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Cutting levels of antimicrobial resistance
Growing levels of resistance to antimicrobial drugs pose a serious threat to healthcare systems. Nurses have an important role in combating this threat
Risk of needlestick injury from injecting needles
A new law to protect workers from needlestick injury is being implemented, but many trusts misunderstand which needles pose the greatest risk.
Overcoming barriers to influenza vaccination
By challenging patients’ health beliefs and misconceptions, nurses can increase uptake of the flu vaccine for the 2012-13 season.
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.
Travel risk assessment and risk management
Tailored advice given during travel health consultations can help people to make informed choices about risk-management strategies.
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Managing allergic rhinitis
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Abdominal pain in children with pneumonia
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Exploring communication strategies to use with parents on childhood immunisation
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How can nurses contribute to providing better allergy services and care for patients?
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Rheumatoid arthritis 2: exploring treatment options to achieve early control and remission
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Rheumatoid arthritis 1: background, symptoms and ensuring prompt diagnosis and treatment
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Raising awareness of the risk of sexually transmitted infection among overseas travellers
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How to ensure observations lead to prompt identification and management of hypotension
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Exploring the physiology of ageing - part 9: The immune system
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How to ensure patient observations lead to effective management of tachycardia
News
Ginger 'helps alleviate asthma'
Spicing up asthma medications with ginger may make them more effective, a study has shown.
52,000 vaccinated against measles
More than 50,000 people have been vaccinated against measles in a major campaign to battle a growing epidemic.
Jab fear 'linked to weak knowledge'
People who have poor general knowledge about science are more likely to be fearful of getting vaccinations for themselves or their children, a poll has suggested.
New hayfever treatment launched
A novel nasal spray formulation of fluticasone propionate and azelastine hydrochloride has been launched in the UK for relief of symptoms of moderate to severe seasonal and perennial allergic rhinitis.
More measles outbreaks 'a real possibility' in Wales
Measles cases outside a region battling a major epidemic are rising faster than at the epicentre for the first time.
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New asthma inhaler launched
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Asthma care 'variation warning'
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Lack of nurses ‘could hamper’ vaccine drives
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New vaccines to join immunisation schedule
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Nurses urged to 'play their part' in MMR catch-up
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Smoke ban link to fewer admissions
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Big increase in SW Wales measles cases
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Nurses thanked for response to measles outbreak
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MS risk affected by 'birth month effect'
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Number of measles cases still rising in Swansea outbreak
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This is Dementia Awareness week which is a good way to call attention to this common condition
Nursingtimes.net Archive
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Knowledge and attitudes of Jordanian nurses towards patients with HIV/AIDS: findings from a nationwide survey.
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A review of transplant immunology.
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Primate milk: proximate mechanisms and ultimate perspectives.
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Updated norovirus outbreak management and disease prevention guidelines.
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[Cross-sectional study on toxoplasmosis among female students on a university course in the Presidente Prudente region, State of São Paulo].
Opinion
Peter Carter: 'The time has come to get to work'
Peter Carter blogs on the Government’s flagship proposal on nurse education, and what the RCN will do to influence the plans.
Favourites from the archive
The importance of emollients in treating the increasing incidence of atopic eczema
Emollients offer a safe and cost-effective means of managing dry skin conditions, such as eczema, with patient education an important part of treatment
Behind the headlines
MMR catch-up campaign targets a million children
The MMR vaccine should be given to all unvaccinated schoolchildren aged from 10 to 16 as part of a national catch-up campaign, the government has announced.
