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.
Embedding simulated practice in a pre-registration nursing curriculum
Simulated practice is one example of an education programme that tests and reviews a nursing...
01 May 2015
Stroke self-management: what does good nursing support look like?
Nurses play a pivotal role in stroke self-management, yet there is a gap in our...
27 Mar 2015
Why it is important to involve new fathers in the care of their child
Research into fathers’ unique contributions to the physical, emotional, social and cognitive...
27 Mar 2015
Tackling the subject of weight with patients: the difficult conversation
Being overweight carries with it a range of health risks, including high blood pressure,...
02 Mar 2015
Pregnancy-related telephone consultations to an out-of-hours provider: a retrospective...
Pregnant women generally have 24-hour access to advice from maternity services; they can...
02 Mar 2015
The role of community nurses in preventing female genital mutilation
Female genital mutilation (FGM) has become a major issue worldwide, including the UK, where...
02 Mar 2015
Nurses’ role in helping offenders to adopt healthier lifestyles
The prison population in England and Wales is increasing and so is the requirement for...
30 Jan 2015
Managing pregnancy-related pelvic floor dysfunction
Many women experience pelvic floor dysfunction at some time in their lives. Most commonly,...
30 Jan 2015
Integrating wellbeing services in healthcare pathways
Spectrum Community Health Community Interest Company has set up a wellbeing team and devised...
30 Jan 2015
Putting people with parkinson’s disease back in control
This article outlines how health and social care services need to enable people with...
25 Nov 2014
Living with Parkinson’s disease in the community: improving assessments and...
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a long-term condition that affects patients’ and carers’ quality...
25 Nov 2014
Putting the family at the centre of dementia care
Alongside growing longevity there has been an increase in the prevalence and incidence of...
28 Oct 2014
The modern renaissance of the district nurse
As a profession, district nursing has experienced significant depletion in recent years....
28 Oct 2014
Nurses in step with the smartphone generation
School-aged children are leading a communications revolution, with ways of getting in touch...
30 Sep 2014
Barriers to diabetic retinopathy screening in South Asian groups
The incidence of diabetes in the UK is six times higher among people of South Asian origin...
30 Sep 2014
Measurement of obesity in children
The prevalence of obesity in childhood has been increasing dramatically worldwide in recent...
26 Aug 2014
Innovative delivery of flu immunisation
This article outlines the innovative work and development of the Torbay Flu’s-ease Team and...
26 Aug 2014
A nurse-led sleep service for children and young people with disability
Aim To evaluate the outcomes from a nurse-led, community-based sleep hygiene service for...
25 Jun 2014