Environmental effects on health
I REMEMBER little mention of environmental causes of ill health during my training...
17 Mar 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.
The contribution of expert gerontological nursing
In many ways, the key to the future development of gerontological nursing lies in preventing...
10 Mar 1999
Biosciences on the margin
As nursing has striven to acquire professional autonomy, the biological sciences have been...
10 Mar 1999
Nurses and nurse practitioners part 2: perspectives on cane
The recent growth of the nurse practitioner (NP) movement has coincided with rising...
10 Mar 1999
The importance of sleep
Sleep is a complex function which nurses need to understand if they are to help patients to...
03 Mar 1999
The essence of nursing: part II
In the second of two articles examining the essence of nursing, Alison Kitson...
03 Mar 1999
Practical nutrition in primary care: a resource for nurses
Eating the right diet is fundamental to good health. This report summarises a newly...
24 Feb 1999
The essence of nursing
In the first of two articles, Alison Kitson outlines the fundamental elements of nursing,...
24 Feb 1999
Teenagers in hospital: what do they want?
Experience with hospital units for adolescents indicates that the benefits can be...
24 Feb 1999
Radiotherapy outpatient review: a nurse-led clinic
The study reported here was a descriptive account of the activities which take...
17 Feb 1999
The role of the clinical nurse specialist
Despite the prevalence of clinical nurse specialists, research suggests that their...
06 Jan 1999
Action research in the care of patients with sexual anxieties
Collaborative working in the Balint model of psychosexual seminar training can be...
16 Dec 1998
The essence of rheumatology nursing
Arthritis and rheumatism are the most frequently self-reported conditions in the UK...
16 Dec 1998
Subcutaneous fluid administration and site maintenance
The authors of this article noted an increase in the use of subcutaneous fluid...
09 Dec 1998
The effects of pressure-reducing mattresses in CPR
The abrupt cessation of cardiac function, cardiac arrest, is potentially reversible,...
09 Dec 1998
Nursing mathematics: the importance of application
This study explores the effectiveness of a revision programme in nursing...
02 Dec 1998
Challenging behaviour in HIV services
‘Challenging behaviour’ is not a recognisable condition with a single method of...
02 Dec 1998