Insider/outsider partnerships in an ethnographic study of shared governance
The benefits of research being undertaken by more than one researcher cannot be...
22 Mar 2000
Clinical
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Patients with mental illness: general nurses’ attitudes and expectations
Aim To measure the emotional reactions and expectations of 64 nurses in a general hospital...
22 Mar 2000
The provision of leg ulcer services by practice nurses
As part of their implementation programme of leg ulcer guidelines, the group conducted a...
15 Mar 2000
Foot ulceration in diabetic patients
Foot care is very important if patients with diabetes are to avoid ulceration complications...
15 Mar 2000
The efficacy of bilingual health advocacy in ethnic minority patients with cancer
Aim This research aims to establish the efficacy of introducing trained bilingual health...
15 Mar 2000
Consumer views of pressure sores: a preliminary survey
Aim To obtain consumer views about pressure sore development, particularly in A&E...
15 Mar 2000
The effectiveness of nursing in stroke units
Background Richard Warner examines how nurses might contribute to the effectiveness of...
08 Mar 2000
Philosophical implications of the use of advance statements (living wills)
The growing prevalence of advance statements represents an important shift away from...
08 Mar 2000
Gender issues in nursing
The study OF gender related issues, in particular masculinity in nursing, has...
08 Mar 2000
Magnet nursing services recognition programme
Overview In an environment rife with controversy about patient safety in hospitals, medical...
08 Mar 2000
Witnessed resuscitation: good practice or not?
Should relatives be given the choice to witness the resuscitation of a family member? From...
01 Mar 2000
Changing practice: are memes the answer?
Nurses are insistent that they have a great deal more to offer than being merely doctors...
01 Mar 2000
Resource management: making a difference in mental health
Bed management problems exist throughout the NHS but are not usually highlighted in mental...
01 Mar 2000
Post-operative nausea and vomiting: a survey of nurses’ knowledge
Many patients experience the discomfort of post-operative nausea and vomiting. This article...
23 Feb 2000
Visitors’ violence: the serious effects of aggression on nurses and others
Nurses are well aware of the potential threat of violence from patients, but attacks by...
23 Feb 2000
Patient satisfaction with post-operative analgesia
Aim The aim of this study was to compare intravenous and epidural analgesia for patients...
16 Feb 2000
The neurogenic bladder
Many people with incontinence and bladder problems have an underlying neurogenic cause, with...
16 Feb 2000
Healthy eating: something to chew over?
Most of us probably feel that we know enough about healthy eating and fibre in the diet;...
16 Feb 2000