Supporting research
FOR THE government's clinical governance agenda to become a reality, all...
29 Sep 1999
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.
Guidelines on using gloves
MEDICAL GLOVESplay a dual role as a barrier for personal protection and in the...
22 Sep 1999
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...
22 Sep 1999
Putting the debate on nursing language in context Putting the debate on nursing...
THE RATHER personalised debate over nursing language between June Clark and Liam Clarke in...
22 Sep 1999
Attitudes to information technology: toys or tools?
Information systems are a powerful ‘engine’ of change. Managing the change process...
15 Sep 1999
Laxatives and faecal incontinence in long-term care
Nurses are increasingly being asked to extend or expand their traditional roles,...
15 Sep 1999
Investing in continence
A year of relentless lobbying by the RCN Continence Care Forum, supported by RCN...
15 Sep 1999
Keeping the lines open
Central venous catheters (CVCs) often become occluded. Many of the guidelines for the use of...
15 Sep 1999
The benefits of hypodermoclysis
Hypodermoclysis (subcutaneous fluid administration) is a valuable means of replacing fluids...
15 Sep 1999
Nurses’ attitudes to the extension and expansion of their clinical roles
Nurses are increasingly being asked to extend or expand their traditional roles,...
08 Sep 1999
Improving paediatric diabetes care
The authors review the management of paediatric patients in diabetic ketoacidosis. Paying...
08 Sep 1999
Seclusion in psychiatry
The subject of seclusion will always generate professional, legal and moral debate...
01 Sep 1999
What price research? Good preparation contributes to good performance
Marie Cerinus uses a study into the value of clinical supervision to illustrate...
25 Aug 1999
RCN R&D Co-ordinating Centre
THE AIM of this week's report is to provide an overview of the dissemination...
25 Aug 1999
Power and representation in nursing: a literature review
The concepts of power and representation hold a particular significance for the nursing...
25 Aug 1999
A new national framework for mental health
ONE OF the criticisms that has been consistently levelled against the policies...
25 Aug 1999
Developing leadership skills in clinical practice and management
Throughout the UK, increasing responsibility is being placed on clinical nurses to play a...
25 Aug 1999
The study of nursing intervention in practice (SNIP)
The creation and evaluation of a new role for an advanced nurse practitioner in...
18 Aug 1999