'Lansley must listen to nurses on the front line' Cardiology Nursing
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Practice
Transforming emergency cardiac treatment
The rollout of the primary percutaneous coronary intervention programme has helped to transform cardiac care and reduce mortality for first-time heart attacks
An overview of chronic heart failure management
Nurses in all settings may be involved in caring for patients with heart failure. This article reviews the causes, signs and symptoms, diagnosis and management options
Using ambulatory A&E care to cut admissions
A foundation trust implemented a pilot project using ambulatory emergency care pathways to reduce its increasing admissions and improve the patient experience
Using vignettes to teach stroke care
Newly qualified nurses often feel underprepared to care for patients with stroke. Using clinical vignettes enhanced student nurses’ education on stroke management
Very brief advice on smoking
A quick offer to support patients to quit smoking can be far more effective than telling them to stop. A short film that counts towards CPD can help nurses do this
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Dietary treatment for familial hypercholesterolaemia
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Improving blood pressure control in hypertension
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Defibrillation 2: using defibrillators in hospital
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Defibrillation 1: using an AED outside hospital
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Ischaemic heart disease prevention
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ECGs 3: identifying cardiac rhythms
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ECGs 2: analysis of a rhythm strip
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ECGs 1: how to carry out monitoring
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Rehabilitation: at home or at a centre?
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Using the skills of public volunteers to steer services
News
Community heart nurse to join torch relay
A Bradford community heart nurse is one of at least four nurses set to carry the Olympic Torch this summer.
Essex nurse to be Olympics first responder
A nurse from Colchester General Hospital has been chosen to be a medical first responder at the London Olympics.
Calcium supplements may 'increase heart attack risk'
Calcium supplements, taken by millions of elderly people and post-menopausal women to prevent bone thinning, may double the risk of having a heart attack, a study has found.
Third of heart risk patients not using cholesterol drugs - BHF
More than a third of people prescribed drugs for high cholesterol are putting themselves at a dramatically increased risk of heart problems by failing to take their medication for the condition, a health charity has warned.
Nurse led TIA clinic nominated for NICE award
A pioneering nurse-led clinic to care for patients who have had a transient ischaemic attack has been nominated for a national award.
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Study calls for congenital heart disease screening for newborn babies
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Third of stroke survivors not asssessed for recovery needs
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'No evidence that antioxidants prevent cancer'
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Taking statins before heart op reduces AF risk
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Gum and cardiovascular disease link dismissed
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People with diabetes 'need to be aware' of link to high blood pressure
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New drug for heart disease patients
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Heart disease warning over asbestos
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Young men more prone to cardiac arrest than women
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Failure to take statins could boost heart attack risk for RA patients
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'Hiving off important responsibilities devalues nurses' skills'
News that a West Midlands trust is to extend a scheme whereby unemployed people deliver patient care makes me deeply uncomfortable.
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Opinion
'Patients’ and health workers’ voices should be heard and inform the way forward for the NHS'
We talk to Tara Bartley, an advanced nurse practitioner in the cardiothoracic department at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham and nursing representative for the Society of Cardiothoracic Surgery for the UK and Ireland, who has been an NHS nurse for 30 years
Favourites from the archive
Arterial blood gas analysis: Understanding ABG reports
This is the first of a two-part unit on arterial blood gas (ABG) analysis, and focuses on background information and basic interpretation of ABGs where no evident compensation is taking place. It discusses the various components on an ABG report, the normal ranges and the significance of abnormal readings.
Behind the Headlines
Statins 'may help even healthy over-50s'
Everyone over the age of 50 should be given statins because the “cholesterol-busting” drugs reduce the risk of a heart attack even in healthy people, according to the Daily Telegraph and many other newspapers.
