Mental health needs of children and young people
Nurses should have an understanding of the mental health needs of children and...
10 Apr 2002
CPD articles
Our continuing professional development (CPD) articles are designed to assist with your nursing skills and practice.
Developing leadership through action learning
The authors discuss the use of action learning to help nurses based at Guy’s and St...
03 Apr 2002
Rehabilitation following stroke
Rehabilitation following stroke begins as soon as the patient is medically stable...
03 Apr 2002
Common cardiac arrhythmias
The interpretation of cardiac arrhythmias plays an important role in the diagnosis...
27 Mar 2002
Health promotion and learning disability
The author argues that nurses should adopt a health promotion role with people who have...
20 Mar 2002
Diabetes in pregnancy
A number of risk factors exist for pregnant women with diabetes and their babies....
06 Mar 2002
Common cardiac arrhythmias
The interpretation of cardiac arrhythmias plays an important role in the diagnosis...
01 Mar 2002
Pulmonary hypertension
Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a rare blood vessel disorder of the lung, in which the...
28 Feb 2002
Assertive outreach: development of a working model
This article outlines the development of an assertive outreach team at Tees and...
20 Feb 2002
Vaginal health
Abnormal vaginal discharge is a common presenting problem in women of reproductive...
20 Feb 2002
The treatment of peptic ulcers
Although peptic ulceration is a common and often debilitating disease, advances in diagnosis...
13 Feb 2002
The management of poorly controlled asthma
Asthma is a distressing and disabling condition that affects many people in the UK. June...
06 Feb 2002
Rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis is the most common form of inflammatory joint disease in the...
30 Jan 2002
Rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis is the most common form of inflammatory joint disease in the...
30 Jan 2002
Pain management in drug users
The injecting drug user is likely to present as an emergency hospital admission as a result...
23 Jan 2002
The role of nutrition in the prevention of infection
Adequate nutrition is essential for maintaining health and deficiencies can lead to an...
16 Jan 2002
Delivery of intravenous therapy
The complexity of intravenous therapy practice today demands a higher level of expertise and...
09 Jan 2002
The management of colorectal cancer
Colorectal cancer is one of the most common malignant diseases in the western world...
09 Jan 2002