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.

Screening for dementia and depression in older people

Nurses have a valuable role to play in screening for dementia and depression in...

Fine tuning the day surgery process

IT IS NOW recognised that the patient’s perspective is important in the planning and...

Brave new world

This week’s National Association of Theatre Nurses’ annual congress will be an opportunity...

Inadvertent hypothermia: is it just a perioperative problem?

Patients undergoing surgery run the added risk of inadvertent hypothermia. This article...

Skin cleansing and infection control in peripheral venepuncture and cannulation

Research into the importance of skin cleansing before venepuncture is inconclusive. This...

Looking ahead: the future of theatre nursing

If it's October it must be the annual congress of the National Association of...

A nationwide point of contact

THE NATIONAL Lecturer Practitioner Forum (NLPF), based at the Foundation of Nursing...

Patient perceptions of rheumatoid arthritis

Rheumatoid arthritis is rarely seen as a serious public health issue, yet it is the...

An holistic approach to turning patients

Turning patients who are immobile is usually undertaken expressly to prevent pressure sores...

Identifying and combating the risk of pressure

Risk assessment tools for pressure sores are commonplace in most nursing settings. This...

Low intensity laser therapy for chronic venous leg ulcers

Ulceration of the lower extremities is one of the most important medicosocial problems (...

Filming in hospitals: ethical and methodological issues

Filming people in hospital poses ethical problems for researchers, film-makers and...

The trouble with specialised language for nursing

I DO NOT BELIEVE that an international language ( Clark 1999a ) can take account of what...

Bacterial contamination of curtains in clinical areas

A small-scale study carried out by student nurses revealed ward curtains to be a...

Getting into business: how nurses can make a difference

‘Getting into the business: how nurses can make a difference’ is the final...

Supporting research

FOR THE government's clinical governance agenda to become a reality, all...

Guidelines on using gloves

MEDICAL GLOVESplay a dual role as a barrier for personal protection and in the...

The role of hope for relatives of critically ill patients: a review of the literature

If nurses are going to be able to help relatives meet their need for hope, they must first...

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