Cancer: altered body image
Aim and intended learning outcomes
The aim of this article is...
11 Feb 1998
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.
Hospital at home: the Bromsgrove experience
A hospital at home (HaH) scheme is a system that provides acute care in the home. Patients...
04 Feb 1998
Infection control activities in six hospitals: a comparison
Using a case study design, the aim of this research was to assess and evaluate the...
28 Jan 1998
Patient expectations and satisfaction with health care
This study explored levels of satisfaction by comparing cardiac patients’ initial...
21 Jan 1998
Managing obesity: the nutritional aspects
Aims and intended learning outcomes
The aim of this article is...
21 Jan 1998
Eating matters - improving dietary care in hospitals
Modern clinical practice means that the provision of food and drink to patients in...
14 Jan 1998
The role of nurses in intravenous cannulation
This article considers the many problems of peripheral intravenous cannuiation,...
14 Jan 1998
Learning disability: empowerment
This article discusses issues related to empowerment and how nurses can use these...
14 Jan 1998
Can we effectively use networks (telematics) to deliver distance education to enhance...
This paper is a slightly expanded and re-styled version of the presentation given...
14 Jan 1998
Measuring quality of life in the evaluation of health care
This article provides an introduction to the measurement of quality of life or...
14 Jan 1998
Perceptions of the psychiatric nurse’s role: a pilot study
In this article, the authors report on a face-to-face survey of members of the...
07 Jan 1998
Vision screening of primary school children
The purpose of childhood vision screening is the early detection and treatment of...
17 Dec 1997
Supporting R&D: the role of a professional organisation, Part 2
This second of two articles describes how a professional organisation responded to...
10 Dec 1997
The causes and treatment of fever: a literature review
This review examines some of the current literature available on the treatment and...
03 Dec 1997
Supporting R&D: the role of a professional organisation, Part 1
The first of two articles describes how a professional organisation responded to...
03 Dec 1997
The menopause and HRT: a more positive view?
Most discussion in the literature about the menopause and hormone replacement...
26 Nov 1997
Evaluating the quality of after death care
Nursing care rarely ceases following a patient’s death. The project described in...
12 Nov 1997