Issue : 2 June 2009
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A personal account of living with faecal incontinenceSubscription
Faecal incontinence affects relationships, employment and self-esteem
Cancer tsar to be judge in Nursing Times AwardsSubscription
The government’s national clinical director for cancer, Mike Richards, and the Department of Health’s NHS workforce director, Clare Chapman, are among the high-profile judges of this year’s Nursing Times Awards.
Combination therapy works for pain-associated depressionSubscription
Combination therapy managed by a practice nurse can successfully treat patients with pain-associated depression, according to US researchers.
Continence specialists have the opportunity to inspire servicesSubscription
Sharon Eustice, who steps down as chair of the Association for Continence Advice at their annual conference next week, looks at the challenges facing continence services
Developing activities to help students achieve learning outcomes in practice placementsSubscription
Outlining the development of an online structured framework to help student nurses achieve assessment learning outcomes during practice placements
Effects of bedrest 1: cardiovascular, respiratory and haematological systemsSubscription
Exploring what happens to processes in the body when a person is bedridden, and what nurses should look for when monitoring such patients
Euro working time directive will reduce patient safety, warn nursesSubscription
More than half of nurses think the European working time directive could have a negative effect on patient safety, according to an online survey by Nursing Times.
Evaluating the patient journey approach to ensure health care is centred on patientsSubscription
An action-research study examines a patient journey model to improve patient-centred care and the collaboration needed for the project’s success
Helping hard-to-reach families to manage their children’s continence problemsSubscription
Research assessed parent and child understanding of the continence issues affecting them and the response of the family and healthcare professionals
National nurse recruitment campaign set for launch next year Subscription
A national marketing campaign to recruit more nurses and ‘renew and refresh’ the public’s perception of the profession could start early next year.
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