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.
Patient-controlled analgesia
The aim of this continuing education article is...
Care of people with psychopathic disorder
Psychopathy is one of a family of personality disorders that affect some 10-13 per...
Cruising back to a land of depression
I am a qualified RSCN and RGN and for the past five years have been nursing on...
Peripheral IV therapy
Aims The aims of this article are to impress on the reader the importance of good...
Long-stay service development: 'costs'...
This is the second of two articles which describe the development of a new service...
Challenging behaviours
This article discusses challenging behaviours and describes nursing interventions...
Nursing developments: trust nurses’ views
Innovations in nursing require strong management. In this survey, the author...
More financial training needed
Welsh nurses charged with managing ward budgets need much more training for the...
Assisted ventilation 1: methods and observation
Continuing Education articles are run in conjunction with the Royal College of...
Don’t call me stupid
I recently had to invigilate the 'DC' test for prospective students of...
Patient isolation in chronic benign pain
Over the years, nurses, doctors and scientists have sought ways of assessing the...
Nursing ethics I: Setting the scene
The subject of ethics is increasingly important in all spheres of life. The...
Doing a double act
What do a senior staff nurse in paediatrics and a health visitor manager have in...
A guide to profiling and portfolios
Portfolio development and self-profiling are the subject of a current debate in...