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Managing fever in children with a single antipyretic
Educating health professionals as well as parents about the most appropriate way to treat a child’s fever will reduce “fever phobia” and promote safer drug use
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
How to ensure patient safety in drug dose calculation
Medicines management is a core nursing skill. This review gives an introduction to and taster of our newly launched online Nursing Times Learning unit on drug calculations.
Specialist nurses improve outcomes in heart failure
Research has demonstrated solid evidence for heart failure specialist nursing. This article outlines findings of key studies and how to promote best practice.
Improving wellbeing with cardiac rehabilitation
Cardiac rehabilitation can improve both physical and psychosocial wellbeing in people with cardiovascular disease - yet fewer than half of patients access it.
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A reappraisal of herbal medicinal products
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Ethical issues around continuous deep sedation without hydration
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Communication in cross-cultural cancer care
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Identifying research priorities in wound care
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Challenges and issues in managing hepatitis C
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Individual treatment for irritable bowel syndrome
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Types of substance misuse and risk factors
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Opioid prescribing in palliative care
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How effective are nurses’ medicine discussions?
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Preventing malaria in travellers: an overview
News
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.
Liquid version of epilepsy drug launched
An oral liquid version of the generic epilepsy drug clobazam has been launched in the UK.
New asthma inhaler launched
A new asthma combined maintenance and reliever treatment has been launched in the UK.
Antibiotics 'can relieve back pain'
A simple course of antibiotics could relieve chronic back pain for up to 40% of sufferers, scientists claim.
New type 2 diabetes drug launched
A new drug for Type 2 diabetes launched in the UK on Wednesday could save the NHS £70m over the next five years, according to its manufacturer.
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Tamoxifen-class drugs cut breast cancer risk by more than third
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MS sufferers 'facing care lottery'
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Rivaroxaban recommended for clots
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'Sight-saving' drug approval hailed
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Newspaper defends anti-MMR campaign
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NHS and private healthcare staff received £40m from drugs companies in one year
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Bowel cancer drug funding in danger
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Parkinson's drug may help with decision-making for older patients
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'Setback' for breast cancer drug
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Cancer drug may extend life for women with advanced breast cancer
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Nursingtimes.net Archive
Thousands of articles to help you keep your nursing practice up to date
Opinion
"You can nurse with dyscalculia - but know your limitations"
Whether it’s Florence Nightingale or Hattie Jacques, we all have an image in our heads of what a nurse is and what they look like.
BNF Case Studies
59-year-old male with crushing chest pain
A BNF case study in which a 59-year-old man is admitted with a 90-minute history of severe crushing chest pain.
Infant vomiting with abdominal tenderness
A BNF case study in which a 14-month old boy has been crying frequently and has vomited twice. He is not feeding and sleeping as well as he normally does. He appears flushed, his head feels hot, he is coryzal, and there is abdominal tenderness.
Favourites from the archive
Are techniques used for intramuscular injection based on research evidence?
This article debates the evidence surrounding the nursing procedure of administering intramuscular injections
Behind the Headlines
'Little point taking antibiotics for coughs'
‘The winter may be peak season for coughs and colds but there is no point in taking antibiotics to shift them’, The Independent reports.
