Nursing Times 1995 - Abstracts

Nursing Times 1995
TitleSubjectAuthors
20th century foxed. (portrayal of nurses in films tends to give false impression)HealthHenry Lewes
Accepting the inner voices. (the significance of hearing voices)(Mental Health) (includes related article)HealthPaul Baker
Accuracy in ward-based blood glucose monitoring.HealthLesley Lowes
A central theme. (Waisman Centre, Madison, Wisconsin)HealthPhilip Darbyshire
A change for the better. (working in a Ghanaian hospital)HealthGillian Buckle
A cognitive approach to panic disorder. (mental health)Health 
A comparative study of depot injection techniques. (includes bibliography)HealthSara Quartermaine, Rosemary Taylor
A comparison of factor VIII infusion methods.HealthJudith Smith, Maureen Cox, Riva Miller, John Pasi
A creditable experience.(academic credit for nursing)HealthSue Ford
Across the great divide: the gulf between health care and social services has been identified as a major obstacle to community care.HealthThelma Agew
Activity among patients in continuing care.(psychosocial care for the elderly)HealthM. Nolan, G. Grant, J. Nolan
Acute pain: its physiology and the pharmacology of analgesia.HealthAndrew Jackson
Added value. (Project 2000; includes bibliography)HealthSandra Jowett
A deeper knowledge. (moves to train midwives in the examination of neonates; midwifery supplement)HealthStephanie Michaelides
Adjustment to bereavement and loss in older people.HealthAnn Alty
Advances in the treatment of cystic fibrosis.HealthSidney Hopkins
A&E - why so complacent. (elder abuse)HealthMartin Vernon
A fresh approach. (assessment for rehabilitation; includes bibliography)HealthLindsay Bowles, Nancy Oliver, Sue Stanley
A healing regime. (pressure sores)HealthColin Perdue
A home from home. (pressure sores)HealthTrudy Bufton
All things considered. (complementary medicine)HealthCaroline Stevenson
Alternatives to hospital-based mental health care.HealthJennifer Kwakwa
Alternative update: complementary therapies and natural remedies are becoming more and more popular.HealthAdam. Jackson
A matter of chance. (nurse practitioners in accidents and emergency departments)HealthLuisa Dillner
Analysis of advice given to patients after hysterectomy. (includes related article)HealthAngela Scriven, Christine Tucker
An assessment of procedures: discharge planning.HealthAmanda Wiffin
A national insult. (nursing pay offer)Health 
A natural extension? (nurse practitioners and specialists; includes bibliography)(Cover Story)HealthFrances Pickersgill
An evaluation of nursing research.HealthL.N. Smith
An evaluation of nursing tasks in psychiatric care.HealthMatthijs Melchior, A. D. V. Berg, P. Gassman
A new approach to practice development in mental health.HealthFrank Hanily
An integrated approach. (multidisciplinary health care in wound care; wound care supplement)HealthKaren Carter
Anorexia cases increase in Scotland.HealthJohn Eagles
An overview of NDU practices and values. (Nursing Development Units)HealthSara Christian
Antipodean advances. (developments in midwifery in New Zealand; midwifery supplement)HealthVittoria d'Alessio
A powerful prescription. (experience of health visitors at pilot site for nurse prescribing; Supplement: Health Vistors)HealthSue Smith
Applying nasal intermittent positive pressure ventilation.HealthSian Jones
Approaches to spiritual care. (patient care)HealthDavid Praill
A sensitive issue. (rhinitis)HealthSusan Mayor
Asian women's attitudes to breast self-examination.HealthPadma Bhakta
Assessment of nurse-administered oral hygiene.HealthJackie Moore
Assessments of therapy for cocaine misuse.HealthK.M. Carroll, B.J. Rounsaville
Assessment variations. (wound healing; includes bibliography)HealthLiz Lawton
Asthma: peak flow meters.Health 
A study of the effectiveness of staff support groups.(health service)HealthPeter Thomas
A study of the use of tape-recorded handovers.(nursing)HealthMarney Prouse
Attitude of prison nurse officers to drug misusers. (includes bibliography)HealthJim Carroll
Attitudes to patient's triaged in A&E. (accident and emergency)HealthJ. Dale, R. Crouch
Audit pinpoints IV drug administration pitfalls.(intravenous drug delivery by nurses)HealthJo Hockley
A unique service? (nurse practitioners; includes bibliography)HealthClaudia Hammond, Jonathon Chase, Brian Hogbin
A war of starvation. (Anneke Timmer; experiences in a prisoner-of-war camp during the second world war)(Interview)HealthAnnemarie Bishop-Spangenberg
Back care: preventing injury.HealthJenny Willis
Back to basics? (advanced and specialist nurse practitioners)HealthJanice Hoover, Els van Ooijen
Back to the balance sheet. (complementary medicine)HealthBrian Booth
Badge of courage. (nurse Edith Cavell)HealthJohn Cooper
Bart's: a threatened tradition: the world-famous hospital survived the Reformation, the Great Fire and the Blitz.HealthCatharine Sadler
Beds: what makes a good bed?Health 
Bench marks. (model for clinical supervision; includes related articles)HealthLynn Cowling, Jan Evans
Better health care for people with learning disabilities.(Interview)HealthKevin Lawrie
Beyond belief. (hypochondriasis)HealthMichael Townend
Body of evidence. (forensic evidence in A&E departments)HealthJane Williams
Bottle-feeding: formulas and equipment. (NT Special Report)HealthRenata Langford
Bottling up the pressure: baby milk formulas arestill much in evidence in maternity wards.HealthJennifer Hall
Breaking the last taboo: a new telephone helpline has been launched to help combat the abuse of older people. Although it may lack a few teeth, it is a much needed start.HealthRhidian Wynn Davies
Breathing easier. (improving asthma management)HealthSusan Mayor
Breathless. (physiology and treatment of dyspnoea; first of two articles)HealthAlison Grey
Bullet wound fractures.HealthJean Donnelly
Burnout associated with caring for people living with HIV/AIDS. (includes related aricle)HealthHeidi Lempp
Campaigning for women's health rights worldwide.(Interview)HealthLesley Doyal
Cardiac advance.(coronary care unit at Scarborough hospital, England)HealthJane Caunt
Careless talk: joint winner of the Nursing Narratives Competition Gail Young recalls misjudging her approach to a mother.HealthGail Young
Care management in the community: a case study.HealthMargaret Elliott
Carers' perspectives. (elder abuse)HealthJill Pitkeathley
Caring for children in a hospice setting.HealthA. Hunt, R. Burne
Caring for confused people in the general hospital setting.HealthPete Saunders
Caring for patients with chronic leukaemia. (Clinical Reports) (includes related article)HealthLinda Purandare
Casting fear aside. (named nurses for plaster splintage of newborn babies)HealthCheryl Culley
Caught in the frontline: the illicit use of drugs in psychiatric wards is grown. How can nurses best cope with the potential violence and dangers of this trend and what support can they expect?HealthBen Thomas
Cavity-wound management. (includes bibliography)HealthAngela Hallett
Challenging ageism through our speech.HealthDinah Fuller
Challenging conventional roles in palliative care.HealthGill Scott
Change in consciousness. (importance of consciousness in complementary therapies; includes case study)HealthStephen Wright, Jean Sayre-Adams
Changing for the better?: hailed as a major advance for midwifery, Changing Childbirth is now being used to cut costs by down-grading midwives.HealthSally Herbert
Changing the nursing culture in a special hospital. (Ashworth Special Hospital; includes bibliography)HealthT.E. Lawrence, Malcolm Rae, Paul Tarbuck
Charting a course. (student charter for nurses)HealthJonathan McKee
Children's nurse education in the community.HealthPeter McAndrew
Cleared for take-off. (the work of Australia's flying doctor service)HealthVitoria D'Alessio
Client attachment in learning disabilities nurse education. (Clinical Reports)HealthNeil Jackson, Delia Pogson
Clinical staff knowledge of acute pain relief.HealthGraeme McLeod
Clozapine: indications and implications for treatment. (includes bibliography)HealthLiam Smith
Communication problems: a patient's view. (effect on patients of lack of communication with health workers)HealthFrances Jarman
Community spirit. (development of health programme in Phnom Penh, Cambodia)HealthGlenn Miles
Comparison of disposable and glass mercury thermometers.HealthMichele Board
Compression therapy. (leg ulcers)HealthHelen Hollinworth
Computerised surveillance. (nosocomial infection)HealthJudith Sedgwick
Consistency counts. (infection control surveillance)HealthMaureen Harrison
Continence promotion in adults with learning disabilities.HealthMary Bradley
Counselling drug users. (HIV counselling with drug users)HealthGary Winship
Crisis? What crisis? (nursing; Arena)(Column)HealthRay Rowden
Cry pay rise.(South African nursing strikes)HealthPatrick Butler
Culture clash. (nursing dying children from different cultures)HealthElizabeth Gates
Cut the calls. (patient administration systems in the National Health Service) (Column)HealthMary Spinks
Day-care for women with high-risk pregnancies.HealthSara Twaddle
Dealing in hope. (nurses and leadership skills)HealthJean Faugier
Dealing with a hostage situation. (health service employees should know how to act if they are taken hostage; series on workplace violence)HealthBrodie Paterson, David Leadbetter
Dealing with constipation: constipation is often a problem in terminal illness, particularly incancer.HealthTony White
Dealing with difficult client behaviour.(psychiatric care)HealthMike Lehane, Tim Bennett
Definitions and debate. (history and methods of euthenasia)HealthJeannett Martin
Democratic health care: South Africa's Government of National Unity is being hampered in its efforts to build a new health service based on primary care.HealthJim Findlay
Depression in life-threatening illness and its treatment.HealthPete Saunders
Developing local projects in primary health care in Wales. (Clinical Reports)HealthEira Rowley
Development of the link-nurse role in clinical settings.HealthLiz Charalambous
Developments in the study of familial breast cancer.HealthRosalind Eeles
Diabetes: medical complications.HealthJennie Willis
Diagnosing and treating bone metastases.HealthChristine Pemberton
Diagnosis of leg ulcers.HealthHelen Hollinworth
Dietary advice reduces incidence of anaemia.(weaning children)HealthBrenda Griffiths
Different values. (orthopaedic nursing in France and Germany)HealthNicola Anderson
Difficult bug to beat. (Clostridium difficile; includes bibliography)HealthJohn Gammon
Dilemmas of care. (ethical decision-making in nursing care; includes related article)HealthIsobel Grimley
Direct action. (drop in contraception clinic)HealthMargaret Presho
Discharge to the community of older patients from hospital.HealthSam Ahulu
Do episiotomies reduce risk of laceration?HealthSimone Buitendijk
Do nurses get involved in research?HealthJane Dee Hull
Do nursing home residents use the right to vote?(includes bibliography)HealthPaul Brettle
Do staff follow guidelines for dealing with MRSA?HealthStephanie Lambert
Do students know how to cope with death?HealthA.M. Kiger
Do visitors cause a problem in the labour suite? (while mother-to-be is in labour)HealthR. Buckley
Easing patient discomfort. (helping patients suffering from nausea in advanced illness)HealthShaun Kinghorn
Easing the pressure for hip fracture patients.HealthFiona Scott
Easing the pressure. (use of pressure-relieving aids in palliative care; wound care supplement)HealthSarah Williams, Sarah Coverdale, Moira Kelly, Margaret O'Donnell
Easing the social stress. (continence problems can cause great distress)HealthElaine Nixon
Educational developments for the practice nurse specialty.HealthJenny Newbury
Education and accountability. (self-administration of drugs)Health 
Education under fire: student-staff ratios is a controversial topic for midwifery.HealthBelinda Ackerman
Empowering parents of children with special needs.HealthHelen Morrison, Philip Darbyshire
Enabling patients to make informed decisions.HealthMaura Buchanan
Encouraging patients to take part in their own care.HealthPeter Saunders
End-stage renal failure: the challenge to the nurse. (Clinical Reports)HealthHeather Summerton
Enuresis in children. (children's nursing)HealthLinda Phillips
Euthanasia and the legal situation in the Netherlands. (includes related articles)HealthGuus de Haas
Evaluating cord care. (umbilical cord)HealthMaria O'Kane
Evaluating pre-operative care. (includes bibliography)HealthLiz Graineer
Evaluating pre-registration midwifery education.HealthJulie Kent
Evaluating the nurse approach to tonometry.(Gastric pHi and carbon dioxide measurements)HealthC Crispin, K Daffurn, W Jones
Evaluation of nurse-led in-patient care. (first of two articles describing research undertaken on Byron war, a nursing development unit at King's College Hospital, London)HealthPeter Griffiths
Evaluation of primary nursing in a nursing development unit.HealthCarolyn Mills
Everybody's business.(nursing and human rights)HealthDaryl Evans
Exstasy (MDMA): alerting users to the dangers.Healthandrew Cook
Extending professional practice: benefits and pitfalls.HealthSusanne Denner
Eyes on Everest.(ophthalmic nursing in the Himalayas)HealthAngela Fry
Factors linking women and CHD. (coronary heart disease)HealthSue Clarke
Family therapy: concepts, models and applications. (includes case study)HealthSteven Walker
Fear busters: students are helped to overcome fears of the unknown with a special course that prepares them for placements in mental health specialties.HealthJim Davies
Fighting for life. (sports injuries)HealthRobin Richards
Find a common ground. (medical students should work with nursing and midwifery students to make their views known)HealthJonathan McKee
Fit for care. (assessment strategy for nurse education programmes)HealthMalcolm Day, Lynn Basford
Florence of Arabia. (nursing abroad)HealthSally Robinson
Focus on needs. (patient care)HealthJanine Rayfield
Focus on teamwork. (multidisciplinary approach to care of diabetic patient with a plantar ulcer; wound care supplement)HealthEleanor Davis
Foot problems in diabetes. (foot ulceration resulting from diabetes)HealthHaoli James
Foreign exchange: the imposition of local pay bargaining in other countries has increasedpolitical awareness and militancy among health workers.HealthMichael Day
For good measure. (taking a patient's blood pressure)HealthJohn Bardwell
Fostering integration: learning disabilities. (1)HealthJeanette Thompson
Friends for life and death: just being there at a close friend's suicide involves the full force of the law even if no assistance in the act is given.Health 
From start to finish. (pre-assessment clinic for surgical patients; NT Supplement: Theatre Nurses)HealthCarol Breeze
Fungating wounds. (special needs of patients with fungating wounds)HealthAngela Hallett
Gaining new understanding of tuberous sclerosis.HealthAnn Hunt
Getting your message across. (communication skills in nursing; includes bibliography)HealthAndrew Hagley
Giving GP patients advice on smoking. (General Practitioner)HealthA.S. Lennox, R. Taylor
Green matters. (relaxation provided by plants in hospital wards)HealthDuncan Grosart
Grinding down. (treatment of patients who grind their teeth)HealthDavid Blore
Guidelines for promoting breast care awareness.HealthMaggie Burton
Guiding principles. (making decisions for patients)HealthGraham Fox
Guiding rights. (clinical placements for Project 2000 nurses)HealthJeannette Ashford
Gut reaction. (specialist service for inflammatory bowel disease; includes bibliography)HealthSheila Phillips
Habit-forming questions: drug users are often reluctant to discuss details of their habits with health-care workers.HealthDavid Cooper
Handle with care. (control and restraint are sometimes necessary in health-care settings but more patient-sensitive methods can be used)HealthAlbert McHugh, Ian Wain, Mark West
Happy babies. (special care baby units)HealthSally Wilcox
Hazards in HSDU. (hazards for infection control nurses in handling returned contaminated instruments; supplement on infection control nursing)HealthJane Barnett
Healing touch? (the effects of massage on women with arthritis)HealthSue Davies, Lisa Riches
Health under fire.(healthcare in former Yugoslavia)HealthSara Martin
Health visitors unprepared for hip screening.HealthPauline Haugh
Helping Hannah. (care study of child with neuropathy )HealthAnne Edwards, Wendy Bannister, Elaine Coleridge Smith
Helping parents cope. (how to support parents of babies born with cleft palates) (includes related articles)HealthVanessa Martin
Helping people with learning disabilities to handle grief.HealthDavid Elliott
Hepatitis C: a new enemy. (includes bibliography)HealthTrudi Petersen
High anxiety. (neurology, critical care)HealthRobert Vaughan
Hitting back at the bullies. (series on workplace violence)HealthJohn Turnbull
Home challenge. (Family Health Service Agency for Ealing, Hammersmith and Hounslow develops community-based project for clients with acute mental illnesses)HealthLeonard Van Arendsen
Home comforts. (projects by nurses to improve patient care)HealthChris Clark, Martina Lavery, Sally Bristow, Louise Wallis
Hot lines. (Continence Foundation helpline)HealthJoe Brown, Eileen Thomas
How exercise can help people with mental health problems. (includes bibliography)HealthLesley Adams
How illness may affect patients' sexuality.HealthEls Van Ooijen
How men and women view the world: a sexual perspective.HealthEls van Ooijen, Andrew Charnock
How nurses cope with exposure to HIV infection.Health 
How Swedish nurses are tackling nurse prescribing. (includes case studies)HealthAmi David, Eleanor Brown
Human beans. (robots in nursing care; Arena) (Column)HealthJanet Gillan
Hungry fears.(nutrition in pregnancy)HealthRhidian Wynn Davies
Identifying the neds of relatives of forensic patients.HealthGed McCann, Mick McKeown, Ian Porter
Implementing manual handling codes of practice. (patient and load handling; includes related articles)(Clinical Reports)HealthChristine Love
Implications of client-centred counselling for nursing practice. (includes related article)HealthPhilip Burnard
Improved by degrees. (undergraduate nursing; includes bibliography)HealthJanice Clarke, Jeremy Warr
Improvement in heparin prophylaxis. (report)HealthChris Avery
Improving care for children in a multi-agency alliance. (asthma; includes bibliography)HealthCamilla Peterken, Sally Bonynge
Improving communication in imaging departments.HealthBarbara Macpherson
Incidence of assault on staff in the NHS. (National Health Service; research report)HealthBrodie Paterson, Cameron Stark, Brian Kidd
Individual practices. (institutional care of the elderly)HealthAntonia Owen
Infection and risk in operating environments.Health 
Infection control: knowledge for practice. (Professional Development Unit 21, part 1)Health 
Infection control: the role of the nurse. (Professional Development Unit 21, part 2)Health 
Infectious terror. (risks to health workers from Ebola virus in Zaire)HealthFrances Lee
Influences on the desire to die by the seriously ill.Health 
Information link-up. (use of pressure-sore link nurses; wound care supplement)HealthJacqui Heames
Innovation in commissioning.HealthDavid Benton
In-patient sleep disturbance: the views of staff and patients. (includes bibliography)HealthMargaret Southwell, Gerald Wistow
Insomnia and mental health. (includes bibliography)HealthFran Dunwell
In their own best interest. (patient consent)HealthAnn Brown
In the line of fire. (post-traumatic stress disorder )HealthGary Walker
Invisible problem: the phenomenon of phanton-limb is well-known among patients who have had amputations.HealthHeidi Lyth
Is flexible rostering helpful? (nurses; includes bibliography)HealthJane Barton
Job satisfaction and morale of nurses in NHS trusts. (National Health Service; includes related articles)HealthMichael G. Traynor
Jont venture: inviting patients to have say during the report handover session encourages abalanced approach to care.HealthSian Watkins
Klinefelter's Syndrome. (chromosomal abnormalities)HealthCarol Collins
Knowledge for care: meaningful assessment demands a clear understanding of its purpose, its practice and of the context in which is is carried out.HealthKevin Hope
Knowledge of disinfection. (study of disinfection awareness among health-care workers)HealthAnn Gardiner
Labour chains. (imprisoned expectant mothers should have same rights as other women)HealthJoy Ogden
Labour of love. (services for pregnant, drug-dependent women)HealthMarie Corelli
Language skills in children with visual problems.HealthVanessa Moore, Helen McConachie
Leading questions. (defining leadership qualites in health workers)HealthRobert Garbett
Learning capers: Janet Rushton was highly commended in the 1994 NT/3M National NursingAwards for her work in developing group workshops to help people with learning disabilitiesincrease their knowledge and understanding ofsexuality.Health 
Learning power. (ward based teaching)HealthJane O'Donnell
Leg Ulcers: Nursing Management: A Research Based Guide.HealthYvonne Awenat
Let's grow up. (views of nursing students)HealthTracy McFall
Letter from Japan.(healthcare for the elderly)HealthTakako Mitoh
Lifeblood. (blood transfusion service)HealthLuisa Dillner
Life-saving chore. (infection control)HealthToni Turner
Lights, camera, action: doctors in A&E units may soon become a thing of the past. (nurse practitioners and the use of video links in A&E units)Health 
Look back at anger. (description of the work of an anger management group) (Mental Health)HealthNorman McClelland
Maintaining confidentiality when tracing contacts. (confidentiality when tracing HIV AIDs contacts)HealthPeter Mackereth, Tony Harrison
Maintaining quality of life with a nurse-led care unit. (motor neurone disease)HealthHeather Grice, Jenny Kilshaw, Enid Houghton
Making a clean break. (hand-washing in nursing; includes bibliography)HealthAnne Conroy
Making sense of blood transfusion. (includes bibliography)HealthJulia Tranter
Making sense of...clinical features of inflamation.HealthJohn Campbell
Making sense of ... diagnosing and treating endometriosis.HealthAnna Biley
Making sense of drug compliance by patients. (Clinical Reports)HealthJennifer Kelly
Making sense of...external ventricular drainage.HealthIsobel Gibson
Making sense of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy. (clinical report)HealthKathleen Liddle, Roslyn Yuill
Making sense of...photorefractive keratectomy.HealthLynne Birt
Making sense of the use of blood and blood products.HealthHelen Dodsworth
Managing chemotherapy for tuberculosis.HealthSusan Cooksey
Managing diabetes: knowledge for practice. (Professional Development; Unit 16 part 1/3)Health 
Managing diabetes. (Professional Development Unit 16 Part 3/3)Health 
Managing manual handling in clinical situations. (includes related article)HealthChristine Love
Managing occupational health services in NHS trusts.HealthTina Bond
Managing success. (nurses' management prospects)HealthSandra Hempel
Marriage of convenience.(joint training in learning disability nursing and social work)HealthSteven Rose, Crispin Hebron
Matching care to client need.(nursing homes)HealthGary Carter
Mean state of health: in an effort to provide basic care for homeless people in Washington DC, a public infirmary was set up.HealthAndrea Needham
Measuring the quality of service in the community.HealthPaul Chamberlain
Meeting mental health needs of ethnic minority groups.HealthRichard Ford, Nick Gauntlett, Norma Johnson, Trini Navarro
Meeting needs through case management. (caring for long-term mentally ill)HealthMax Marshall, A. Lockwood, D. Gath
Meeting the challenges. (the role of the nurse as patient advocate)HealthSue Rich
Menstruation put into a social context.HealthN.F. Woods, E.S. Mitchell, M.J. Lentz
Methods used by patients to reduce fatigue. (cancer patients; includes bibliography)HealthJ.E. Graydon, N. Bubela, D. Irvin, L. Vincent
Microbiological examination of blood for septicaemia.HealthChris Higgins
Midwives' attitudes to home births.HealthL. Floyd
Ministering faith.( evangelist Morris Cerullo)HealthJoy Ogden
Mix and match: the correct skill mix on a team is recognised as essential, but there is another, usually ignored, aspect that deserves consideration. (includes related article)HealthSusan Allen
Mixing company.(Army working with NHS)HealthBarbara Millar
Modules miss the point. (nursing education; includes bibliography)HealthDavid Howard
Monitoring environmental hazards in the workplace.HealthAlison Carmichael
Monitoring post-operative effects in day-surgery patients.HealthJill Morris
Monitoring sickness and absence in the workplace.HealthSharon Horan
Moral obligation. (nursing ethics)HealthAnne Scott
Mother knows best. (little practical help for mother who decided to care for her son at home following his head injury)HealthLouise McKee
Mothers' help. (Brierley Midwifery Practice in south London wins award for services to pregnant women)HealthJenni Meyer, Verena Wallace
Motivation: the key factor. (motivating staff to adhere to infection control policy)HealthElizabeth Sherwood
Moving closer.(palliative care)(Cover Story)HealthIrene Hunter
Multidisciplinary bedside notes: an experiment in care. (includes related article)HealthShirley D'Sa
Nasopharyngeal suction study reveals knowledge deficit.HealthCaroline Macmillan
Negotiating care roles. (negotiation of care roles between paediatric nurses and parents of children in hospital)HealthLinda Knight
New ideas on fractionation and accelerated radiotherapy.HealthDianna Hall
Nowhere to turn: the case of two nurses who subjected patients and staff to a reign of terror has shown how poor lines of communication with management can be.Health 
NT/3M National Nursing Awards 1995.HealthMargaret Green
Nurse practitioners: the South Thames RHA experience. (includes related articles)HealthAinna Fawcett Henesy
Nurses' perceptions of the elements of good supervision.HealthJohn Fowler
Nurses' role in supporting people who are HIV positive. (includes related articles)HealthStephen Firn, Ian Norman
Nursing input in ilizarov fixation: development of external fixation for orthopaedic patientshas put new demands on nurses.HealthDiana Calcraft
Nursing morale during trust transition.HealthDavid K. Cochrane, S.A. Jowett
Nutritional demands. (supplying the nutritional needs of critically ill patients)HealthGerda Zainal
NVQs as part of the pre-registration diploma. (National Vocational Qualifications; includes bibliography)HealthLes Storey, Sheelah Greenham, Eileen Martin
Obstetric cholestasis.(midwifery care)HealthSally Price
Old hopes: John Devine, joint winner of NT's Nursing Narratives competition, describes how getting to know a patient revealed solutions to his difficult behaviour.HealthJohn Devine
On duty. (Fiona Thomson, a nurse on Hoy, a remote island in the Orkneys)(Interview)HealthDavid Melbourne
On duty. (interview of two nurses who practise reflexology)(Interview)HealthRenata Langford
On the cards. (views on UK system of organ donation)HealthWilliam Norman
Pain control: TENS machines. (transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation)Health 
Pain from sickle-cell crisis.Health 
Pain management.HealthRosalie Everatt
Paper tigers? (further moves to ensure the involvement of users of mental health services and their carers in decision-making)HealthSusannah Strong
Past imperfect. (history of nurses' campaigns for working conditions and pay)HealthChris Hart
Patients in the driving seat.(syringe drivers in palliative care; includes bibliography)HealthDebbie Cunningham
Peptic ulcer risk and use of corticosteroids.HealthJ.E. Ellershaw, M.J. Kelly
Perceptions of childbirth: are women properly informed?HealthHelen Churchill
Personal contacts.(gastroenteritis)HealthKate O'Dell
Planning effects. (care planning required to help a young mother establish successful breast feeding)HealthSam Ahulu
Political implications of the named-nurse concept. (part 1; Clinical Reports)HealthJan Savage
Poor reception.(Royal College of Midwives)HealthRuth Hadikin
Power of language in a ward for the care of older people.HealthAlistair Hewison
Practice makes perfect. (roles of professional and practice development nurses)HealthRob Garbett
Pre-admission clinics for thoracic surgery. (includes bibliography)HealthSara Nelson
Precautions and high risk patients.HealthAnne Cockroft
Predicting death as outcome in intensive care.HealthG. Atkinson, D. Bihari, M. Smithies
Prejudice in practice. (the implications of stigma for nursing practice)HealthElizabeth Whitehead
Prepared for a smooth recovery?: post-operative nausea and vomiting can cause life-threatening complications.HealthKaren Blinkhorne
Preparing to breathe alone. (removing patients from ventilatory support)HealthMelanie Armstrong
Pressure-sore awareness in hospital.HealthJai Kulkarni, M. Philbin
Preventing back injury in day centres.HealthJanice McCall
Professional development: anaemia.Health 
Professional development: First Aid. (part three of three)Health 
Professional development: first aid. (part two of three)Health 
Professional development: managing asthma. (nurses' role) (part two)(the nurse's role)Health 
Promoting health and safety programmes in the workplace.HealthBridget Deith
Providing for the needs of a dependent patient at home.HealthNorah Walker
Providing occupational health care in Northern Ireland. (Clinical Reports)HealthMargaret Bennett
Providing support and care through a hospital at home. (community care of the sick)(Clinical Reports)HealthMargaret Elliott
Providing support for families. (schizophrenia and family relationships) (includes related article)HealthJulie Everitt, Tim Bradshaw
Psychiatry's human face. (effect of the mental health nursing review on the mentally ill)HealthPhil Barker
Psychological and emotional impact of an HIV diagnosis. (includes related articles)HealthStephen Firn, I.J. Norman
Psychological care in bone marrow transplantation. (includes bibliography)HealthAlexander Molassiotis
Qualitative nursing research: the issues and pitfalls. (includes related articles)HealthPeter Martin
Quality and quantity: staffing and skill mix in neonatal care.HealthMargaret Redshaw, Anne Harris
Quality indicators for patient information in short-stay units.HealthSally Moran, Greg Kent
Quality of life after radiation therapy.HealthJ.E. Graydon
Quality of life following bone marrow transplant. (part 2; Clinical Reports)HealthAlexander Molassiotis
Race relations. (health care for people from ethnic minorities; Supplement: Health Visitors)HealthSandra Hempel
Reaching out: parents accuse health professionals of leaving them in the dark after the birth of children with limb defects.HealthGinny Clarke
Real men get depressed.HealthPhil Hammond
Reasons for older people attending A&E.HealthRita Howard
Recognising and dealing with the abuse of older people.HealthBridget Penhale, Paul Kingston
Recognising risk factors. (post-operative nausea and vomiting_HealthDavid Rowbotham
Recording risk factors. (pressure sores)HealthJudy Waterlow
Relative benefits.(caring for the bereaved; includes bibliography)HealthHelen Berrett, Penny Joy
Relative lives: the needs of children with disabilities are well documented, but those of theirsiblings have been largely ignored.HealthCatherine Sadler
Relevance of the six-week postnatal check.HealthD.E. Bick, C MacArthur
Relieving anxiety with therapeutic touch. (includes bibliography)HealthAdam Jackson
Remedy for detox. (using homeopathy to treat severe alcohol dependence) (includes case studies)HealthJim Rogers
Resuscitation decisions - why should we talk to patients?HealthKeith Stewart, Katie Cumming
Right to fight.(nursing and human rights)(Cover Story)HealthJohn Driscoll
Risking change in the theatre. (risk management in operating theatres; NT Supplement: Theatre Nurses)HealthPaul Wicker
Risk-taking for clients with learning disabilities.HealthDerek Shirtliffe
Risky business. (violence towards nurses; includes bibliography; part 3)HealthBen Thomas
Roadside sanctuary. (nursing overseas).HealthBrian Loosmore
Role of the research nurse. (breast care)HealthSusan Gray
Romania: a unique experience. (meeting needs of hospitalised children in Romania; includes related article)HealthLinda Harknett
Rwanda, one year on: one year after the initial erruption of violence in Rwanda, refugee camps are again under seige. Casulaties of civil war are compounded by problems of malnutrition and widespread tuberculosis.HealthRebecca Dodd
Safety measures. (clinical supervision for community nurses; includes related article)HealthBeverley Stokoe, Mary McClarey
Scandinavian style of care. (mental health nursing practices in Finland)HealthLen Bowers, Riitta Heikinenen-Peltonen
School nurses' response to the measles vaccination campaign. (Clinical Reports)HealthPippa Bagnall
Screening for a solution. (cervical smear tests)HealthJane de la Cour
Seclusion: the use of a stress model to appraise the problem.(psychiatric care)HealthRichard Whittington, Tom Mason
Seeing the light. (visual impairment)HealthRobert Garbett
Self-administration of drugs: an introduction.HealthKay Sutherlands
Self-assessment of Project 2000 supervision.HealthPeter Rogers, Christine Lawton
Sensible sex education. (Supplement: Health Visitors)HealthCheryl Few
Serious mental health problems: policy changes. (recent developments in mental health services) (includes related articles) (Clinical Reports)HealthJulie Repper, Dean Repper, Charlie Brooker
Setting a new course. (special diploma course for redundant nurses)HealthMary Saunders
Setting up an HIV-testing service with same-day results. (Clinical Reports)HealthShona Cameron, Christine Wallis, Angela Blakely
Severe heart failure: a focus on the quality of care.HealthBelinda Linden
Shallow standards: the latest Patient's Charter league tables have just come out. But is the scramble to met targets pushing out good quality patient care in favour of a have-a-nice-day culture?HealthBernadette Friend
Shaping up the depot: the administration of depot neruoleptics can be made more effective and user-friendly.HealthJennie Day, Brenda Henderson, Tony Butterworth
Significant skills. (Learning Disabilities Nursing Project; includes bibliography)HealthSteven Rose, Brian Kay
Skin care: sun protection. (how to sunbathe safely) (includes related articles)Health 
Social graces. (social policy in the nursing curriculum)HealthKeven Gormley
Social needs of people with mild learning disabilities. (case study of Susie Flynn; includes bibliography)HealthJenni Prosser
Sociology in nurse education: help or hindrance? (includes related article)HealthKeith Sharp
Sore concerns. (pressure sores in nursing homes)HealthNaomi Shiels
Source of knowledge: health professionals frequently need information about aspects ofpalliative care.HealthAvril Jackson
Sources of staff anxiety in secure psychiatric units.HealthIan Clift
Specialist services for people with learning disabilities. (includes relatedarticle)HealthSue Meehan, Owen Barr
Stand and deliver. (nurses become more prepared to defend their rights)HealthTracy McFall
Stobhill mourns. (impact of murder of nurse at Stobhill General Hospital, Glasgow, Scotland; includes related article)HealthGinny Clark
Stoma nursing: jobs and training in Europe. (includes related article)HealthJudith Pickering, Peter Hingley, Richard Marks
Strategic renewal. (the role of clinical nurses in continence care)HealthJohn Unsworth
Strategies for managing auditory hallucinations. (includes case study)HealthMark Westacott
Strategies to reduce children's perception of pain.HealthNick Medforth
Strike ethic: the RCN and RCM are reconsidering their no-strike policies, but are nurses everjustified in taking industrial action and, if so, under what circumstances?HealthJanet Snell
Stringing along: although some trusts have agreed to pay their staff 3% many are onlyoffering it in exchange for big changes in nurses' terms and conditions.HealthJane Cassidy
Strong developments. (continence care among Bangladeshi women in the East End of London)HealthVeronica Haggar
Subcutaneous administration of adrenaline for anaphylaxis.HealthSue Keen, Linda Comer
Supervision registers and mental health problems.HealthMichael Coffey
Support for advocacy.HealthJean McHale, Maggie Mallik
Support for carers of people with learning disabilities.HealthBob Gates, Jane Wray
Supporting the patient with inflammatory bowel disease.HealthSheila Phillips, Joy Warren
Surgical infectin. (identifying and treating patients at risk of infection after surgery)HealthAlison Davidson
Surveying the alternatives. (complementary therapies; includes bibliography)HealthAntonia Owen
Survival courses. (most student nurses still optimistic about their prospects; includes case studies)HealthTim Linehan
Survival kit. (health care in the United Kingdom during the second world war)HealthSteve Goodwin
Symptom relief in ESRF. (end stage renal failure) (Clinical Reports)HealthBeverley Collins
Tackling the aftermath faced by the daughters of DES. (prescription of diethylstilboestrol to aid pregnancy) (includes related article)HealthBrigid Sundaram
Taking counsel. (clinical supervision as part of teaching of counselling practice; includes narrative study)HealthAlun Jones
Talking back to happiness. (self-help groups)HealthJohn Illman
TB: cure, care and control. (tuberculosis)HealthRuth Cowle
Teaching aid. (child health, nutrition)HealthBernadette Feeney
Teaching the gentle way to labour. (the benefits of shiatsu and yoga during pregnancy)HealthNerissa Fields
Telling tales. (report on doctors' performance; Arena)HealthMary Spinks
Testicular cancer and the value of self-examination. (includes bibliography)HealthDiana Turner
Testing the feasibility of timed district nurses' visits.HealthJanet Ellis
The aggressive ward visitor: a critical incident analysis.HealthSusan Laight
The benefits of team spirit: team midwifery can be highly beneficial in terms of improving continuity of care to mothers and their infants.HealthJudith Dymond, Karen Tonkin
The care programme approach at work in mental health care.(West Lambeth Community Care (NHS) Trust, London, England)HealthIan Hamilton, David Roy
The case for prescribing the pill. (family planning nurses seek powers to prescribe in straightforward cases)HealthAngela Wedgwood
The causes and incidence of haematological malignancies. (Clinical Notes) (includes related articles)HealthKenneth Campbell
The concept of vulnerability in child protection.HealthJ.V. Appleton
The conflict between lay and professional views of labour.HealthHelen Churchill
The effects of botulinum toxin on ocular tissue.HealthHelen Smith
The effects of cancer on body image and sexuality. (includes bibliography)HealthKathryn Burt
The effects of crack bingeing on pregnancy.HealthG. Burkett, S.Y. Yasin, D. Palow
The effects of psoriasis and its tretment: part 1.HealthChristine Richards
The ergonomics of seating - posture and chair adjustment.HealthMarguerita. Brunt Seymour
The euthanasia debate: how NT readers view the issues. (Nursing Times magazine undertakes survey on euthanasia)HealthReg Pyne
The extrapyramidal effects of phenothiazines on patients.HealthJane Sims
The family interviewer. (breast cancer management)HealthDiane Averill
The family way. (care of parents and children with AIDS or HIV)HealthJaine Rees
The healing touch: admission to hospital can be a particularly unsettling experience for patients with a dual sensory impairment.HealthChristine. Stanley
The history of plague. (supplement on infection control nursing)HealthIvan Mills
The illusion of progress. (Mental Health) (developments in psychiatric nursing policy) (includes related article)HealthDavid Glenister, John Hopton
The independent NDU. (BUPA North Cheshire Hospital's Nursing Development Unit)HealthSandra Lloyd
Their own worst enemy.(men's health)(Cover Story)HealthPeter Williamson
The issue of resuscitation. (of patients on verge of death; includes related article)HealthPam Edwards
The levels of pain experienced with lower limb fractures.HealthGillian Arblaster
The management of childhood asthma through care pathways.HealthElaine Morris
Them and us: what doctors and nurses think of joint training.Health 
The maternity needs of the Chinese community. (includes bibliography)HealthEuranis Neile
The nursing management of dyspnoea in palliative care.HealthAlison Grey
The problem of hospital-induced malnutrition.HealthJohn Dickerson
Therapeutic care increases independence. (therapeutic care for for the chronically mentally ill)Health 
The resurgence of tuberculosis: current issues for nursing. (Clinical Reports)HealthTheresa Shaw
The right stuff. (the role of ethics)HealthAnne Scott
The role of managed care in overcoming fragmentation.HealthDavid Benton
The role of music therapy in the care of the newborn.HealthFelicity Hicks
The role of the neonatal nurse practitioner. (Clinical Reports)HealthDee Casselden
The role of the nurse. (Anaemia, part 2) (Professional Development)Health 
The screening imperative for ophthalmic care in diabetes.HealthMarion Grenville
The successful use of a non-open-ended PICC line.(peripherally inserted central catheter)HealthJanice Gabriel
The thyroid gland. (part 2; Clinical Reports)HealthAnne Roberts
The twilight zone. (care of the elderly; Arena)(Column)HealthJanet Gillan
The uncharted mind. (mind therapies)HealthJoanna Trevelyan
The use of brief therapy as part of the nursing care plan. (mental health nursing; includes case study)HealthNeil Brimblecombe
The use of magnetic resonance imaging in diagnosis.HealthJulia Tranter
The use of patient complaints to improve service delivery. (Clinical Reports)(Cover Story)HealthMargaret Swanson
The use of standard setting to improve maternity care. (Clinical Reports) (includes related article)HealthE. Rosemary Buckley
The way it was. (psychiatric nursing) (Column)HealthBrian Greenaway
Timely intervention. (incontinence)HealthAsumpta Ryan, Lynne McFadden
Toilets out of order. (pressure group All Mod Cons campaigns for higher standard of public toilets in the UK)HealthSusan Cunningham
Topical and systemic treatment of psoriasis. (Part 2) (includes related articles)HealthChristine Richards
Training in racial harassment issues for community staff.HealthAnne Collard
Trauma.(Professional Development; Unit 22 Part 3 of 3)Health 
Treating hayfever: over-the-counter remedies.HealthJenine Willis
Treatment options for managing diabetes mellitus.HealthMarilyn Gallichan
Treatment without consent. (parental consent in neonatic intensive care units; includes bibliography)HealthSue Forshaw
Triage of children in A and E: research shortfall addressed.(includes bibliography)HealthJackie Bentley
Tried and tested: why are so few students interested in research? How can the subject be made more approachable?HealthRoger Makin
Trouble in the Eire.(Irish Nurses' Organisation considers striking for better wages)HealthChris Mahony
Tuberculosis: the history of incidence and treatment.HealthTheresa Shaw
Twelve-hour shifts: helpful or hazardous to patients? (nurses' shiftwork; includes bibliography and related article)HealthSue Facey, Nigel Northcott
Twin feeding initiative. (health visitors and midwives to work together to improve breast-feeding rates)Health 
Understanding acute and chronic myeloid leukeamia.HealthKenneth Campbell
Uniforms making them work for you.Health 
Unlocking the doors: nursing a male patient who decides he is really a woman presentsparticularl challenges. When the patient is in a special hospital, there are additionalobstacles.HealthMick McKeown, Brendan McCusker
Unseen and unheard: the plight of children whose parents have HIV or AIDS is notrecognised by many support services. Nurses have been called to help put the recordstraight.HealthFiona Plant
Upholding the standards.(nurses in nursing homes)HealthLinda Nazarko
Uptake of smear tests in a gynaecology unit. (research)HealthClaire Jones
Use of anticoagulants in hospital and community.HealthMichele Butler
Use of lavender oil for perineal discomfort. (report)HealthA. Dale, S. Cornwell
Use of oxygen therapy. (topical hyperbaric oxygen; includes bibliography)HealthMick Miller
Using computers to enhance care in a GP practice.HealthKate Lock
Using Orem's model in the care of adolescents. (includes related articles) (Clinical Reports)HealthKatherine Carr
Using the named nurse system to improve patient care.HealthBarbara Jack
Using visual assessment to identify a client's needs. (caring for people with learning disabilities)HealthMick Dundon, Robert Mann
Value for money: a recent survey highlighted the work continence advisers need to do inproving their worth to purchasers.HealthNeil Brocklehurst
Valuing the unseen emotional labour of nursing. (value of emotional help to patients)HealthEmma Small
View from the independent acute health-care sector.HealthTrish Griffiths
Vital signs. (evidence shows an increase in the incidence of testicular cancer) (includes related articles)HealthElizabeth Summers
Walking into a war zone. (preparing nursing students to deal with the realities of practice)HealthJoy Duxbury
Water vs conventional births: infection rates compared.HealthSusan Hawkins
Ways, but no means. (community care budgets)HealthJohn Gilbert
Weight on their minds.(out-patient care for anorexia nervosa)HealthChris Halek, Denis Cremin, Usha Chandran, Joan Parnell
What do nurses want from social workers?HealthJo Connolly
When the motors fail. (case study of motor neurone disease)HealthAndrew Whitehurst
When winter makes you sick.(viral gastroenteritis)HealthKathryn Little, Margaret Jenkins
Who is involved in hospice referrals? (report)HealthM. Lloyd-Williams
Whose best interest? (nursing advocacy)HealthBob Gates
Who should examine the 'normal' neonate?HealthNancy MacKeith
Who was ... Down? (Down's syndrome)HealthDavid Tolliss
Who was ... Huntington? (George Sumner Huntington, who identified Huntington's chorea)HealthDavid Tolliss
Who was...Paget? (surgeon James Paget)HealthDavid Tollis
Windsor's progress: Alan Stirling was highly commended in the 1994 NT/3M National Nursing Awards for developing a long-stay ward at Broadmoor Hospital into a pre-discharge preparation facility.HealthAlan Stirling
Winning a losing battle: wasting can be both physiologically and psychologically devastating to a patient with HIV/AIDS.HealthGlenda Winson
Women's views on the role of the midwife. (research report)HealthPadraig O Luanaigh
Worth the hassle. (use of computerised nursing systems)HealthIsobel Dexter
Zinc as an aid to healing. (includes bibliography)HealthIrene Anderson
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