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Shift duties are linked with abnormal eating habits among nurses working in hospitals

Nurse shifts linked to abnormal eating habits

9-Feb-2010

Shift duties are linked with abnormal eating habits among nurses working in hospitals, according to Hong Kong researchers.

US hospital 'kite mark' scheme could boost nurse retention

US hospital 'kite mark' scheme could boost nurse retention

9 February 2010 | By Clare Lomas

Nursing directors should be actively explore the adoption of a US accreditation programme that recognises excellence in nursing care, according to the lead nurse piloting the scheme in the NHS.

Outer London faces nurse recruitment trouble

Outer London faces nurse recruitment trouble

9 February 2010 | By Dave West

Renewed efforts to cut the use of agency nurses are being hampered by problems recruiting permanent staff in and around London, senior nurses have warned.

Handover tool improves patient safety

Handover tool improves patient safety

9 February 2010 | By Clare Lomas

A pioneering electronic tool to improve the quality of patient handover has significantly improved patient safety at a Wiltshire trust.

Demands for clarity over Conservative education plans

Demands for clarity over Conservative education plans

9 February 2010 | By Charlotte Santry

Nurse leaders are demanding clarity over Conservative plans for educational reform amid widespread confusion over the party’s policy on graduate level entry.

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Inpatient and hospital-at-home care: the same outcomes?

1-Dec-2008

A recent Cochrane review gathered evidence on whether admission-avoidance hospital-at-home schemes provide different standards of care to inpatient services

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The LCP for ICU has facilitated quality care during the intense and final hours of life

How to improve services for dying patients in critical care: adapting protocols  

29-Jan-2010

Implementing a pathway for end of life care can aid decision making and clarify treatment plans and goals for critically ill patients. A trust explains how

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Genetic tests to determine how quickly a person will age may soon be available

Genetics behind ageing probed

9-Feb-2010

Genetic tests to determine how quickly a person will age may soon be available, according to several newspapers. The news is based on the recent discovery of a genetic variation that apparently predisposes some people to faster ageing.

“An ‘artificial pancreas’ can be used to regulate blood sugar in children with,” BBC News reported

Diabetes treatment trialled

8-Feb-2010

“An ‘artificial pancreas’ can be used to regulate blood sugar in children with type 1 diabetes,” BBC News reported.

“Parents-to-be should weigh the possible risks of going for non-essential scans purely to get keepsake pictures of their unborn babies,”

Warning over 'souvenir' baby scans

7-Feb-2010

“Parents-to-be should weigh the possible risks of going for non-essential scans purely to get keepsake pictures of their unborn babies,” BBC News reported. It said that while ultrasound scans are “entirely justifiable and safe, the Health Protection Agency (HPA) is concerned about ‘boutique’ scanning”.

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With a government review, increased autonomy, advanced roles and working time laws contributing to nurses taking on junior doctors’ tasks, the boundaries between the professions have become blurred.

Doctors v nurses: Blurring the boundaries

29 September 2009

With a government review, increased autonomy, advanced roles and working time laws contributing to nurses taking on junior doctors’ tasks, Clare Lomas looks at how the boundaries between the professions have become blurred.

Risks and benefits: changing the nursing skill mix

Risks and benefits: changing the nursing skill mix

22 September 2009 | By Sally Gainsbury

Healthcare assistants have taken on more and more core nursing tasks in recent years. Sally Gainsbury investigates the impact of this blurring of professional boundaries in the current economic climate

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E-learning can change the nature of social interaction

E-learning benefits nurse education and helps shape students’ professional identity

5-Feb-2010

Online learning has unique advantages, overcoming barriers of introversion and physical distance, creating new ways to communicate and shaping identity

Nursing Times: Talking about care

Supporting staff to deliver compassionate care using Schwartz Center Rounds – a UK pilot

5-Feb-2010

Staff who feel supported deliver better care. The King’s Fund report on how a US system, which encourages sharing of experiences, is being piloted in the UK

Participants implied that “knowing the patient” was essential to delivering patient centred care

Weaning from ventilation needs to be tailored to individual patients and involve them 

1-Feb-2010

Weaning from mechanical ventilation is physically and psychologically demanding for patients, and requires nurses with expertise who can give continuity of care

Several high profile examples show nurses fear and have reason to fear reporting poor practice

Whistleblowing: what influences nurses' decisions on whether to report poor practice?

1-Feb-2010

Reporting poor practice is a professional and moral obligation for nurses, yet they do not always do so. This article explores possible reasons for this failure

The LCP for ICU has facilitated quality care during the intense and final hours of life

How to improve services for dying patients in critical care: adapting protocols  

29-Jan-2010

Implementing a pathway for end of life care can aid decision making and clarify treatment plans and goals for critically ill patients. A trust explains how

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Sometimes targets such as the 17 week waiting list initiative can have unintended consequences

Surgery waiting list targets remove choice and penalise services 

22-Jan-2010

The 17 week target will prevent patients from choosing when they have surgery. Staff should be able to use their clinical judgement to meet patients’ needs, says Linda Nazarko  

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In this case study nurses took up more of a mothering and less of an advocacy role.

How taking on a mothering role can lead to less effective care and advocacy for patients  

9-Oct-2009

The treatment of a patient and attitudes towards him raised questions about the nursing role, and gender and age differences between nurses and patients

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