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Latest practice articles for primary care nurses
"You feel that your life has been cut short"
Community nurses can support patients with arthritis by providing consistent care
Helping survivors to adjust after cancer
As the number of people living with or beyond cancer is growing, nurses have a crucial role in helping them adjust to their new lives after their treatment
Leading change: 3 - implementation
How to pilot, implement and review a change and make sure it is sustainable
Electronic record system preparation
Nurse leaders may need to prepare for new electronic record systems. This article advises them on the questions they will need to ask to ensure sustainable benefits for patients
Skin reactions in radiotherapy
How a toolkit helped staff to assess and manage radiotherapy-induced skin reactions
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"People with rare cancers get a raw deal in research and care"
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How to prevent the spread of norovirus
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When should peripheral venous catheters be replaced?
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Leading change: 2 - planning
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Intermittent self-catheterisation in MS
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Causes and strategies for moisture lesions
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Foreign body ingestion in children
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Leading change: 1 - identifying the issue
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'Education and understanding are so important in this field because blood transfusion is all about patient safety'
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Self-management of obesity
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Antibiotics and antiseptics for venous leg ulcers
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Managing obesity in primary care
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Effect of recording site on pulse oximetry readings
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Dietary treatment for familial hypercholesterolaemia
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Developing evidence-based practice among students
Latest news for primary care nurses
Government suffers NHS bill defeat
The government suffered its first defeat on highly contentious plans to reform the health service just hours after the Prime Minister mounted a passionate defence of the shake-up.
Hospitals 'should display food hygiene ratings'
Food hygiene ratings should be prominently displayed in all hospitals, a report by Welsh assembly members claims.
Zinc supplements 'can reduce child pneumonia death rate'
Young children with pneumonia should be prescribed zinc supplements to substantially reduce their risk of dying, a study suggests.
Soft drinks 'increase asthma risk'
A link between asthma and high levels of soft drink consumption has been suggested by researchers in Australia.
