Bacterial endocarditis: an overview of the pathophysiology, symptoms and treatment [0.03%]
感染性心内膜炎：发病机制、症状及治疗概述
Brendan Greaney
Brendan Greaney
Infective endocarditis is a serious and potentially life-threatening cardiac infection which affects the endocardial (inner) layer of the heart and primarily involves the heart valves. It is most often caused by a bacterial infection, with ...
Optimising health outcomes in exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [0.03%]
慢性阻塞性肺疾病的急性加重期优化健康结局
Grace Crolly-Burton,Oonagh McCloy,Maggie Bennett et al.
Grace Crolly-Burton et al.
The management of chronic conditions requires a careful approach to optimise patients' health outcomes. Exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can have debilitating physical effects on patients, negatively affecting t...
Promoting the use of advance care planning in people from minority ethnic backgrounds [0.03%]
促进少数民族背景人士使用预立医疗嘱托
Rekha Vijayshankar
Rekha Vijayshankar
Advance care planning supports decision-making autonomy for patients at the end of life. However, research has shown that the uptake of advance care planning is often low among people from minority ethnic backgrounds. This article explores ...
Understanding the diagnosis, symptoms and treatment of rare bleeding disorders [0.03%]
了解罕见出血性疾病的诊断、症状和治疗方案
Stacey McGeown,Amy Owen-Wyard
Stacey McGeown
Bleeding disorders are rare congenital conditions where a person's blood does not clot correctly. The most common of these disorders is von Willebrand disease and the most well-known is haemophilia. However, less is known about rare bleedin...
Managing Parkinson's disease: understanding the roles of multidisciplinary team members [0.03%]
帕金森病的管理：多学科团队成员的角色认知
Minimol Kulakkottu Scaria
Minimol Kulakkottu Scaria
Parkinson's disease is a progressive, neurodegenerative condition linked to a decrease in the level of dopamine in the brain. It is characterised by a diverse range of motor and non-motor symptoms that can significantly affect people's abil...
Victoria Hill
Victoria Hill
Venepuncture in adults is one of the most common procedures performed in nursing care. It enables a blood sample to be obtained for laboratory analysis, thereby facilitating crucial diagnostic and treatment processes. It is essential that v...
Using medicine safety huddles to prevent the recurrence of medication errors [0.03%]
运用药物安全协调会预防用药错误的再次发生
Susanne Pidduck
Susanne Pidduck
Medication errors in healthcare are prevalent but also often preventable. Medicine safety huddles bring together any colleagues involved in medicine-related incidents to explore the contributing factors in a safe environment and to identify...
Becky Ingham-Broomfield
Becky Ingham-Broomfield
Reflection enables nurses to learn from their experiences and incorporate that learning into their practice, with the ultimate aim of improving patient care. The use of an appropriate reflective model can assist nurses with self-improvement...
An overview of multiple sclerosis: diagnosis, causes and symptom management [0.03%]
关于多发性硬化症的概述：诊断、病因及症状管理
Megan Roberts,Amanda Andrews
Megan Roberts
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a progressive autoimmune disease that affects the central nervous system. It is a hugely variable and complex disease, with life-changing and potentially life-limiting effects. Care for people living with MS has e...
Julie Ellis-Jones
Julie Ellis-Jones
In the UK, one in five people live with some form of urinary incontinence and one in ten live with some form of bowel issue. The likelihood of a nurse caring for a patient with a pre-existing continence issue in any healthcare setting is th...