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.
Specific standards of care for adults with intellectual disabilities
Individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (ID) represent a small but...
25 Mar 2015
Effects of advanced practitioners’ learning in one hospital
A master of science degree course in advanced practice (health and social care) was launched...
02 Mar 2015
Hospital nurses’ working conditions in relation to motivation and patient safety
There is a lack of empirical knowledge about nurses’ perceptions of their workplace...
02 Mar 2015
A framework to support the revalidation process
In January 2016, all registered nurses and midwives will be required to revalidate their...
02 Mar 2015
Double-checking high-risk medications in acute settings: a safer process
There is a need to reduce medication errors, and one way of achieving this for high-risk...
28 Jan 2015
Educating nursing students in clinical leadership
One of the goals of nursing education is to develop caring and responsible nurses with...
28 Jan 2015
Organisational commitment in nurses: is it dependent on age or education?
In hospitals in the United States, the ratio of nurses to patients is declining, resulting...
28 Jan 2015
Quality assurance tool: taking a whole-system approach
The London Cancer Alliance (LCA) has developed the Quality Clinical Board Exception Report (...
27 Nov 2014
Making the business case for innovation
In the current financial climate it is important for nurse leaders to be able to develop and...
27 Nov 2014
A framework for pre-qualifying nurses to build leadership skills
Nursing students are our future leaders in the healthcare sector. It is proposed that, for...
30 Oct 2014
Implications of online learning for nurse managers
Online learning for nurses is growing in popularity, with programmes ranging from mandatory...
30 Oct 2014
What does professionalism look like? Attitudes and behaviours derived from a Delphi...
In 2010, the chief nursing officer and nurse director for Wales commissioned a study to...
30 Oct 2014
Improving outcomes for patients with proximal femoral fractures
A peri-operative bay was created to treat all patients with proximal femoral fractures...
25 Sep 2014
Does self-scheduling increase nurses’ job satisfaction? An integrative literature review
Flexible work schedules give nurses the freedom and control to manage the demands of work...
25 Sep 2014
Assessment of practitioners’ and students’ values when recruiting
The Department of Health has tasked Health Education England with introducing values-based...
28 Aug 2014
Open access
Mapping the landscape of knowledge synthesis
Knowledge translation is the means by which evidence-based practice is used in health care....
28 Aug 2014
The use of smartphones in clinical practice
The use of smartphones and applications or ‘apps’ in clinical practice among nurses and...
26 Jun 2014
Enhancing the collaborative review of NHS Education for Scotland’s mentor preparation...
Service review and redesign across the UK are moving towards an integrated health, social...
26 Jun 2014