and is a major cause of morbidity and...
10 Oct 2016
The effect of nurse-led navigation programmes on cancer patients’ outcomes
In England about two million people are living with and beyond cancer, a figure that is...
14 Sep 2016
Myeloma patients’ self-reported experiences of care and treatment
This article examines how myeloma patients experience their care in NHS England, compared...
14 Sep 2016
An integrated model for breast cancer and palliative care
The clinical management of patients with advanced breast cancer is complex and patients’...
14 Sep 2016
Encouraging shared decision making on treating men who have prostate cancer
Men diagnosed with localised prostate cancer often have a choice about treatment. This...
05 Jul 2016
Patients who smoke
Aim To explore healthcare professionals’ attitudes towards patients with cancer who smoke...
05 Jul 2016
Development and implementation of nursing grand rounds in a cancer centre
This article describes the process of developing and implementing nursing grand rounds to...
10 Jun 2016