Nursing Times 1992 - Abstracts

Nursing Times 1992
TitleSubjectAuthors
A ban for all seasons. (smoking in hospitals; includes related article) (Cover Story)HealthLinda Davidson, Jill Macleod Clark
Aboriginal adventure. (community nursing in Australia)HealthKatherine Ellerby
A bright future. (training of nurses in Czech Republic, includes sidebar)HealthGeoff Gallagher
A broken promise. (a nurse's guilt when a patient dies alone)(includes related commentary)(Nursing Narratives)HealthSue Fowler
A buyer's market. (computerised care plan systems for hospitals)HealthMichael Cross
Access to health. (care for the homeless)HealthLesley Warner
Accredit where it's due. (accreditation of Nursing Development Units)HealthRebecca Malby
A change in practice. (combined HIV and genitourinary medicine service)HealthGordon Evans
A critical response. (lack of filtration systems in intensive care units)HealthHelen\ Ryan, Lauren Hurst
Action replay? (cash shortages in health authorities)HealthChris Hart
Acute confusion. (role of nurses in treating acutely confused patients; includes assessment checklist and related case study)HealthJames Marr
A dangerous occupation. (nursing and Save the Children Fund)HealthSteve Smith
Adapt and survive. (nurses)(Learning Disabilities)HealthJohn Brown
Adaption to adversity. (how children cope with sickle cell disease)HealthPeter Fuggle, Kenny Midence, Sally Davies
A deadly combination. (dangers of amphetamine sulphate abuse)HealthHilary Klee
A deficient solution. (continuing impact of Victorian mental handicap hospitals on social consciousness)HealthDavid Brandon
A doubly difficult birth. (home delivery of twins after previous Caesarian section)(Midwives Journal)HealthMary Cronk
Adult education. (adult learners in nursing)HealthMargaret Miers
Advanced states. (technological nursing intervention in America)HealthSue Smith
Advice to take home. (information following oesophageal surgery)(Clinical)HealthJulia Savage
After the big sleep. (reasons for post-surgery fatigue)HealthSusan Reid
A future for Ashworth? (Ashworth Special Hospital, Maghull, Merseyside, England)HealthDavid Sines
A haven in hell. (nurse's experiences in Iraq)HealthPaul (American politician) Simon, Judith Onions
A healthy nation? (government's new health White Paper; includes summary of key issues)Health 
A helpful assessment. (treatment of Parkinson's disease)HealthJerry MacSweeney
AIDS in Spain. (survey of nurses' attitudes)HealthCarmen Sanchis
Alcohol misconceptions. (effects on pregnancy)HealthLindsay Reid
A lesson in confidence. (children and asthma)HealthEileen Humphrey
A lesson in grief. (nursing support for relatives of accident victims)(includes related commentary)(Nursing Narratives)HealthJanet Pinder
'All I could do'. (nurse's experience of coping with death) (Nursing Narratives)HealthRichard Gamlin
A long night. (nurse's experience of night duty nursing a seriously ill man) (Nursing Narratives)HealthSandra Summers
A man of determination. (profile of David Blunkett, health minister for the U.K. Labour Party)HealthPete Bell
A matter of life and death. (Open Door)Health 
A measure of South Africa's health care. (includes related article)HealthKate de Selincourt
A milestone in AIDS care. (Milestone House, AIDS hospice, Edinburgh, Scotland)HealthRuth Murie
A mother's nightmare. (baby mix-up)HealthClare Laurent
An act of love.... (argument for euthanasia)HealthPeter Ellis
An adult approach. (education of nurses)HealthCathie Grahame
An A&E approach. (treatment of soft tissue injuries in accident and emergency departments)(Wound Care Nursing)HealthDon Wijetunge
An approach to minor trauma. (children with minor injuries) (Journal of Wound Care Nursing)HealthTracy Jones
An enviable system. (mental health care in the Netherlands)HealthMichael O'Sullivan
A new look. (rehabilitation of disabled people)(Primary Nursing)HealthSandra Dean, Kathryn Bonney
A new strategy. (nursing care plans)HealthLynn Batehup, Amanda Evans
Antidepressants.HealthTrevor Friedman, Alan Pollard, Mohamed Aslam
A painful experience. (children attending accident and emergency departments)HealthJackie Gay
A personalised splint for osteoarthritis. (osteoarthritis of thumb joint)HealthSusanna Maddali Bongi
A pivotal role. (infection control nurses)HealthBryan Robinson
Applying triangulation to the assessment of quality of nursing.HealthIan Norman, Sally Redfern, Deborah Tomalin, Sarah Oliver
Approach with care. (advantages and disadvantages of individual and group counselling)HealthJohn Davison
A private disaster. (bereavement)HealthGillian Ellison
A questionable treatment. (psychosurgery)HealthJulie Taylor
A rare event. (case study of maple syrup urine disease; includes related article)HealthTracy Poulton, Maria-Jose Conti
Are contact tracing methods effective.? (efficiency of tracing tuberculosis contacts)HealthIan Campbell
Are you sitting comfortably? (listening skills in nurse counselling)(Clinical)HealthMike Slade
A risk to others. (spread of infections in hospitals; Infection Control, part 2)HealthBetty Bowell
A sad thank you. (Community nursing an AIDS patient)(includes related commentary)(Nursing Narratives)Health 
A secure philosophy. (care of psychiatric patients at Willoughby secure unit, Macclesfield, UK) (includes related article on the secure unit's patient's charter)HealthPeter Neilson
A sense of duty. (British nurse's experiences in Hong Kong internment camp)HealthMarjorie Abbott
A short break. (care unit for adults with learning disabilities) (includes related article)HealthJon Cook
A sick joke. (sexual harassment at work)HealthJane Ussher
A song for Mrs Smith. (music therapy)(Nursing Narratives)HealthLynn Braben
A special relationship. (communication with terminally-ill patient)HealthMarlene Sinclair
Assessing health needs and measuring patient satisfaction.HealthAnn Bowling
Assessing membrane rupture in labour.HealthPhillipa Lupton
A test of ethics. (anonymous testing for HIV)HealthStephen Wright
A time to live or a time to die? (voluntary euthanasia)HealthStephanie Sanders
Attending the spirit. (caring for a patient's spiritual needs)HealthPatricia Canis
Attested development. (nursing development units)HealthRobert Garbett
Attitude problems. (accepting urinary incontinence)HealthSue Llewelyn
A way with words. (comfort to the dying and bereaved)(includes related commentary)(Nursing Narratives)HealthHelen McGarvey
A whiff of reality. (smoking in hospitals) (Cover Story)HealthRobert Tiffany
A wider frame of reference. (emergency nurse practitioner, St Mary's Hospital,London, England)HealthCherine Woolwich
Baby milks and the EC.HealthDenise Briggs
Barred exit. (locked-in syndrome)(includes clinical explanation)HealthMajella Cassidy
Barriers to learning. (nurses' reluctance to learn communication skills)(Clinical)HealthFiona Ross
Beating bulimia. (counselling therapy)(includes related articles)HealthAlysun Jones, Sam Stone
Benefits of disposable thermometers.HealthSteven Brooks
Bereavement care in an acute ward. (caring for relatives of dying patients)HealthCarolyn Wiseman
Blyth spirits. (walk-in mental clinic)HealthGordon E. Moore, Patricia McAdoo, Derek Milne
Breaking down the barriers! (communication between patient and nurse; includes related article) (Cover Story)HealthJacqueline Phillips
Breaking the barrier. (patient relaxation)(includes related commentary)(Nursing Narratives)HealthNancy Diekelmann
Breaking the news. (diagnosis of disability at birth)HealthLorraine Eckersley
Breaking the silence. (counselling incest victims in later life)HealthKeith Briggs
Breaking the sound barrier. (deaf pregnant women) (Cover Story)HealthRuth Devlin
Breathtaking experience. (case study of patient suffering from a pneumothorax)HealthEdwina Miller
Building a career. (Nursing Times Open Learning programme for nurses)HealthEunice Chapman
Building bridges. (coolaboration between social workers and district nurses)HealthAngela Cole
Called to account. (AIDS funds alleged to have been mis-spent)HealthCathy Cooper
Canadian competence. (student nurse assessment)HealthSuzanne Reed
Cancer - more than a star sign. (patient's fight against cancer, includes sidebar)HealthIain Nicoll
Cancer - the dual approach. (combination of accepted and unorthodox remedies)(includes related articles)HealthClaudette Burke, Karol Sikora
Can you hear me? (nurse's experience in communicating with a quadriplegic patient) (Nursing Narratives)HealthDavid Hodges
Care and security. (application of Ashworth Special Hospital inquiry recommendations)HealthIan Bynoe
Careless whispers. (introducing sensitivity into nursing care)HealthJoy Thompson
Cash and caring. (new guidelines on how to handle patients' money)HealthLaura Swaffield
Catheter confusion. (survey of nurses' awareness)HealthMary Henry
Changes in the year before death 1969-87.HealthAnn Cartwright
Changing patterns of student nurse recruitment - 2.HealthJohn Hall, Celia Hinton, Janice Martin
Changing the code. (code of conduct for nurses, midwives and health visitors)HealthGeoffrey Hunt, Reg Pyne
Changing times. (shift patterns on a nursing ward)HealthWendy Wild
Cheers! (support for old people with mental health problems)HealthKate de Selincourt
Children in recovery. (Theatre Nursing)HealthSimon O"Neill
Choosing painkillers. (Cover story)Health 
Choosing the right container. (Urine Collection, part 2)(Infection Control)HealthSydney White
Cleaning choices. (wound cleaning choices) (Journal of Wound Care Nursing)HealthSusie Glide
Client assessment in practice. (Unit P5: Client Assessment, part 2; Nursing Times Open Learning Programme)HealthJill Fardell
Combining talents. (skill mix of nurses)HealthDavid Skidmore
Common complaints. (complaints of hospital outpatients)HealthLinda Lamont, Lesley Woolhouse
Community clinics. (leg ulcer clinics)(Wound Care Nursing)HealthMary Eagle
Companions in casualty. (relation support of patients in A&E)Health 
Comparing the work of nurses and auxiliaries.HealthLois Thomas
Computing in practice: informed choice. (nursing information system, includes related articles on computer assisted training and HIV tracking software)HealthPhao Hewitson, Carol France
Conflict of interest. (NHS nurses' interests in private or voluntary sectors)HealthAnne Fry
Confusions and challenges. (communications between patient and nurse; includes related articles) (Cover Story)HealthSue Wilkinson
Consumers, continuity and control: midwifery. (part 2) (Cover Story)HealthPatricia Morris-Thompson
Continence. (Old-fashioned attitudes threaten care; includes related articles)HealthJanet Blannin
Continent's provision. (state-supplied incontinence products, Europe)HealthChristine Norton
Continuing care observed. (survey of infection control in elderly patients)(The Journal of Infection Control Nursing)HealthDawn Hill
Controlling interest. (nursing sisters' control of ward budget)HealthJo Wilson
Cost-effective care. (review of skill mix in hospital)HealthMartin Tierney
Counter-attack. (training programmes to combat sexual harassment)HealthIan Robbins, Sarah Finnis
Courage in the face of crisis. (sickle cell disease)HealthPeter Fuggle, Kenny Midence, Sally Davies
CPNs and adults sexually abused in childhood. (community psychiatric nurses and child sex abuse)HealthAndrew Dickers
Critical and constructive. (lack of assertiveness of senior student nurses)(Education)HealthAlistair Farley, Charles Hendry
Dances with pigs. (breakthrough in nurse's relationship with teenage patient)HealthClare White
Decision time for midwives: midwifery. (part 1) (Cover Story)HealthIshbel Kargar, Chris Warren
Dehydration before death. (intravenous infusion)HealthStephen Brooker
Deprivation: bringing care to all. (Royal College of Midwives supplement)HealthClaire Laurent, Jane Seymour, Philippa Cardale, Allison Ewing, Ruth Ashton
Developing a supportive role. (help for HIV patients from liaison psychiatric nurse)(Mental health)HealthJerome Wright
Developing roles. (nursing)(Open Door) (Column)HealthPeter Allmark
Diary of a carer. (Alzheimer patient caregiver)(includes case history)Health 
Direct contact. (nurse/patient relationship)(includes related commentary)(Nursing Narratives)HealthBev McAllister
Distinguishing characteristics. (evaluation of the English National Board's Framework for Continuing Professional Education)HealthChristopher Maggs
Does reality orientation work? (therapy for patients with dementia)HealthBridget Jenkinson
Do we need research? (nursing research)HealthDavid Pulsford
Dr Cox: the nurse's story. (Nursing sister Roisin Hart's report of Nigel Cox's lethal injection to Lilian Boyes) (Interview)HealthRoisin Hart
Dreams of leaving. (different ways of caring for dying patients)HealthCharlotte Callicott
Dressings for deep wounds. (cost and characteristics of deep wound dressings; Journal of Wound Care Nursing)HealthArthur Johnson
Drinking safely. (accident and emergency staff aid for heavy drinkers)HealthDavid Keech
Drugs for severe pain. (Cover Story)HealthSusan Jordan
Educating nimbies. (community care for mental health patients)HealthIan Weddle
Educating parents. (the importance of parentcraft classes)HealthJulie Steer
Elderly people in A&E. (accident and emergency departments)HealthJoan Wood
End of term report. (work of the United Kigdom Central Council since 1979)HealthPaul Chapman
Ethics and care. (part 8i of a ten part open learning programme)Health 
Evaluating a dressing. (3M's Tegasorb wound dressing; Journal of Wound Care Nursing)HealthAlan Taylor
Evaluating syringe drivers.HealthSusan Edwards
Everybody's business. (nursing and quality assurance)HealthBarry Pullan, Jane Edmonds
Excellence in the community. (the case for community nursing development units)HealthJane Naish, Sheila Twinn
Expanding horizons. (nurse practitioners)HealthJudi Davis
Experience counts. (the value of APEL)HealthCathy Hull
Exporting excellence. (nursing development units)(Clinical)HealthSteve Wright
Facing facts. (support needed by facial cancer sufferers) (Cover Story)HealthMarie McEleney
Facing the challenge. (psychiatric help for AIDS patients)(Mental Health)HealthStephen Firn
Facing up to MS. (personal experience of coping with multiple sclerosis)HealthCarole Stubbs
Factors influencing psychiatric nurses' use of Section 5(4).HealthRussell Ashmore
Factors to focus on. (wound care)HealthRiannon Tudor, Ramesh Gupta
Family festivities. (visiting hospital patients at Christmas) (Cover Story)HealthJulia Sunderland
Fed up? (how to feed a patient)HealthTom Greenhorn
Finding their own way. (research studentships for practising nurses)HealthMaura Hunt
Finding the key. (music helps patients with dementia)HealthNancy Diekelmann
Finding the limits. (defining the district nurse's role)HealthHelen Evers, Frances Badger, Elaine Cameron
Fit for what? (quality of life)HealthJohn Larcombe
Focusing on solutions. (solutions therapy for psychiatric problems)HealthIan Marsh, Ron Wilgosh, David Hawkes
For better or for worse. (ward sisters as role models)HealthNevin Stewart
For safety's sake. (prevention of HIV transmission between health workers and patients)HealthLynn Parker
Freedom to care. (private nursing homes for the aged)HealthSteve Goodwin
From EN(M) to RMN. (up-grading qualifications from Enrolled Nurse to Registered Mental Nurse)HealthJim Williams
From Pompeii to the present. (urethral catheters)HealthBrenda Roe
Gearing up to work in a secure unit. (survey of staff readiness)HealthPaul Rogers, Neil J. Kitchiner
Gentle persuasion. (gaining the trust of a sick, elderly, extremely independent woman)HealthJulia Keachie
Gently does it. (use of gentle teaching when dealing with mentally handicapped)HealthGreg Crowhurst
Getting into the system. (care planning systems)HealthBarbara Lewis, Nick Carver, Ruth Roberts
Girls will be women. (adolescent girls' limited knowledge of their bodies)HealthAngie Smithson
Give us a break. (hostility towards Project 2000 students)(Open Door)HealthAaron Hobson
Going places. (holidaying in Paris, France, in August)HealthHoward Carr
Good companions. (pet therapy)HealthVeronica Haggar
Growing old in Greece. (includes related information)HealthZambia Vardakis, Anna Karalides
Handle with care. (manual handling)(includes related article)HealthPaula Johnson
Handling patients. (changes in 3rd edition of 'The Guide to the Handling of Patients)HealthChristine Tarling
Hard-surface disinfectants. (includes related articles)(Journal of Infection Control Nursing)HealthDavid Bullock, Chris Lawrence, Gillian Thomson, Andrew Heenan, Vera Crummey
Healing physiology. (Journal of Wound Care Nursing)HealthRamesh Gupta, Rhiannon Tudor
Health promotion: a question of choice? (P7: Health Promotion, part i; Nursing Times Open Learning Programme)Health 
Health promotion by numbers.HealthRosemary Cook
Helping Billy move on. (nursing patients with psychiatric problems)HealthJulia Bird
Helping cancer patients to retain information. (tape-recording consultations to reduce anxiety)HealthGillian Knowles
Helping children grieve. (training for school nurses)HealthMargaret Simmons
Helping Elizabeth face the world. (birthmark removal)HealthRachel Hall
Help on the streets. (mobile HIV advice for prostitutes, Edinburgh, Scotland)(Clinical)HealthCaroline Jaquet
Heretical notions? (benefits of 1990 NHS Act)(Open Door) (Column)HealthHoward Shelley
Higher aims. (Princes Alexandra and Newham College of Nursing and Midwifery prepares to offer the higher award; information on staff members is included)HealthBarbara Creber
Hip home. (hospital-at-home scheme, Derbyshire, England)HealthPauline Roberts
Holistic power. (complementary medicine)HealthCaroline Stevenson
Home alone. (children left at home alone)HealthJulia James
Home away from home. (nursing homes)HealthBernard Duffield
Home births preferred by one fifth of women in the south.Health 
Home help. (intravenous device for home administration of cystic fybrosis antibiotics)HealthFrances Duncan-Skingle, Elizabeth Bramwell
Home help. (Wound Care Nursing)HealthAlison Berry
Home is best. (Mersey Regional Renal Unit's home dialysis programme)HealthMargaret Naylor
Homeless and healthless.HealthJulian Dobson
Hot pursuit. (primary health care for drug-users: Healthy Option Team project)(includes related article)HealthJanet Elward
How do we heal? (study of nurses' physiological understanding of wound healing)HealthCath Emmott
How much does it hurt? (pain assessment)HealthElaine East
How to ... use questioning in the classroom.HealthPhilip Basford, Carol Downie
Hungarian research. (nursing in Hungary)HealthKatalin Mucha
Hungary for change. (maternity services)HealthJulie Charles
Immunisation uptake in an inner-city area.HealthChristina Victor
Improving community services. (activity analysis of Liverpool midwives)(Clinical)HealthJackie Sgouros, Lydia Moore
Improving domiciliary terminal care.HealthJackie Saunders, Sally Rosenthal
In a class of their own. (School nurses)(Health Visitors)HealthChristina Potrykus
In a panic. (agoraphobia)(includes related treatment case study)HealthAnne Garland
Inappropriate support. (home care nursing)HealthAnne Fry
In danger of extinction? (psychiatric nurses)HealthKatherine Ferguson
In defence of the passive patient. (role of patients in their own care)HealthFrancis Biley
Infection control. (includes articles on cleanliness of children's day nurseries, ineffectiveness of handwashing, a survey on handwashing, and contamination of nebulisers)HealthRebecca Evans, Kate Ward, Jane Owen
Input on outcomes. (Nursing Times survey on efficacy of nursing care)HealthSenga Bond, Lois Thomas
In search of a fine specimen. (Urine Collection, part 1)(Infection Control)HealthEnid Jones
Intensive pressures. (dealing with pressure sores, intensive care unit, St Bartholomew's Hospital, London)HealthCatherine Malone
Internal delivery. (types of available infusion devices and factors governing their safe usage)HealthDouglas Clarkson
Intuitive actions. (intuition in patient care)HealthRob Wondrak
Involuntary cohabitees. (patient opinion on mixed-gender mental health wards)(Mental Health Nursing)HealthBen Thomas, Sheena Liness, Simon Vearnals
Island of strength (Island Hospice, Zimbabwe)HealthLyn Sutherland
Issues and dilemmas. (P7: Health Promotion, part 2)(Nursing Times Open Learning Programme)HealthSandra Lask
James and Sarah. (case study of home care for the aged)HealthPeter Sheahan
Job shortage hits crisis point. (no jobs for newly qualified nurses)Health 
Just another miscarriage. (socio-psychological effects of losing a baby)HealthMiranda Cormell
Just another suicide. (psychiatric nursing case)(includes related commentary)(Nursing Narratives)Health 
Just lip-service? (impediments to self-advocacy)(Mental Health Nursing)HealthVivien Lindow
Keeping a high profile: ward sisters.HealthEileen Sills
Keeping body and soul together. (psychological needs of accident victims)HealthAnne Spooner
Keeping in touch. (research on interaction between nurse and patient)HealthJan Savage
Keeping it going. (primary nursing)HealthJacqueline Eyres
Knowing the facts. (coping with breast cancer) (Cover Story)HealthSunita Shrotria
Labouring in comfort. (positions and mobilisation in childbirth)HealthElizabeth Banks
Layers of meaning. (moves towards structuring nursing language) (includes related article on networking)HealthJoyce Wiseman
Leading priorities. (World Health Organization nursing meeting)HealthJane Salvage
Learning disabilities (Annie's story; reflections of a former institutionalised mentally handicapped patient) (Interview)HealthDavid Brandon
Learning to fail. (nurse's experience with an elderly patient) (Nursing Narratives)HealthFiona Fieldhouse
Lessons to be learnt. (assessment of HIV/AIDS education programme, Darlington Health Authority, England)HealthAnn Walker
Letter to my mentor. (qualities of a good mentor for student nurses)HealthCharlote Allen
Life on easy street. (rehabilitation through simulated environments in American hospitals) (Cover Story)HealthAnn Dix
Life on hold. (case study of arteriovenous malformation; includes related article)HealthMaureen Baines
Listening to carers. (support for informal carers; includes related case study)HealthTracey Sharp
Living with loss. (helping carers of people with dementia) (includes related article on the stages of bereavement)HealthLinda Riggans
'Look after me.' (nursing a hospital patient)(includes related commentary)(Nursing Narratives)HealthJenny Clapham
Looking at care. (terminal care)HealthHugh Chadderton
Looking for non-adherence. (comparing dressings) (Journal of Wound Care Nursing) (Evaluation)HealthMarion Moody
Lowering the odds. (the risks of alcohol in relation to HIV)HealthSue Kelly
Lump it or like it. (a 14-year-old describes a stay in hospital)HealthDaniel Steven
Making a break. (respite care)(includes related case studies)HealthAnn Seaborn
Making a point of contact. (mentally-ill patients)(includes related case study)HealthRichard Ford, Anna Cooke, Julie Repper
Making contact. (communication skills training for mentally-ill patients)HealthMike Musker
Making sense of accidental exposures to blood and body fluids.HealthKatie Oakley
Making sense of ... cataract surgery.HealthRobert Uscroft
Making sense of electrosurgery.HealthPaul Wicker
Making sense of hypothermia. (nursing role)HealthMonica Yin Tsu Vyvyan
Making sense of obstructive sleep apnoea in children.HealthDebby Pitson
Making sense of pulse oximetry. (pulse oximetry measured)HealthAlison Coull
Making sense of sputum retention. (causes and remedies)HealthAlexandra Hough
Making sense of the principles of genetics.HealthJohn Campbell
Making sense of the principles of patient-controlled analgesia. (controlling post-operative pain)HealthPippa Warwick
Mark improvements. (treatment for disfiguring birth marks)HealthKate De Selincourt
Material benefits. (Foley catheters)HealthTerence Sutton
Maternal mortality in Nepal. (includes related articles)HealthCarole Presern
Memories of Molly. (care of a dying patient)(includes related commentary)(Nursing Narratives)HealthStella Thornett
Memory aid. (treatment of trauma patients) (includes related article)HealthTrevor Emdon
Milk shake-up. (should midwives accept revenue from baby milk manufacturers)HealthJudith Podmore
Misery in Munich. (nursing appointment in a German hospital)(includes related article)(Clinical)HealthDuncan Scott
Mission impossible. (aid to Kurdish refugees from South Manchester Accident Rescue Team)HealthAndrew Kent
Mixed feelings. (staff and student reactions to Project 2000)HealthJill Robinson
Monitoring the effects of caesarean sections. ('Maternal-infant attachment following Caesarean delivery')HealthE.M. Hillan
Monitoring violence. (psychiatric hospitals)HealthSally Benson, Anil Den
Morale questions. (nursing)(News Focus)HealthWendy Moore
More input required. (the development of National Vocational Qualifications in healthcare)HealthRay Rowden
Mrs Green's decline. (lack of rehabilitative care plan for elderly stroke patient)(Open Door) (Column)HealthJosephine Woolf
Muscle 1. (Systems of Life) (Illustration)HealthPeter Gardiner, Anne Roberts
New age nursing. (nursing and holistic medicine)HealthLaura Swaffield
Noisy neighbours. (noisy elderly patients in continuing care wards; includes case study)HealthChristine Barrowclough, Paul King, Audrey Daisley
On becoming a midwife. (personal reflections)(Midwives' Journal)HealthJo Hindley
On the frontline. (improving mental health care in general practices) (Cover Story)HealthElizabeth Armstrong
On the receiving end. (intensive care case)HealthFiona Coubrough
Operations explained. (information booklet on prostate surgery, Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, Scotland)HealthJuliet Brewster
Opposing views on health care assistants.HealthJane Conway
... Or two steps back? (case against nursing diagnosis)HealthChristine Webb
Out of control.? (asthma treatments) (includes related article)HealthDavid Potterton
Outreaching. (calls by nurses for more understanding of prostitutes' health needs)HealthJoanna Lyall
Outside influences. (dressings for wound care)HealthMadeleine Flanagan
Overcoming resistance. (introduction of mechanical lifting devices in nursing homes, Netherlands)HealthHanneke Knibbe
P6: facilitating learning; part (i): learning and communication.Health 
Package deals. (case management for learning disabilities)HealthJim Thomas
Paediatric day surgery. (study of 10 cases, includes editorial note)(Occasional Paper)HealthAlison E. While, Janet Crawford
Paganism. (terminally ill patients) (includes bibliography)HealthClare Prout
Pain-free states. (American post-operative pain management)HealthEloise Carr
Painful facts. (management of pain)HealthHeather Willson
Pale is beautiful: skin cancer. (Australian campaign to discourage sunbathing) (Cover Story)HealthJanne Apelgren
Paperbase De Luxe. (Software Review) (Evaluation)HealthPhilip Basford
Parasuicide response. (benefits of following up suicidal patients) (includes related case study)HealthMarcus Evans, Cathy Cox, Gill Turnbull
Passive taboos. (voluntary euthanasia)HealthRebecca Louis
Pass the hat. (funding for nurses training)HealthJames Buchan, Ian Seccombe
Patients' choice. (NHS patients exert more power)HealthMark Avis
Patient's progress. (case study of patient with Hodgkin's lymphoma)HealthJanette Massey
People first. (people with learning difficulties angry at their negative portrayal)HealthCathy Cooper
Perceptions of deafness. (psychiatric care)HealthDavid Wright
Perineal trauma. (ways of avoiding unnecessary episiotomies)HealthSharon Cochrane
Phobias. (Cover Story)HealthPhil Barker
Pioneering assistants. (surgeon's assistants) (Interview)HealthSandra Hempel
Pioneer spirit. (students complete first RCN nurse practitioner diploma course)Health 
Places for dying? (nursing homes for the terminally ill)HealthJoanna Lyall
Planning on a PC. (IBM PC used in a hospital ward)HealthLiz Yates
Play school. (benefits of play therapy for attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder)HealthLynn Callaghan
Plugging the gap. (health provision for ethnic minorities in United Kingdom)HealthMichelle Mello
Polio's still lethal punch. (case study)HealthEloise Eburn
Positive progress. (rehabilitation unit; case study)HealthLynda Jones
Positive support. (care of HIV-positive pregnant woman)HealthSandra Dick
Post-registration education in three fields of clinical practice. (mental illness, mental handicap and midwifery)(includes editor's comment)HealthBrian Hall, Robert Chapman
Power to the patients. (more choice for patients)HealthKate de Selincourt
Practised advice. (occupational health help with day surgery fatigue)HealthJean Raper
Practising research-based teaching. (teaching of nurses)HealthColin Rees
Pregnant pause. (antenatal care)HealthJulie Charles
Prejudice pre-empted. (stereotypical patient assessment)HealthLynn Sayer
Pre-operative fasting. (includes editorial comment)HealthPhilip Hung
Preparing for loss. (death of a child)(includes list of support organisations)HealthChris Widdrington
Preparing to heal. (a look at the emotional aspects of wound care) (Journal of Wound Care Nursing)HealthRamon Pediani
Preventing postnatal illness. (cooperative support from health visitors and community mental health workers)(Health Visitors)HealthPaul Hudson
Primary panacea? (assessment of primary nursing)HealthAnn Adams, Michael Hardey
Prisoners of the system. (pros and cons of use of seclusion for disturbed patients)HealthBarry Topping-Morris
Professional demands. (relationships between nurses and employers) (part 3)HealthAlan Boylan
Profile of a profession. (nurses and statistics) (Cover Story)HealthJohn Appleby, Louise Brewins
Profit before people? (nursing homes for the elderly)HealthAlan Crump
Project 2000 - research on its implementation.HealthSandra Jowett
Promoting prevention. (health awareness programme, South Glamorgan, Wales) (Cover Story)HealthMaria Hayman
Protecting the patient at risk. (part 1)HealthBetty Bowell
Providing a source of support. (treatment of Parkinson's disease; includes related article) (Cover Story)HealthPauline Livesey
Public prejudice. (public opinion on community care for psychiatric patients; includes related survey)HealthNicholas Gould
Pulling together. (public continence awareness)HealthBrenda Pottle
Putting parents in the picture. (neonatal advice)HealthDoreen Crawford
Qualified trainees. (review of new staff nurse development course)HealthAlison Stroud, Ellen Fretwell
Qualifying nurses' knowledge of Section 5(4). (Mental Health Act 1983)HealthRussell Ashmore
Quality feat. (how health authorities can learn from retailers)HealthPatrick (American fashion designer) Kelly, Richard Swift
Raging against fate. (suicidal tendancies in the bereaved)HealthRuth Barker
Rebels at risk. (adolescents and HIV)HealthJames Kuykendall
Rebuilding the centre. (Bristol Cancer Help Centre)HealthAnn Lloyd
Rediscovering refuge. (care for mentally ill)(Clinical)HealthTariq Hussain
Reducing hypertension.HealthSusan Jordan
Reducing the risk of assault. (sexual assaults in psychiatric hospitals)HealthJeanette Copperman, Faith Burrowes
Relative comfort. (care of the bereaved)HealthDeborah Ewins, Julia Bryant
Relax for health. (relaxation classes for elderly psychiatric day hospital patients)(includes related case studies)HealthLavon Harrison, Rasjid Skinner
Resourceful care. (ward sisters' budget control)HealthEileen Shepherd
Respite choice. (seeking suitable respite services)HealthGraham Duff
Responding to aggression. (new views on aggressive mental health patients; includes related case study)HealthChristopher Warner
Responding to change. (hormone replacement therapy) (includes related article)HealthAnn Lloyd
Restless spirits. (reasons for wandering by elderly confused patients; includes related case study)HealthAlan Crump
Reviewing attitudes to self-medication.HealthEiddwen Thomas
Rhesus incompatibility. (of mothers and babies)HealthMarie McDonald
Rising to the challenge. (United Kingdom Central Council publication 'The Scope of Professional Practice')HealthJohn D. Ashcroft
Safe as houses. (programme for discharged geriatric hospital patients)HealthMargaret Bradley
Safe as houses. (psychiatric care)HealthRose Echlin, Shulamit Ramon
Safe in the sun? Skin cancer. (Cover Story)HealthDavid Fenton
Satisfaction with community midwifery.HealthBernadette Gibbings, Patrick Callaghan
Screen test. (experiences of a film nurse)HealthClaire Lavelle
Second-class citizens? (Enrolled Nurses) (Column)HealthLinda Hollings
Security screening. (maintaining confidentiality of patient records)(includes related article)HealthBarry Barber
Sending Mabel home. (Move from nursing home)(includes related commentary)(Nursing Narratives)Health 
Setting new boundaries. (United Kingdom Central Council publication 'The Scope of Professional Practice,' nursing)(includes related article)HealthYvonne Moores
Sexual awareness. (sex-education project)(includes related case study)(Learning Disabilities)HealthMichelle McCarthy
Shocking prospect. (inappropriate use of electro-convulsive therapy on children and adolescents)HealthMaggie Fogarty
Show some emotion. (nurse's experience of caring for a terminally ill patient)(Nursing Narratives)HealthSusan Allen
Sick kids' healthy ideas. (the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Canada, in comparison with UK equivalents)HealthAlan Glasper
Simon's nursing assessment. (study of the aged mentally infirm)HealthSimon O'Donovan
Sixth sense. (Nursing Narratives)HealthJanet Gillan
Skilled transfer. (local authority services)(includes related case study)(Learning Disabilities)HealthSteven Rose
Skill muddle? (the practice of skill mix in nursing) (Cover Story)HealthBelinda-Jane Dewar
Smoking and diabetes. (helping diabetics to give up smoking)HealthMaureen Roberts
Social development. (plans for General Social Services Council)Health 
Someone to turn to. (mentors in nursing education)(Education)HealthBrandon Williams, Ian McLean
Something to help you sleep? (use of sedatives in hospitals) (includes related article)HealthElma Burton
Songs of praise. (negative effect of criticism on nurses) (Column)HealthChris Buswell
Sore points. (hospital sheets may cause pressure sores)HealthMarie Cunningham
Sorting out triage. (prioritising patient care)HealthDavid Grant Williams
Sound judgements. (nursing care)HealthAlan Boylan
Space to speak. (nurse's experience of allowing a patient to express her feelings)HealthSusan Duke
Speaking out. (mentally disabled form groups to promote their needs)HealthJulie Gosling
Special mixture. (pre-school nursery for disabled and able-bodied children) (Interview)HealthThelma Agnew
Sterile condition. (effects of chlamydia)HealthKaren White
Sterilising instruments. (portable sterilisers)(The Journal of Infection Control Nursing)HealthAlison Fuller
Stopping the drugs trolley.(drugs administration on hospital wards) (Cover Story)HealthDavid Taylor, Annette Jeanes
Straight talking. (talking with mental health patients about their disabilities)HealthSusan Szivos
Super confusion. (Project 2000 and supernumerary status)HealthJane Robinson, Ruth Elkan
Supporting evidence. (survey of hospital beds, Leighton hospital, Crewe, England)HealthMaureen Benbow
Swazi safari. (family nurse practitioners in Swaziland)(includes related article on Swaziland)HealthRuth Moran
Switching to insulin. (conversion from tablets in diabetes treatment)HealthLynne Weedon, Maggie Curry
Systems failures. (information technology in hospitals)HealthJane Cameron
Systems of care. (Computing in Practice)HealthMaggie Standley, Patricia Zacharia, Ann Snelson, Neil Bain
Systems of life. (muscles)Health 
Taking on Alfie (the extent of nursing care)HealthMary-Claire Marrion
Taking pains. (assessment and control of pain)HealthJan Walker
Taking positive action. (HIV; includes related article on bereaved children)HealthBernadette Friend, Geoffrey Hunt, Ann Kennedy
Talk - don't inject. (care of mentally-ill)HealthDavid Melzer, Gary Hogman
Taxing assessments. (assessment of student nurses)HealthJudith Townsend
Teaching what comes naturally. (midwife's role in teaching breastfeeding)HealthLindsay Reid
Team nursing. (practice in a teenage cancer unit)HealthDonna Thomas, Nicola Duffy, Sophy Cawdry
Team spirit. (community support project; includes case histories)HealthBill Trotter
Teenage traumas. (Adolescents in Hospital) (Cover Story)HealthMarjorie Gillies
Testing ground. (trial of primary nursing care)HealthMark Flowers
The art of positive drinking. (help for people with learning disabilities and drinking problems)HealthHelen Lawrenson, William Lindsay, Ronald Allen, Kathleen Quinn, Phyllis Walker, Anne Smith
Theatre opportunities. (future staffing of operating theatres)HealthJune Holden
The baby blues club. (community project for postnatal depression, London, England)(includes related case study)(Clinical)HealthHilary Grevatt
The booking-in interview. (includes related articles) (Midwives' Journal)HealthClare Flook, Hannah Hulme
The CARM approach. (use of computer software in alcohol and drug rehabilitation therapy)(includes related article) (Evaluation)HealthPaul Burlison
The clinical nurse tutor debate.HealthGill Charlesworth, Agnes Kanneh, Abi Masterson
The core of nursing. (importance of caring in nursing practice)(includes related article on projects)HealthPhilip Darbyshire
The courage of Alice. (treatment of osteosarcoma of the femur)HealthJulie Stone, Susan Deere
The duty to care. (P8: Ethics and Care, part 2)(Nursing Times Open Learning Programme)HealthRichard Rowson
The great outdoors. (the challenges of outdoor activities)HealthAlex Mills
The hazards of communal razors. (Infection Control)HealthSue Millward
The heart of communication. (primary nursing)HealthHugh NcKenna, Pat Deeney
The hidden scandal. (back injuries in nursing)(includes related article)Health 
The home team. (community rehabilitation of mentally ill)HealthMandy Roberts
The importance of practice. (balancing theory with clinical skills in nursing)HealthJane Dyson
The indomitable Mr Pink. (Graham Pink; whistle-blowing in the National Health Service; includes related articles on 'gagging clauses' and attitudes to whistle-blowing)HealthRay Rowden, Daloni Carlisle, Toni Turner
The intensive care experience. (patient assessment of care quality)(includes related artcle on Guillain-Barre syndrome)HealthPeter Norrie
The key to innovation. (nursing sisters)HealthDavid Allsopp, Helen Orton
The luck of the draw. (breast cancer clinical trials) (Column)HealthHazel Thornton
'Them' and 'us.' (psychiatric nurse's social relationship with a patient)HealthJane Brown
Theoretical shift. (nursing theory) (Column)HealthDavid McCaugherty
The perpetual shadow. (Bernard Duffield's personal experience of depression) (Cover Story)HealthBernard Duffield
The power of music. (Theatre Nursing)HealthFelicity Hicks
The power of words. (midwives need to rethink the language they use)HealthNicky Leap
The price of health. (NHS use of marketing techniques; includes related case studies)HealthJenine Willis
The process of facilitation. (P6: Facilitating Learning, part 2)(Nursing Times Open Learning Programme)HealthPhilip Burnard
The professionals. (professional status for clinical nurses)HealthPatrick McEvoy
The pursuit of excellence. (nursing development units) (Cover Story)HealthBarbara Vaughan
The quiet menace. (brain cancer)HealthMaureen Oswin
The reality of rape. (psychological treatment for rape victims) (Cover Story)HealthKarina Lovell
The re-user's guide. (survey of incontinence products)(includes related articles)HealthJoan Philp, Alan Cottenden, David Ledger
The right equipment. (technological aids for lifting hospital patients)HealthChristine Tarling
The road to Zanzibar. (training or midwives in Zanzibar)HealthSally Millar
The role of the nurse on the consultant's ward round.HealthMaggie Mallik
The story of the blues. (views on depression) (Cover Story)HealthPhil Barker
The stress question. (M3: Managing Stress part i; Nursing Times open learning programme)HealthRobert Cooper
The tip of the iceberg? (cruelty in residential and nursing homes)HealthAnn Fry
The ultimate betrayal. (Sexual Abuse, part 1) (Cover Story)Health 
The 'what' and 'when' of advocacy. (P9: Advocacy, part 1)(Nursing Times Open Learning Programme)HealthDavid Carpenter
The white approach. (therapeutic value of Snoezelen multi-sensory room)(incldes related article)HealthDave Doble, Crystal Goldie, Caroline Kewell
The write way. (benefit of written instructions in possible cases of brain damage)HealthThomas Bush
Thin excuses. (eating disorders)HealthRachel Smith
Thing that go bump. (survey of hospital noise affecting sleep)HealthBen Dias
Time for tea? (Chinese herbal tea as a treatment for eczema)HealthCatherine Sadler
Tip of the iceberg? (sexual harassment of nurses)(includes related survey questionnaire)HealthIan Robbins, Sarah Finnis
Tiresome healing. (post-surgery fatigue)HealthSue Smith
Too many tests?HealthBrenda Leese
Top of the team. (winner of the NT/3M National Nursing Award for management)HealthPauline Harris
To the water born. (a water birth described; includes related article on pros and cons of water birth)HealthRona Coghill, Carol Newton
Tough decisions. (ethics of cardiopulmonary resuscitation)HealthAlison Pottle
Transformed by thyroxine. (diagnosis and treatment of myxoedema)HealthIrene Bromelow
Travels of my aunt. (pioneering nurse, Myra Ellerby)HealthElsie Gosling
Treating the adult survivor. (Sexual Abuse, part 2) (Cover Story)HealthAdrian Childs-Clarke
Tried and tested. (Primary Nursing)HealthSian Watkins
Trusting to technology. (use of computers in care planning at the Lister Hospital)HealthKeith Dean
Trusts.... (National Health Service trusts)HealthSusan Corby
Turning point. (Sexual Abuse, part 3) (Cover Story)Health 
Unacceptable advances. (nurse's experience of sexual harassment)HealthWendy Scafa
Unconditional discharge. (preparation for psychiatric patients)HealthKaren Robertson
Under debate. (benefits of debating skills in nurses education)HealthIan Peate
Understanding compound drugs.Health 
Understanding dyspraxia.HealthSusan Daly
Unequal partners. (men and women in midwifery and obstetrics)HealthNoreen Morrin
United we stand. (nursing relatives with HIV/AIDS; a community nurse's experiences)HealthPat Turton
Unwanted advances. (sexual harassment)HealthJudith Podmore
Visiting time. (care before and after operations)HealthPaul Wicker
Weaning without sugar. (cutting sugar in babies' diets)HealthSue Todd
What makes a good psychiatric nurse?HealthDavid Howard
When words fail. (value of touch in nursing)(includes related commentary)(Nursing Narratives)HealthJuliet Ledington
Where did you get that cap? (debate on nurses' caps)HealthDavid Thompson, Gerald Bowman
Where naming cuts confusion. (arguments for and against using named nurses in accident units)HealthJudy Davies, Judi Davis
Which lavender oil? (aromatherapy in the NHS and therapeutic characteristics of lavender oil, includes sidebar on training and research into aromatherapy)HealthJane Buckle
Wise counsel. (nurses and counselling the learning disabled)HealthKenneth Moore
Women's voices. (ethnic minority women and healthcare)HealthCatherine Sadler
Working together. (training for nursing home care assistants)HealthLiz Smith, Steve Dilworth
Working up a thirst. (fluid requirements of hospital patients)HealthDavid Burns
Write to care. (patient care plans) (Column)HealthLiz Charalambous
Yvonne Moores to chair DoH task force on primary health care.Health 
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