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.
Experience of directed living donor kidney transplant recipients: a literature review
A directed living donor is a healthy individual who donates an organ to a specific person....
13 Sep 2017
Improving communication with families in the intensive care unit
Families (‘family’ will be used in this article to refer to anyone the patient considers...
06 Sep 2017
X-rays: what the nurse needs to know
Rationale and key points X-ray imaging is a form of electromagnetic radiation that is able...
30 Aug 2017
Using bibliometrics to support revalidation requirements
Bibliometrics is a method of statistically analysing written works, including books and...
30 Aug 2017
Recognising and responding to care erosion: part 2
This article is the second in a two-part series discussing a gradual decline in standards of...
23 Aug 2017
Recognising and responding to care erosion: part 1
This article is the first in a two-part series discussing declining standards of care. Many...
16 Aug 2017
Post-discharge care for patients following stoma formation: what the nurse needs to know
Rationale and key points This article discusses post-discharge care for patients following...
16 Aug 2017
Exploring patients’ experience of hospital meal-ordering systems
Meal-ordering systems are an important aspect of hospital food services, informing patients...
09 Aug 2017
Benefits of, and barriers to, family-witnessed resuscitation in practice
This article, discussing family-witnessed resuscitation, is the first in a series providing...
02 Aug 2017
Single dose intravenous paracetamol or intravenous propacetamol for postoperative pain
Summary statement The mission of the Cochrane Nursing Care Field (CNCF) is to improve health...
26 Jul 2017
Using telehealth in the management of hypertension
Telehealth is a recent concept in hypertension management, and involves using electronic...
26 Jul 2017
Administering and monitoring high-alert medications in acute care
The nurse’s primary role in the medication process is to ensure that drugs are administered...
19 Jul 2017
Investigating the attitudes of nurses who are obese
The prevalence of obesity is higher among nurses than in any other group of healthcare...
12 Jul 2017
Reflection on the dual-field adult and child nursing degree course
In 2011, the University of Southampton commenced a four-year undergraduate nursing degree...
05 Jul 2017
Use of dexmedetomidine infusion as a sedative drug for patients in the intensive care...
The administration of sedatives may present several challenges for critical care nurses....
28 Jun 2017
An overview of the evidence-based practice process for novice researchers
This article explores how nurses can use evidence-based practice to critique and evaluate...
21 Jun 2017
Diagnosis and management of myasthenia gravis
Myasthenia gravis is a rare long-term neurological condition that is characterised by...
21 Jun 2017
Use of dexmedetomidine infusion as a sedative drug for patients in the intensive care...
The administration of sedatives may present several challenges for critical care nurses....
20 Jun 2017