'Lansley must listen to nurses on the front line' Nutrition Nursing
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Practice
Advising travellers who have special risks
Travellers may have specific medical risks that put them at greater risk of illness; advice and interventions may need adjusting to meet their needs.
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.
Managing stress incontinence in postnatal women
More needs to be done to improve continence services for women suffering from SUI after childbirth. This article discusses causes, assessment and treatment options.
Nutrition screening in patients with COPD
Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are at increased risk of malnutrition. Nurses should ensure they screen patients and offer advice or referral
Engaging staff with intentional rounding
Using intentional rounding on a medical assessment unit produced a drop in call bell frequency and improved patient experience. Staff buy-in was essential to the process
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Dietary treatment for familial hypercholesterolaemia
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Using mealtime volunteers to support patients
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Administration of medicines via an enteral feeding tube
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Guidance for feeding adults with swallowing disturbances
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Nasogastric feeding tube placement: changing culture
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Improving the hydration of hospital patients
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Using red jugs to improve hydration
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What is the evidence for drinking eight cups of fluid a day?
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Ensuring hydration
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Measuring and managing fluid balance
News
Anaphylactic shock injectors recalled
Healthcare professionals are being advised that an adrenaline injector used to treat anaphylactic shock has been recalled by its licence holder.
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.
BAPEN calls for Lansley to collaborate on malnutrition strategy
In order to clamp down on malnutrition within the NHS in England, the British Association for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (BAPEN) has called on health secretary Andrew Lansley to collaborate on the issue.
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.
Patients warned of blood clot risk
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is still a threat to hospital patients due to poor public awareness of the condition, one expert has warned.
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B12's effects on gestational diabetes investigated
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Newly diagnosed teenagers struggle to manage diabetes
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Scent sprays to trigger appetite in people with dementia
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Nutrition champions 'tackling patient malnutrition'
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Obese patients 'prefer to be know as big'
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'No evidence that antioxidants prevent cancer'
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Practitioners urged to hold events for Falls Awareness Week
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Protein links breast cancer to alcohol
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Malnutrition 'affects wide range of patients'
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New review links obesity to lack of sleep
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"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.
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Behind the Headlines
Pregnancy: weight control cuts complications
“Dieting in pregnancy is good for you,” according to The Independent, while the Daily Mail has warned pregnant women not to eat for two since “piling on the pounds during pregnancy” increases the risk of complications.
