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.
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...
Research, Innovation and Practice: The role of the World Wide Web Introduction
It is dangerous to predict the future but I feel safe in stating that the Internet...
Attitudes to Project 2000: a survey of qualified nurses
This article describes a survey which established a link between qualified nursing...
Methods of wound assessment documentation: a study
This study investigated whether relevant parameters of wound assessment are...
Computers in Teaching Initiative - Centre for Nursing and Midwifery
The Computers in Teaching Initiative (CTI) started in 1984. In those early days,...
Introducing change to the post-anaesthetic care unit
Parental presence in the post-operative care unit (PACU) is an under-reported and...