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.
Lifting injury: a study of the occupational health perspective
This article reports the results of a national questionnaire survey of 66...
Chronic respiratory illness - a challenge for nurses
Respiratory disease is responsible for much acute and chronic ill health with...
Assessing patient dependency and staff skill mix
An assessment tool was developed to measure patient dependency and staff skill mix...
Student nurses’ perceptions of health promotion: a study
This article reports the findings of a comparative descriptive study of Project...
Nurse-led drug monitoring in the rheumatology clinic
Nurses are increasingly incorporating into their skills areas of care traditionally...
Reasons for student attrition on nursing courses: a study
Student attrition (dropping out) wastes time and resources which schools of nursing...
Treating and nursing patients with multiple sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is the most common cause of severe disability in young...
Dialysis (part 2): haemodialysis
Continuing Education articles are run in conjunction with the Royal College of...
Nurses’ and GPs’ views of the nurse prescribers’ formulary
This article presents the findings from the evaluation of nurse prescribing,...
NHSNet – we have the technology, we have the links, but will we ever have the education?
When discussing the potential future use of the NHSNet for educational purposes,...
Health visitors’ reactions to implementing skill mix
This article describes a small-scale qualitative study of health visitors’...
Bedtime rituals of nursing home residents: a study
This article explores the bedtime rituals espoused by a sample of elderly residents...
The value of the Internet and electronic nursing journals: The UK experience and how it...
The internet is a giant computer network linking computers all over the world, for...
Computer networks in the NHS and academic sector
This survey compares the use of computer networks in NHS trusts and academic...
Nurse practitioners: the role in A&E and primary care
This article describes a recent evaluation of the work of nurse practitioners...
Co-ordinated care for women with postnatal depression
In many cases, postnatal depression is not identified or treated early enough,...
The dynamics of rumours in the clinical setting
In this article the social and psychological aspects of rumours are considered. The...