The role of the community nurse in improving quality of life for people with faecal incontinence [0.03%]
社区护士在改善粪失禁患者生活质量中的作用
Francesca Ramadan
Francesca Ramadan
Faecal incontinence, the involuntary loss of faeces, is a symptom with multifactorial causes and major effects on quality of life. Community nurses, with their skills and unique position at the frontline of patient care, are pivotal in the ...
Edward Baker
Edward Baker
This article discusses the increasing levels of violence experienced by healthcare professionals, including bullying, harassment, and verbal and physical abuse. The author also discusses the impact of such incidents on the mental health and...
Kathryn Jack,Ultan Allen,Philippa Matthews et al.
Kathryn Jack et al.
Background: Delivering health education and information to people and communities to increase their knowledge is an essential part of shared healthcare decision making. However, not all written materials are easily unders...
Social prescribing in community care from a policy and practice perspective [0.03%]
从政策和实务角度谈社区照顾中的社会处方诊疗法
Michelle McBride
Michelle McBride
Social prescribing enables professionals to refer patients to non-clinical services, addressing both physical health and mental wellbeing needs. Although not a new concept, current attitudes toward salutogenic models are gaining momentum. T...
Smartphone applications for heart failure self-management and the role of the district nurse [0.03%]
心力衰竭自我管理的智能手机应用程序及区护士的角色
Amy Milne,Louise Derham
Amy Milne
Almost 1 million people in the UK are living with heart failure, which is a progressive and life-limiting condition. Managing symptoms in the community is widely acknowledged as a means of reducing deterioration and hospital admissions. Rec...
Karis Macaulay
Karis Macaulay
The professional nurse advocate role offers a promising solution to the challenges faced by district nurses, as it becomes integrated and implemented within community NHS trusts. They can offer support by advocating for nurses' professional...
Managing malodorous wounds in the community using a structured approach for practice [0.03%]
采用结构化方法管理社区中的难愈性恶臭伤口护理实践研究
Jackie Stephen-Haynes
Jackie Stephen-Haynes
Malodour is a potentially distressing complication of chronic wounds, and it is one that is frequently managed within community settings. Malodorous wounds are primarily caused by anaerobic bacterial colonisation and sloughy or necrotic tis...
Selma Maloumi
Selma Maloumi
Wound care is estimated to cost £8.3 billion annually and takes up to 50% of community nurse time. Thorough wound assessments followed by selecting the best wound dressing for the patient, taking into consideration wound severity (acute or...
Literature review of clinical audits and service evaluations against leg ulcer guidelines and recommendations in the UK [0.03%]
英国关于静脉溃疡临床审计及服务评估的文献回顾
Anna Ingleby,Samantha Holloway
Anna Ingleby
There is a lack of reliable prevalence and cost data regarding leg ulcers, with regional health authorities and commissioning groups not requesting these outcome data, resulting in a lack of understanding of the true magnitude of the proble...