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...
Providing spiritual care at the end of life: nurses' roles and perspectives [0.03%]
终末期护理中的精神关怀:护士的角色和观点
Enrico De Luca,Lindsay Jane de Wal
Enrico De Luca
Identifying and meeting patients' spiritual needs is integral to nursing in end of life care. However, spirituality, spiritual care and assessment models are still not fully embedded across the UK. While nurses often collaborate with chapla...
Aby Mitchell
Aby Mitchell
Constipation results in infrequent or hard stools and pain during bowel movements and is a widespread issue across all age groups, but particularly among hospitalised older adults. Undertaking a holistic assessment of constipation in adults...
Gemma Sadler
Gemma Sadler
Pressure ulcers are considered a preventable harm, therefore all patients receiving care from a healthcare professional should be screened for risk of pressure ulcers. This includes undertaking a skin inspection to identify areas at risk of...
Implementing female external catheters in practice and educating students on their use [0.03%]
实践中的女性外部导尿管的应用及对学生的相关教育
Penny Tremayne,Catherine Arden,Sophie Hibberd et al.
Penny Tremayne et al.
Urethral catheterisation is an invasive procedure that carries a high risk of complications, notably catheter-associated urinary tract infections. Until recently, there were few alternatives to indwelling urinary catheters other than contin...
Beverley OHara,Jordan Beaumont
Beverley OHara
'Ultra-processed' foods (UPFs) have received increasing attention in recent years, with concerns around the potential link between high intake of UPFs and adverse health outcomes. However, there is a lack of clear evidence supporting this l...
Michael Sampson
Michael Sampson
The 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) is an important tool in the diagnosis of heart disease. An accurate recording is essential because errors in electrode placement or in the attachment of connecting cables can produce ECG changes that mimi...