'Lansley must listen to nurses on the front line' Gastroenterology Nursing
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Practice
Preventing falls in patients
A high number of patients were admitted to a ward with mobility problems owing to a history of alcohol misuse. A sister led a project to reduce the incidence of falls.
Patient motivation in managing stress urinary incontinence
Recognising the appropriate support and treatment needed for a first-time mother presenting with stress incontinence boosted her confidence and enabled improved symptom control.
Exploring the benefits of anal irrigation
Bowel dysfunction can have detrimental effects on psychological, physical and social functioning. Two case studies show the impact of an anal irrigation system.
Management of stoma complications
Most patients who have a stoma experience complications at some point. Nurses need to provide prompt assessment, advice and referral for specialist help if required
Assessing and treating patients with bowel dysfunction
An expert nurse advises on safe, effective care and when to contact a specialist nurse
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Does abdominal massage relieve constipation?
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Cancer follow-up
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Using massage to ease constipation
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Appendicitis presenting as gastroenteritis: the importance of making a correct diagnosis
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Detecting problems after gastrostomy
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The high impact actions for nursing and midwifery 1: keeping nourished – getting better
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Minimum standards for school toilets are needed to improve child health
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Older people should be given practical support to effectively manage their stomas
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Using email and text messaging to remind patients to have blood monitoring test
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Nasogastric tube feeding – which syringe size produces lower pressure and is safest to use?
NICE guidance: in brief
Diagnosing and managing epilepsy
NICE has updated its guideline on epilepsy, mainly because new drugs have been licensed to prevent variations in care.
News
Millions of cancers 'caused by infection'
Bacteria, viruses and parasites cause around two million cases of cancer in the world each year, experts believe.
NICE issude draft Crohn's treatment recommendations
Treatment for Crohn’s disease is set to change in the future after NICE published draft recommendations.
Private gastric band patients could be left without aftercare
Patients with gastric bands could be at risk of being left without proper aftercare because of a lack of financial regulation in the private healthcare industry, surgeons have claimed.
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Aspirin cuts risk of bowel cancer death by third
Aspirin can reduce the chances of dying from bowel cancer by almost a third, research has shown.
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Cancer biomarker tests 'often not available'
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3,000 sought for Parkinson’s study
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Blood group linked to gastric virus
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NPSA issues nasogastric flushing warning
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One in 10 bowel cancer patients 'dies within a month of diagnosis'
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Psychiatric drugs 'effective' in treating physical illness
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High-fibre diet reduces risk of chronic disease in overweight adults
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Gastric bypass 'best for diabetes weight loss'
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Endometriosis doubles women’s risk of bowel disease
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Acid reflux cases soar by 50% in ten years
Continence
Endoscopy
Nutrition
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Practice blog
'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.
Behind the rituals
Why are medicine administration error rates higher in patients with dysphagia?
Why are medicine administration error rates higher in patients with dysphagia?
putting it into practice
How can the safe administration of drugs to patients with dysphagia be managed?
How can the safe administration of drugs to patients with dysphagia be managed? What do you think?
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Opinion
"See the big picture and stay vigilant over patient safety"
In 2004, a child died after being fed through a nasogastric tube that had been misplaced in her lungs.
Favourites from the archive
Nasogastric tubes 1: insertion technique and confirming position
Indications for nasogastric tube insertion, the procedure for inserting a nasogastric tube and how to check whether it is in the correct position
Behind the Headlines
Does fruit and veg chemical fight cancer?
“A healthy fruit and vegetables diet could help guard against one of the deadliest cancers,” the Daily Express has today reported.
