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.
A philosophy of care
What do you understand is the purpose of a chidren’s hospice? The following quotes...
Care of urinary catheters
The eighth in our Continuing Education (CE) article series (article 308) explores...
Minor injury care in the community
In the summer of 1990, the Basildon and Thurrock Health Authority took the decision...
Para-suicide: a cause for nursing concern
The government has recently highlighted the tragedy of lives lost through suicide,...
Clinical practice and management
Next week, Nursing Standard, Smith and Nephew Medical and the Royal College of...
Analysing mandatory continuing education
The proposal for mandatory continuing education in the form of five study days...
Helping midwives in developing countries
The author describes a World Health Organization backed educational initiative for...
Nurses’ responses to PREP: a short study
Nurses attending information sessions on the UKCC’s Post-registration Education and...
Cardiac rehabilitation
The Coronary Rehabilitation Programme at Leicester General Hospital has operated...
Uncertainty on career prospects
More effort is required to increase provision of, and ease access to, conversion...
Leading from the front
The prospect of facilitating professional development for about 3,000 nurses may...
Supporting bereaved relatives in A&E
The development of a support nurse system for the care of bereaved relatives in an...
Theory and practice of isolation nursing
Infection is a common problem in hospitals, with approximately 10 per cent of...