Meeting the challenge of recruitment to enrolled nurse conversion courses
The Northampton Community Healthcare NHS Trust is not unique in facing a challenging agenda...
16 Jun 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.
Combined education for nurses and doctors
Human resource theory suggests the importance of education in economic development in a...
16 Jun 1999
Pre-operative fasting: putting research into practice
A period of fasting prior to anaesthesia for surgery is necessary to prevent...
16 Jun 1999
RCN research and development co-ordinating centre
IN 1998 THE RCN launched its Research and Development (R&D) Co-ordinating...
16 Jun 1999
From stigma to strategy
This article outlines the Mental Health Awareness Project’s (MHAP) innovative strategy to...
09 Jun 1999
Male sexuality and urethral catheterisation: a review of the literature
This review critically analyses literature on urinary catheters with specific reference to...
09 Jun 1999
Comparative effectiveness of two training programmes on assertive behaviour
This article examines the extent of academic and professional development of...
09 Jun 1999
Written disclosure: a way of coping with traumatic stress
Verbal debriefing after a traumatic incident may interrupt the natural adaptive processes...
02 Jun 1999
A regional nurse-led osteoporosis clinic
This article describes the work of a nurse-led osteoporosis clinic and its perceived...
02 Jun 1999
The careers of enrolled nurses following completion of conversion courses
This article examines the extent of academic and professional development of...
02 Jun 1999
Oral care
There are relatively few standards of mouth care based on sound research (Hatton...
02 Jun 1999
Non-judgemental care as a professional obligation
In this article, Andrew Koh argues that non-judgemental care is a professional obligation...
02 Jun 1999
Using patients’ records as a source of data
This article discusses the use of patients’ records as a data source. It examines...
26 May 1999
Transfusion hazards - room for improvement
BLOOD TRANSFUSION in the UK is a very safe procedure which, when used appropnately...
26 May 1999
Ethical principles in healthcare research
Ethical principles underpin decision making in the research process. This article considers...
26 May 1999
Caring for staff: setting quality standards
To ensure high quality patient care, and to reduce sickness and absence rates, staff...
26 May 1999
The principles of pressure sore prevention
In the first Practice Profile to be published in Nursing Standard , Debbie Quinn...
26 May 1999
Teaching in practice
This article describes an action research project designed to develop a teaching...
19 May 1999