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Wound care nurses celebrate award success
Mölnlycke Health Care presented nurses with Wound Academy Scholarships and Awards at a recent event at the House of Commons.
Nurse research loses support of charitable trust
The economic downturn has forced the closure of the Smith & Nephew Foundation, an independent charitable trust that has provided funding for nursing research for more than 35 years.
Call for BNP nurses to be banned from conference
Nurses and health staff from the union Unison are to debate whether registered nurses should be banned from joining the far-right British National Party (BNP) at a conference next month.
Lack of robust nurse research may jeopardise metrics, warns academic
The meaningfulness of new metrics to measure the quality of nursing care could be jeopardised by a lack of robust, evidence-based nursing research.
Nurse researchers develop diabetic foot model to aid treatment of ulcers
Nurse researchers at the University of Hertfordshire have developed a ‘foot model’ to help nursing students learn about diabetic foot ulcers and their treatment.
Tracheostomy care
Guided learning
Understanding the differences between moisture lesions and pressure ulcers
Moisture lesions, frequently caused by incontinence, are often wrongly classified as pressure ulcers
Understanding diabetic foot ulcers 2: Diagnosis and care
VOL: 103, ISSUE: 32, PAGE NO: 28Maria Mousley, MSc, DPodM, BSc, is consultant podiatrist, diabetes and tissue viability, Northamptonshire PCTThe diagnosis of a diabetic foot ulcer requires careful examination of the patient’s feet. This includes the top (d…
Behind the headlines
Schizophrenia genes identified
Scientists have unlocked ‘the secrets of schizophrenia’, according to The Independent. The newspaper says that research has identified thousands of tiny genetic variations which together could account for more than one-third of the inherited risk of schizophrenia.Brought to you by NHS Choices
'Vegetarians get less cancer'
Vegetarians are less likely to develop cancer than meat eaters, according to several newspapers. They have reported on a study which found that vegetarians are 45% less likely to develop cancer of the blood (such as leukaemias and lymphomas) and 12% less likely to develop cancer overall.Brought to you by NHS Choices
Do statins cut heart attack risk for the healthy?
Researchers say that ‘statins cut the risk of heart attacks by 30% even in healthy people’ and lower the chance of dying from any cause by 12%, the Daily Mail reported. It said that the drugs are currently only given to people who are at significant risk of heart attack or stroke. The latest review of the research has renewed the ongoing debate over whether everyone over 50 should be prescribed statins.Brought to you by NHS Choices
Case studies
Innovations
Implementing quality care indicators and presenting results to engage frontline staff
This article describes the implementation of seven quality care indicators – or metrics – and the way data was presented to frontline staff
Practice comment
Nurses need critical appraisal skills when reading research
As published research on wound management struggles to achieve the standards set by the Cochrane Collaboration for literature reviews, nurses must learn how to appraise it to plan patient treatment
Practice questions
Dressings to accompany compression bandages
What dressing should be used under compression bandages or does it not matter?
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Space to reflect on leg ulcer lessons
Irene Anderson on why the Leg Ulcer Forum Conference’s key reflection points were triangle shaped…
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Analysis
More nurses equals better care
A week after a healthcare watchdog identified staffing shortages as a key reason for failings at an acute trust, Nursing Times has obtained new evidence confirming a direct correlation between patient outcomes and nursing workforce numbers. Steve Ford investigates
Evidence-based practice
Reviewing the evidence for selecting cleansing fluids for pressure ulcers
There is a lack of evidence to guide nurses on the selection of fluids for cleansing pressure ulcers
Nursing practice, clinical research
Effects of bedrest 3: musculoskeletal and immune systems, skin and self-perception
Exploring what happens to the musculoskeletal and immune systems, skin and self-perception in patients confined to bed, and what nurses should look out for
Implementing quality care indicators and presenting results to engage frontline staff
This article describes the implementation of seven quality care indicators – or metrics – and the way data was presented to frontline staff
Managing exudate in malignant fungating wounds and solving problems for patients
A review of the literature on the management of malignant fungating wounds revealed insufficient studies from which to develop guidelines for best practice
Exploring best practice in the management of skin tears in older people
An overview of the definition, prevention and management of skin tears
Exploring pressure ulcer prevalence and preventative care
Pressure ulcer audit data gathered in England and Wales was used to detect trends and compare implementation of guidance with clinical outcomes
