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.

Medical admissions units: the role of the nurse practitioner

Concerns about risk management in A&E departments are compounded by...

Aggression and violence: examining the theories

Theories of aggressive and violent behaviour fall into a confusing range of...

Audit in practice: planning for discharge from hospital

In this discussion of audit, the authors describe a pilot study on discharge...

Pressure damage prevention: basing practice on evidence

In response to the Culyer initiative (NHSE 1997) to bring research and practice...

Radiotherapy nursing: understanding the nurse’s role

The role of the nurse in medical oncology is well defined and accepted,...

From research to practice: a review of the literature

In this article, the author considers whether nursing research is more likely to be...

Blood pressure measurement: assessing staff knowledge

Even though blood pressure measurement is a common clinical procedure, this...

Managing risk factors for hypertension in primary care

Nurse practitioners have the opportunity to improve the detection and enhance the...

Change theory and health promotion

Practice nurses spend much of their time attempting to improve patients’ health...

Risk factors for hypertension and cardiovascular disease

Hypertension is known to be a significant causative agent in the development of...

Assessing primary nursing in mental health

One of the most important advantages of primary nursing is the consistency and...

Psoriasis: a review of present and future management

Psoriasis is a chronic skin disorder which affects between 1 and 3 per cent of the...

Cancer: altered body image

Aim and intended learning outcomes

The aim of this article is...

Hospital at home: the Bromsgrove experience

A hospital at home (HaH) scheme is a system that provides acute care in the home. Patients...

Infection control activities in six hospitals: a comparison

Using a case study design, the aim of this research was to assess and evaluate the...

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