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
Infection control activities in six hospitals: a comparison
Using a case study design, the aim of this research was to assess and evaluate the...