Nursing Times 1996 - Abstracts

Nursing Times 1996
TitleSubjectAuthors
Abnormalities of puberty. (Clinical Reports)(Illustration)HealthPeter Gardiner, Anne Roberts
A campaign with street cred to target teenagers with asthma.HealthMandy Lowery
A case of mind over matter? (management of multiple sclerosis; includes related article)HealthBeth Mitchell
Accidental hypothermia: a guide to treatment in the field.HealthDarren Wake
A chance for community nurse to shape the health agenda.(UK)HealthAnita Fatchett
A change for the better. (restructuring of the learning disability nursing profession)HealthSue Merrylees
A cloak to fit all? (response to Celia Davies, Nursing Times, Vol. 92, November 6 and November 13, 1996)HealthChristine Hancock, Maggie Dunn, Sue Norman, Sandy Macara
A comparison of a 12-hour and eight-hour shift system. (in a British hospital)HealthAnice Gillespie
A condom's tale. (impact of social attitudes and sexual behaviours on condom usage)HealthAdam Keen
A cure within our grasp? (potential cure for AIDS)HealthRobert Pratt
A district perspective. (the treatment of wounds outside the hospital environment)HealthGail Young
Adopting feminist strategies to improve women's health.HealthTrudi James
Advantageous liaisons. (liaison psychiatric services; recognising suicidal tendencies in patients)HealthLisa Loveridge, Neil Carr
A fund of changes. (the future of fundholding in the U.K. National Health Service)HealthRod Smith
Against all odds: Nepal has some of the world's most rugged, inaccessible terrain and few resources. (childbirth).HealthAntnia Owen
Age-old concerns. (hospital care for the elderly)HealthGordon Evans
A hard Pill to swallow. (concern about health impact of oral contraceptives leads to rise in unplanned pregnancies and abortions)HealthSusan Mayor
A hard road to travel. (healthcare for travelling people)HealthChristina Bunce
A harmonious atmosphere. (use of music for diversion and therapy in older people)HealthJosephine Roberts
A healthier future.(improving health of patients with learning disabilities; Learning Disabilities Supplement)HealthDavid White, Peter Morris, Christian Fluet
A lead role.(UK nurses become surgical assistants; includes related article on the view of the practitioner and the expansion of the professional practice's remit)HealthDebbie Bowey, Catherine Caballero
A lesson in litigation. (nursing overseas is not always risk-free)HealthLouise Dale
All you need to know about ... maggots. (growing use of larval therapy; includes case studies)HealthSteve Thomas, Jenny Diver, Simon Shutler, Andrea Andrews
An Act in two parts. (The Disability Discrimination Act in relation to disabled nurses)HealthCaroline White
Analgesia: under patient control. (includes related articles)Health 
An alien place. (patient experience).HealthHelen Rosenthal
An alternative vision. (a group of visually impaired people find solutions to some of their problems)Health 
An approach to dealing with stress in carers.HealthDeclan Courell
An Ethiopia experience. (open treatment of an Ethiopian woman with 45% burns)(wound care nursing)HealthKaren Salmon
An evaluation of the role of the night nurse practitioner. (Clinical Reports)HealthJeck Siam Chan
An evaluation of the role of the nurse practitioner.HealthDavid Newbold
A new vision of professionalism. (new approaches to professionalism for nurses; part two of series)HealthCelia Davies
A new way of life: finding a suitable kidney donor can be a traumatic experience but after the euphoria of the transplant, patients can struggle to follow their new drug regime.HealthFiona Harries
An exercise in hope. (activities of multiple sclerosis control centre)HealthMarilyn Kirby
A nice place to grow old? (wide variation in standards of care for older people in the UK)HealthLinda Bailey
Animal matters. (problems caused by medications containing animal products)HealthLindsay Bowles
Antiseptics in wound healing.HealthDavid Leaper
A parent's eye-view of paediatric day case surgery. (a mother tells of operation on her young son for an undescended testis)HealthEleonore Kostur
A plan for action to reduce hospital-acquired infection.HealthMary Crowe
A public health nursing post: the tools for getting started.(Clinical Reports)HealthAbi Gilbert, Sherrell Brett
Are nursing's 'extraordinary' moral standards realistic? (Clinical Reports)HealthSteven D. Edwards
Are we getting a raw deal? (nursing students face logistical problems at colleges designed for ordinary students)(Students)HealthSophie Boot
A safer passage. (ensuring that people with dementia remain mobile but avoid accidents; includes case study)HealthJohn Kelly
A sense of justice. (support for the mentally ill within the justice system)(Interview)HealthMarian Bullivant
Assessing constipation.HealthAnita Maestri-Banks
A team approach to the treatment of dysphagia.HealthSharan Herbert
A therapeutic approach to bereavement counselling.(includes related article; Clinical Reports)HealthKim Wilson, James Youll
At the edge of knowledge. (transplant surgery) (includes related article)HealthMichael Wilkinson
Audit of nutrition screening in patients with acute illness.HealthCarolyn Davison, Irene Stables
Aura photography: mundane physics or diagnostic tool? (a scientific explanation of the Kirlian effect)(Clinical Reports)HealthMichael Stanwick
A voiding problem: many older men find it difficult to pass urine. (Continence)HealthAlistair Rowse
A wait on my mind. (experiences of syringomyelia)HealthLise Leroux
A working partnership. (project allows nurses to be actively involved with care in the community) (Ageing Matters)HealthSue Lieberman
Back on track. (elderly care)HealthRosalynde Ward
Barriers to pain relief for cancer patients.HealthS.E. Ward, P.E. Berry, H. Misiewicz
Bedding: product availability. (buying hospital bedding) (includes related articles)Health 
Birthday credits due: Nursing Times' Open Learning programme was launched on april 24 1991, and celebrates its fifth birthday today at RCN Congress.HealthCathy Hull
Body language. (importance of communication through the body in making decisions about medical treatment)HealthPriscilla Alderson
Bowel management and nursing's hidden work.HealthZane Robinson
Breast care nurse improves outcome. (June McArdle; study of breast cancer patient support)HealthJ.M.C. McArdle, W.D. George, C.S. McArdle
Breast-feeding: breast care.Health 
Breathe a little easier. (nursing care for patients with cancer-related breathlessness)HealthChristopher Bailey
Bullous skin disorders.(wound care supplement)HealthMaureen Benbow
Buying a car: how to get the best deal.Health 
Campaign goes back to the streets. (protests against The Disability Discrimination Act)HealthCaroline White
Can HIV be transmitted through breast milk? (Clinical Reports)HealthKatie Quintanilla
Can timed appointments for community staff improve care?(British nursing practices with respect to the Patient's Charter)HealthTricia Reid
Can ward-based learning improve infection control? (technique of nurse education; includes related article)HealthDinah Gould
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation. (Professional Development)(unit 36, part 3)HealthTom Quinn, Linda Ord
Care against all the odds: the staff of an ageing hospital in West Africa are struggling to keep pace with growing demands.HealthTerry Palmer
Care audit cuts time and costs. (benefits achieved through the use of a protocol for the assessment and treatment of leg ulcers in the community)(wound care nursing)HealthLin Davies
Care in pre-admission clinics. (includes related articles) (Clinical Reports)HealthVal Newton
Care in the face of change. (role of the learning disability nurse)HealthJane Murphy
Care of the older hypothermic patient using a self-care model.HealthChristine Smith
Caring for the carers of people with mental health problems. (includes related article) (Clinical Reports)HealthTitus Musee, Inez Grant, Milton Grant, Iain Ryrie, Nelson Ward
Caring more, doing less. (placing emphasis on nursing interventions may detract from spiritual care)HealthPauline Turner
Changing with the times. (history of health visiting in London, England)HealthJulia Beine
Charting new waters. (use of Colley assessment chart for bladder incontinence; includes related articles)HealthWendy Colley
Choice cuts: the growth of sponsored stoma-care nurses is proving an increasing threat to services offered by the NHS.HealthPatricia Black
Cities as a risk factor in eating disorders.HealthHoek. H.W., A.I.M. Bartelds, J.J.F. Bosveld
Clients express preference for one-stop sexual health shop,HealthMartin Jones
Clinical audit makes progress in care and teamwork.(clinical audit in the UK National Health Service)HealthClare Morrell
Clinical outcomes for nurse-led in-patient care.HealthPeter Griffiths
Clinical protocols herald new era of nursing documentation. (United Kingdom; nursing records research)HealthAnne O'Connell, Angela Haigh, Mavis Edwards
Cloaked in a tattered illusion.(nurses and professionalism)HealthCelia Davies
Coaching for life. (use of a patient coaching strategy to help patients with a brain injury; includes case study)HealthBill Bell
Coeliac disease: maintaining a gluten-free diet.Health 
Collaboration puts the ENB Higher Award into practice. (Clinical Reports) (Includes related article)HealthPaul Rigby, David Dalby, Gill Gates, Jane Ford
Combined resources. (U.K. offers osteopathy services on the National Health Service) (Primary Care)HealthSteven Vogel
Communication difficulties. (stroke).HealthCatherine Moules
Community care has little effect on quality of life. (study of adults with learning disabilities)HealthM Donnelly, S. McGilloway, N. Mays
Community nurses take on the task of selling themselves. (United Kingdom National Health Service nursing services) (includes related articles on community nursing clients)HealthStephen Wright, Karen Chamberlain, Pam Barker
Completing the whole. (a study of a pilot scheme to provide both alternative and traditional therapies for the sick)(includes related articles)HealthGillian Peace, David Simons
Complex conditions. (difficulties associated with managing a patient with complex wounds and various health problems; case study)HealthVivien Ogden
Comprehensive care to order. (the ideal continence care service)(includes related article) (Continence)HealthIan Pomfret
Confusing diagnoses.(diagnosing mental health problems in people with learning disabilities; Learning Disabilities Supplement)HealthRaghu Raghavan
Contact kept to a minimum. (the treatment of chronic leg ulcers)HealthJanice Cameron, Shelia Powell
Continuing education: how well is PREP working? (post-registration education standards).HealthPippa Bagnall
Contract to learn: educational contracting is becoming increasingly important to trusts wanting to streamline their educational requirements.HealthAngie Roques
Controlling interests.(British politics and nursing)HealthTracy McFall
Coordinators of care.(improving delivery of care to older people; Ageing Matters)HealthPaul Smith, Angus Forbes
Coping under the spotlight.(impact of working in publicized disasters on nursing professionals in the UK)HealthSarah Andrews
Counselling: how should it be defined and evaluated?HealthPhilip Burnard
Counsel of hope. (an osteopath recounts the benefits of working within the U.K.'s National Health Service)HealthHazel Stein
Covert participant observation in a secure forensic unit. (care of mentally disordered offenders)HealthLiam Clarke
Creating the write stuff. (tips on writing essays)(Students)HealthJohn Fowler
Critical of care: nurses are not equal in status to doctors, with whom they may find themselves in conflict when acting as patients' advocate.HealthLynda Mort
Cultural exchange. (nursing overseas)HealthIrene Carr
Damage limitation. (nursing overseas)HealthMichael Robinson
Damage limitation. (reducing the risk of pressure sores in hospital patients)HealthKate O'Dea
Darkness visible. (role of nurses in detecting abuse of older people; includes case studies)HealthJacki Pritchard
Daylight robbery. (mixed views on nurses' wages)HealthCarole Thornley
Declining blues. (depression in the elderly)(Cover Story)HealthClare Hamer, Pat Mottram, Joanna Williams, Ken Wilson
Deepening dilemma. (a comparison of the U.K. and Dutch laws governing euthanasia)HealthArlene Klotzko
Defective agency: some part-time nurses are made to feel less than welcome on a new shift.HealthEmma Bates
Delivering the best service. (a study of a continence pad delivery service in Exeter, U.K.) (includes related article) (Continence)HealthKay Pyne, Mark Stott
Dementia: knowledge for practice. (unit 29 part 1/3)(Professional Development supplement)HealthPeter Gardiner, Lynne Phair
Depressed and suicidal clients: how nurses can help.HealthPaula Libberton
Depression in primary care: Knowledge for practice.(Professional Development supplement; Unit 37 part 1 of 3.)HealthElizabeth Armstrong
Depression in primary care: The role of the nurse.(professional development supplement unit 37, part 2 of 3)HealthElizabeth Armstrong
Developing good policies for the health of pregnant workers.HealthBashyr Aziz
Developing nurse consultancy in clinical practice.(Clinical Reports)HealthPatrick Coyne
Developing the role of the nurse mentor.HealthMargot Cameron-Jones, P. O'Hara
Develop to survive. (expansion in the role of theatre nurses)HealthSue Vincent
Diabetic foot ulceration.(wound care nursing)HealthAnn Knowles
Did the NHS fail Child B? (mixed views on case of Jaymee Bowen, who died of leukaemia after being refused NHS treatment)Health 
Distance no object for learning and treatment. (includes related article)HealthMarlene Sinclair, Austin Campbell
District nurses' perceptions of palliative care at home. (Clinical Notes)HealthStella Hatcliffe, Penny Smith, Ruth Daw
Diversion tactics. (Prader-Willi syndrome).HealthLudwig Lowenseein
Does the age of staff affect care for drug users?(Scottish survey into nursing attitudes)HealthJ. Carroll
Do GPs want to test for carriers of cystic fibrosis. (general practioners)HealthM. Boulton, C. Cummings, R. Williamson
Don't lose heart. (drama group dealing in health prevention)HealthMargaret Crawlet
Eating, ethics and Alzheimer's. (includes related article on sources of information for caregivers)HealthRichard Clibbens
Electrocardiography.(Professional Development; Unit 28 Part 1 of 3)Health 
ENB framework enhances midwifery practice.(English National Board; Clinical Reports)HealthValerie Finigan
Enzymatic debridement: a cost comparison. (treatment of pressure sores)HealthS.J. Martin, O.J. Corrado, E.A. Kay
Epilepsy care using inside information: epilepsy week this year focuses on the needs of women.HealthCatharine Sadler
EU cancer campaign falls short of targets.Health 
Euthanasia, assisted suicide and AIDS: issues for nurses.HealthPatricia Urquhart
Everybody's problem. (black and ethnic minority nurses in the UK continue to face prejudice)HealthJacki Mensah
Every citizen's right. (need for a bill of Rights to protect elderly patients from latest trends in the National Health Service)HealthJack Thain
Examine your motivation to help and care for others.(medical profession)HealthPhilippa Sully
Expecting a choice.(British health service attitudes towards learning disabilities)HealthHelen Atherton
Extending the midwives' role in perineal management.HealthLucy Lewis, Catherine Rounce
Extent and effectiveness of the Scope of Professional Practice.HealthLucy Land, Siobhan Ni Mhaolrunaigh, George Castledine
Face to face support. (support group helps sufferers of incontinence) (Continence)HealthDeborah Rigby
Facing the future. (the effects of war in Belgrade on mental and physical health).HealthSara Martin
Failing to turn the world upside down.(Audit Commission's report on general practitioner fundholding)HealthJocelyn Cornwell
Family matters: relatives of people with diagnoses of schizophrenia often experience considerable stress and feelings of guilt.HealthGed McCann, Bridget Clancy
Family under stress. (insufficient support for the families of women with breast cancer)HealthBarbara Borwell
Fans told to play the health card. (health cards for visiting football fans; includes related articles)HealthPeter Mason
Fighting back with a badge of honour. (backlash in the US against use of non-nursing staff in hospitals)HealthLaurence Pollock
Findings of a national survey of acute pain services.HealthKate Davies
Fish-odour syndrome: dealing with offensive body odour. (Clinical Reports)HealthCarol Boustead
Flexible but focused. (the future of primary health care in the U.K.)HealthAnne Footner
Floor patterns limit wandering of people with Alzheimer's.HealthLucksri Hewawasam
Focus on need. (helping adult survivors of sexual abuse and their families)HealthChris Holley
Follow-up after day surgery: how well do patients cope?HealthJanet Thatcher
Food as a motivator in a client with Prader Willi syndrome. (Clinical Notes)HealthJohn Gault
From pillar to post: Midwife Beryl Green was relieved to know her 90-year-old aunt would be cared for by a named nurse, but her experience ultimately proved a frustrating and harrowing one.Health 
Functional bracing of tibial shaft fractures.(Clinical Reports)HealthHazel Chapman, Elaine MacDonald, Paula Smythe
Future treatment options for haematological malignancies.HealthKen Campbell
General reflections. (general nursing).HealthIrene Whitehill
Get the massage. (patients' views of the effectiveness of massage)HealthSusie Wilkinson
Give respect where it's due. (nursing as a second career) (Students)HealthPhilip Hufton
Glove allergies: research and practice update.Health 
GP-based memory aid group benefits clients and carers. (General Practitioner)HealthChris Allen, Nicky Brown
GPs not aware of learning disabilities. (general practitioners; learning disabilities of patients)HealthD. Martin, S. Marshall, F. Myles
Guidance on latex sensitisation for the health service. (includes related articles)HealthWendy O'Gilvie
Guidelines and protocols: a chance to take the lead.(Clinical Reports)HealthSue Antrobus, Shona Brown
Hand-picked recruits. (assessing the attractions of mental health nursing)HealthGary Hickey, Cheryl Kipping
Health promotion in general practice: the views of staff. (includes related article) (Clinical Reports)HealthSue Le Touze
Hear my plea. (efforts to boost the profile of ear care)HealthRosemary Rodgers
Help for teens with asthma.HealthLiz Brodie
Help where needed.(preceptorships in British nursing; Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust)HealthSue Jackson
Hidden danger. (psychiatric care patients).HealthTim Linehan
Hidden face of harassment.(bullying of nurses at work)HealthRebecca Combes
High-tech baby-tagging system dropped after six months. (St James' Hospital in Leeds, England, abandons electronic baby-tagging system)HealthNigel Burnham
HIV/AIDS. (study course for nurses) ((Professional Development Unit 34 part 2/3))HealthHamish Macgregor
HIV/AIDS. (study of human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immune deficiency syndrome)(Professional Development Unit 34 part 1/3)HealthHamish Macgregor
Holistic pressure care. (case study)(wound care nursing)HealthJulia Little
Home intravenous therapy for bronchiectasis patients.HealthAlison Conway
Home support for patients on long-term oxygen therapy.HealthSharon Rudkin
Homing in on drug rounds.(administration of drugs in nursing homes; Ageing Matters)HealthPaul Nixon
How acute and community nurses are sharing skills.HealthBella Ware
How counselling services can help deal with loss and change. (includes related article) (Clinical Reports)HealthSue Read
How education can work to improve care standards. (caring for elderly people) (Clinical Reports)HealthStephen O'Kell
How enrolled nurses feel about conversion. (enrolled nurses' views on converting to registered nurses) (Clinical Reports)HealthRobert Parry, Roger Cobley
How new nurses manage work and family responsibilities. (survey results)HealthSarah Robinson, Louise Marsland, Trevor Murrells
How nurses view emotional involvement with patients.HealthLesley Baillie
How patients see symptoms.HealthStella Hatcliffe, Ruth Dawe
How postnatal support groups can benefit new parents.HealthElizabeth Sanderson, Jean Curry
How the Burford reflective model boosts care standards. (includes case study)HealthChristopher Johns
How the Burford reflective model boosts care standards. (use of reflective practice in nursing)HealthChristopher John
How to avoid mistakes in medicine administration.HealthArthur Williams
Human values. (meeting the emotional needs of women who have suffered a miscarriage)HealthLiz Spruce
Hygienic practices. (preventing infection from acute gastroenteritis)HealthDinah Gould
Improving compliance with glaucoma eye-drop treatment.HealthJean Cooper
Improving the management of children's pain in A&E.HealthJill Day, Catherine Sands
Improving the palliative care process.(nursing care in the United Kingdom)HealthS.A. Cowley, B.D. Davis
Inadmissible evidence? (some types of healthcare provided by nurses are said to be poor uses of valuable resources)HealthElizabeth Gould
Inducing birth in cases of rupture of membranes. (research report)HealthL. Mattsson, L. Ladfors, M. Eriksson, O. Fall
Infusion confusion. (serious incidents involving misuse of syringe pumps in nursing) (includes related articles)HealthDaloni Carlisle, David Upton, David Cousins
Injury time. (nurse practitioners run minor injuries unit in Edinburgh)HealthCarol Crowther, Jan Lumley
Inotrope therapy. (intravenous inotropes in the treatment of heart failure)HealthBernard Place
International networker: nurses, perhaps least of all professionals, cannot hope to work effectively in isolation.HealthShirley Smoyak
Involving the patient in care. (management of an obese patient with a leg ulcer; case study)(wound care supplement)HealthMary Eagle
Is nursing anti-social? (negative aspects of individualised patient care)HealthMichael Purdy
Issues for clinical leaders in nursing development units.HealthPaula Morrison
Is the repeated weighing of pregnant women necessary?HealthElaine Torrance
It's a jungle out there. (volunteer work in Indonesia).HealthSue Drummond-Fowler
It's all in the sales pitch. (the effect of marketing on nurses' selection of dressings for wounds)HealthJoy Rainey
Junior doctors' hours and the expanding role of the nurse. (Royal Hallamshire Hospital in Sheffield, England, develops educational programme to support nurses in expanding their role)HealthSusan Hopkins
Just go with the flow.(surfing the Internet for information on nursing; includes related articles)HealthLise Leroux, Paula Procter, Philip Banyard
Keeping MRSA in perspective: understanding the history and epidemiology of MRSA is important in helping to prevent its spread.HealthJennie Wilson, Judith Richardson
Key issues in the introduction of nurse endoscopy.HealthMark Hughes
Keys to the ideal home. (suggestions for finding the right nursing or residential care home for elderly people)HealthThelma Cole-Bowen
Larvae help debridement. (includes case studies)HealthJohn Unsworth, Helen Boon, Lynn Freeman
Last among equals.(long-term care of UK elderly)HealthMary Courtney
Launchpad to health. (occupational health work at Matra Marconi Space)HealthHelen Golby
Leadership challenge. (nursing recruitment).HealthColleen Wedderburn-Tate
Learning curve. (continence advisers)HealthMarlene Powell
Learning from our mistakes: some shocking cases have highlighted the lack of coherence in the development of practice nursing training. (includes related articles).HealthBernadette. Friend
Learning to approach patients' sexuality as part of holistic care.HealthEls van Ooijen
Letter from Poland. (moves to increase standards of nursing in Poland)HealthIrena Wronska, Marianne Lidbrink
Level the playing field. (part-time working).HealthLiz Corder
Life in the balance. (transplantation)HealthJane Edmunds, Rachel Gittins
Living with the enemy. (managing with multiple sclerosis)(Cover Story)HealthCarole Stubbs
Long-term agreement. (effective treatment for depression in old age)HealthPat Mottram, Ken Wilson, Claire Hamer, Joanna Williamns
Making health services more accessible to younger people. (Clinical Reports)HealthHeather Goudie, Julie Redman
Making it together: shunning more traditional therapies, one group of nurses and patients collaborated to produce an imaginative work of art.HealthDavid Banks, Stephen Harrison, Richard Deeham
Making sense of arterial blood gases and their interpretation.HealthMarc A. Cornock
Making sense of bowel preparation.(nursing)HealthTeresa Finlay
Making sense of pulse oximetry and oxygen dissociation curve. (Clinical Notes)HealthJane Sims
Making sense of the care of patients with pancreatitis.HealthTeresa Finlay
Making sense of the process and effects of ECT.Healthalison Cobb
Making sense of tonicity and intravenous therapy.HealthJane Sims
Making the transition from student to staff nurse. (Clinical Reports)HealthJill Maben, Jill Macleod Clark
Male sexual function. (Systems of Life)(Illustration)HealthPeter Gardiner, Anne Roberts
Management of incontinence in general practice.HealthA. Seim, B. Siversten, B.C. Eriksen, S. Hunskaar
Management of leg ulcers.(wound care nursing)HealthE. Andrea Nelson, Vaughan Ruckley, Jacqueline Dale, Moya Morrison
Measurement of aspirin and paracetamol metabolites.HealthChristopher Higgins
Media madness. (misleading media coverage of special hospital patients and mental illness)HealthTim Linehan
Meeting multiple needs. (multiple sclerosis care)HealthKaren Campion
Meningitis: public health issues.HealthAlice Gunn, Vivien Hollyoak
Miltidisciplinary approach to patient communication.HealthRobert McSherry
Movement through change. (constipation, bowel management).HealthLinda Evans
Nappies: a guide to what's on offer.Health 
New breast-feeding standards used as tool of change.(Clinical Reports)HealthJane Butler
New directions. (managers and clinicians in the UK's National Health Service should have different roles)HealthAngus Forbes
New for old. (new attitudes towards care for older people could benefit everyone eventually)HealthRay Rowden
New roles in the theatre. (changing role of the theatre nurse)HealthJackie Younger
No holding back: urinary retention is common following some gynaecological procedures. (includes related articles) (Continence)HealthSue Jolley, Liz Tunneycliff
No sanctuary from HIV funding cuts. (danger of reduced funding for specialist HIV/AIDS services in the UK)HealthBob Cervi
Not quite good enough to eat. (taking action against food poisoning in the home)HealthIvan Mills
Not up to standard.(UKCC's standards for post-registration education; includes information on fulfilling PREP standards)HealthSilvia Ham-Ying
Nouvelle cuisine. (change of diet helps eczema sufferer)HealthJennifer Worth
Nurse-led management of minor illness in a GP surgery.HealthMags Rees, Paul Kinnersley
Nurse practitioners managing anticoagulant clinics. (Clinical Reports)HealthClare Mackie
Nutrition risks after a stroke.HealthSusan McLaren
Older and wiser.(older women and health services in the UK)HealthGlenys Pashley
On a role. (nursing practice in anesthetics in United Kingdom)(Cover Story)HealthClaire Bellone
On duty. (Odile Brennan, collagen replacement therapist)(Interview)HealthStephen Lederer
On view: film dressings.Health 
Package deals. (how community nurses keep track of their workload)HealthMargaret Gordon
Partners, not adversaries: working in cooperation with the users of mental health services is essential for good-quality care but is not as easy as it sounds.HealthPremila Trivedi
Paths to effective teamwork in primary care settings.HealthRosemary Cook
Patient handling. (moves to reduce back injury rates among nurses in the UK)Health 
Peripheral benefits. (procedure for peripheral administration of parenteral nutrition with reduced risk of thrombophlebitis)HealthLynne Colagiovanni
Phasing out seclusion through staff training and support. (the use of seclusion in mental health nursing)HealthAndrew McDonnell, Simon Reeves
Please believe me: people who have myalgic encephalomyelitis have an uphill struggle to get their illness recognised and treated by medical staff.HealthSharon File
Politics of pay. (nurses pay award for 1997)HealthPhil Cohen
Postnatal depression: how can the distress be alleviated? (includes related article).Health 
Power and authority: is there a difference? (working relationships among health professionals; includes case study)HealthLiz Redfern, Cathy Hull
Practical conflicts: the dilemma facing nurse lecturers. (Education)HealthCarolyn Gibbon, Kevin Kendrick
Practical matters: nurse education has come full circle in Swansea, where practice suites ae being used to each core skills.HealthMichael Rafferty, Sheila Jones
Preceptorship and support for staff: the good and the bad. (nursing post-qualification support in United Kingdom)HealthJill Macleod Clark, Jill Maben
Precepts of care.(preceptorship policies in British nursing)Health 
Prepared to admit. (United Kingdom hospice admission policy)HealthStella Hatcliffe, Anne Nash
Prescription for disaster. (many nurses struggle with illegible drug prescriptions)HealthMandy Howell
Pressure area care: how much do nurses know?(British nursing training)HealthL. Russell
Pressure sore assessments. (pressure sore classification and risk assessment).HealthJudy Waterlow
Prevention of complications related to contact lens wear.HealthAngela Lake
Principles of Doppler. (using a hand-held Doppler unit to screen for aterial disease)(wound care nursing)HealthRichard Whiston
Prison and the role of the forensic mental health nurse. (Clinical Reports) (includes related articles)HealthBarry Topping-Morris, Paul Rogers
Prisoners with diabetes: do they receive appropriate care?(Clinical Reports)HealthTom Waring
Progress report. (measuring the progression of healing in leg ulcers)HealthBernard R. Garrett, Robert Strettle
Promoting self-esteem after laryngectomy.HealthTricia Feber
Providing a different view of schizophrenia.HealthG. Shepherd, A. Murray, M. Muijen
Psychological pain and care: do hospices accept the concept of psychological pain and, if so, how do they deal with it?HealthPeter Sheahan
Push for birth control guidance in schools.HealthSarah Pennington
Qualifying existence.(nursing involvement in euthanasia)HealthBrian Kay
Quality of care in A&E is the issue - not speed. (Audit Commission report recommends increase in nursing's role in accident and emergency services)HealthBrian Dolan
Quality questions. (measuring patient satisfaction) (Quality)HealthRichard Wiles
Race into action. (how nurses can fight against racial discrimination in the National Health Service)HealthCollenen Wedderburn Tate
Radical overhaul. (the future of primary health care in the U.K.)HealthBrenda Poulton
Radical support. (role of nurses in providing information to patients suffering from facial or neck cancer; includes case study)HealthMarie McEleney
Raising the spirits. (nurses need assistance in developing awareness of spirituality)HealthWilfred McSherry
Reasons for pre-hospital delay in reporting chest pain.(United Kingdom;)HealthRachel Rowe
Rediscovery of the lost art. (midwifery).HealthSuzanne Colson
Reducing the pressure: educating care staff in a residential home signficantly reduced the indidence of pressure sores.HealthBethan Jones
Reflections from a side ward.(nurses need to reflect on death and dying)(Cover Story)HealthWilfred McSherry
Resignations and redundancies at Welsh trust in management crisis. (redundancies among clinical staff at Morriston NHS Trust in Swansea, Wales)Health 
Resuscitation skills: do nurses need updating?HealthRebecca Broomfield
Revealing answers.(survey of infection control nurses)HealthPaul Hateley
Right for the job.(accountability of nurses in the UK)HealthMark Darley
Risky business?(legal and professional problems facing UK nurses; includes related notes on changes in nurses' roles, recommendations and problems)HealthBernadette Friend
Samantha's wish. (involving a seriously ill child in decisions about medical treatment)HealthChristine Irwin
Schizophrenia: knowledge for practice.(advice on nursing professionals working with schizophrenia; includes related notes on aspects of schizophrenia)Health 
Second-class treatment. (discrimination against old people in the health service)HealthDavid Hobman
Self-care at home: stoma patients can struggle to come to terms with their changed body.HealthChristine Metcalf
Self-catheterisation: a guide to this underused technique.Health 
Sense of direction. (patient-focused care) (Quality)HealthJane Mallett
Sensory delights.(use of sensory stimulation to help manage chronic pain)HealthPatricia Schofield
Sensory growth: the cultivation of plants by people with learning disabilities can stimulate their senses, encourage independence and make them more aware of the passing seasons.HealthDerek Shirtliffe
Seriously misguided. (dangers of focusing on serious mental illness)HealthPhil Barker, Sue Jackson
Service under scrutiny.(public inquiries into mental health services)HealthHelen Hally
Setting up a foot clinic. (setting up a pilot community clinic for people with diabetic foot ulcers)(wound care nursing)HealthMaria Fitzjohn, Pam Spruce, Hazel Gibson
Sexual abuse and motherhood.HealthAnna Cassin
Sexuality and the stoma: helping patients to cope.HealthAnn MacArthur
Shared learning. (Unison challenges professional role of RCN).HealthTricia Reid
Shared ownership: Premier Health NHS Trust has reorganized its management structure to make it more user-friendly. (UK National Health Service)HealthDavid Hanson, Maureen Morgan
Should people with HIV infection receive transplants?HealthCheryl Purton
Single-minded action. (Continence)HealthJune Rogers
Skin care for special groups. (includes related articles)Health 
Skin graft.HealthJulie Venables
Sleep of ages. (history of anaesthesia)(Cover Story)HealthGeorge Inglis
Small change: the law is murky where the control of personal allowances for nursing-home residents is concerned.HealthShirley Hunter
Social solution. (successful project bases social worker in health center) (Primary Care)HealthChris Garlick
Sold short.(British care of people with Down's syndrome)HealthBala Moddia
Sounds good: the benefits of music therapy are well known but are mental health nurses the right professionals to provide this? (includes related article)HealthTony Gillam
Spasmodic detection. (dystonia; includes related article)HealthElizabeth Toon
Speaking out. (nurses' experiences of part-time work)HealthRob Garbett
Speak the right language. (provision of care for patients following a laryngectomy)HealthTricia Feber
Special contribution. (role of nurses in creating client-centred services in special hospitals)HealthStephen Burrow
Specialist unit improves outcome after acute stroke.HealthDeirdre Berry, Noreen Spillane, Annie Zunz, Hamish Thomson
Special solutions. (achievements of the Special Hospitals Service Authority)HealthMargeret Swanson
Staff role transition and emotional labour in NDUs. (nursing development unit) (includes related article) (Clinical Reports)HealthJulie Scholes
Starched collars and starch baths. (nurse training in the 1930s)HealthMary Baker
State of the unions. (health service unions; includes related articles)HealthChris Mahoney
Stoma: treatment and appliances.Health 
Strategies for altering practice. (Clinical Reports)HealthLisa Hack, Sharon Potter
Strengthening primary care.(Learning Disabilities Supplement)HealthDiane Rodger
Strength in diversity. (primary health care nursing)(Interview)HealthJackie Carnell
Stress and clinical supervision in mental health care.Health 
Supervision or coercion?(new supervised discharge arrangements for the mentally ill)HealthBob Cervi
Support for pregnant women who wish to stop smoking.HealthCathy Devonport
Survey shows hidden problem: a questionnaire on continence problems aimed to find out how widespread difficulties are and the distress caused.HealthTricia Henry
Survival tactics. (how health care professionals can implement new projects painlessly)HealthKate Billingham, Elizabeth Perkins
Symbolic success: help is at hand both for nurses with disabilities who are having difficulties with employment and for employers keen to improve their equal opportunities policies.HealthChristopher. Seidel
Taken to task.(advantages of task allocation in nursing; includes related article)HealthBrian Booth, Penny Hilton, Mary Goddard
Teaching alternative therapies to diploma nursing students. (includes related article)HealthDerek Ace, Tinu Okubadejo
Teamwork in burn care. (series based on Would Care Society leaflets)(wound care supplement)HealthHelen Hollinworth
Telling it like it is. (people who have received mental health treatment can offer advice to nursing staff working in this area)HealthGuy Carlile
Termination of pregnancy: revision notes.(Professional Development Unit 27, part 3)HealthBeverly White
That dreaded moment. (drug administration errors) (includes related article)HealthDavid Upton, David Cousins
The American way of ill health. (includes related article)HealthGorm Kirsch
The bite of a shrinking NHS. (many local dentists stop offering subsidised treatment)HealthPete Mason
The care alliance. (need for integrated approach to primary-health care)HealthRichard Lewis
The case for breaking through ageism in mental health care.HealthTrevor Adams
The causes of meningitis and meningococcal disease.HealthDelyth Davies
The compromised land. (Gaza; living conditions for the Palestinians) (includes related article on paedriatic programmes)Health 
The consultant nurse: a model for advanced practice.(Clinical Reports)HealthCarolyn Mills
The cultural context of death: what nurses need to know.HealthAnne Mulhall
The developing role of the forensic community nurse. (includes related article).HealthChris Chaloner, Colum Friel
The electric effect. (use of electrostimulation to treat some bowel and bladder conditions)(Continence supplement)HealthDeborah Rigby
The establishment of a gynaecology assessment unit.HealthKatherine Bell
The final frontier.(brain-stem death)(Cover Story)HealthChris Chaloner
The final frontier. (euthanasia) (includes related article)HealthAmanda Tattam
The foot in diabetes.HealthJacqui Fletcher
The history and treatment of chronic fatigue syndrome. (Clinical Reports)HealthBetsy Ross
The hole truth. (body piercing; includes related articles)HealthRenata Langford
The impact of power in therapeutic relationships. (includes related articles) (Clinical Reports)HealthPhilippa Sully
The impact of primary nursing on patient satisfaction.HealthSenga Bond, Lois Thomas, Elaine McColl, Jonathan Priest
The implications of day surgery for in-patient hospital wards.HealthNigel Edwards
The language of ages.(portrayals of the aged in history and implications for health professionals)HealthMichael Smith
The last frontier. (war time nursing).HealthPhilip Hains
The legacy of Nightingale.(spiritual care as part of a holistic approach to nursing)HealthAnn Bradshaw
The local pay lottery: This week's RCN Congress will not be able to ignore the impact of local pay bargaining.HealthChirs Hart
The modest giant of medicine.(discoverer of smallpox vaccine Edward Jenner)HealthBrian Loosmore
The named nurse in Scotland: time for action runs short.HealthTom Bryce
The pitfalls of Project 2000. (Education)HealthDavid Stevenson
The power of language in a bilingual community. (a study of the use of the Welsh language in hospitals)HealthGwerfyl Wyn Roberts
The quality of death. (the ethics of allowing patients to die if they want to)HealthRenee Francis
Therapy with attitude. (work of the Shanti project, a mental health service for women from ethnic minorities)HealthSonia Stephens
The reluctant patient. (the role of the community nurse in treating a person who is unwilling to be treated; case study)HealthMary-Ann Celinski
The right track. (care for older patients in accident and emergency units)HealthNikki Ryan
The role of nurses in promoting testicular self-examination.(includes related article outlining case against testicular self-examination; Clinical Reports)HealthAnnette Koshti-Richman, Joan Morris
The role of steering groups and project workers in NDUs. (nursing development units, part 2)HealthSally Redfern, Sara Christian
The stigma of smell. (psychological impact on patients of unpleasant smells from a fungating wound)(wound care nursing)HealthEmma Price
The toy trap uncovered. (toys and cross infection in the paediatric ward).HealthJulie Suviste
The use of hydrocolloids. (hydrocolloid dressings and gel in the management of pressure sores).HealthDeborah Hofman
The way ahead in breast cancer care. (the role of nurses in treating breast cancer)HealthArabella Melville, Jacqueline Droogan
Thoughts after birth. (Birth Afterthoughts helps women with inquiries about birth trauma)HealthBernadette Friend
Three years on: how NDUs are meeting the challenge. (nursing practice initative of 1992; nursing development units)HealthSally Redfern, Sara Christian
Time to get serious. (nurses must become more widely involved in NHS research and development work)(Column)HealthPhilip Dylak
Too slap happy.(domestic violence)HealthClare Lydon
Touch in the care of older patients.HealthPirrko Routasalo
Tragic neglect. (a nursing home matron tells of neglected elderly woman; dossier of stories of older people denied nursing care)Health 
Trauma injury nursing in A&E. (accident and emergency nurses can play a role in reducing the mortality rate associated with major trauma)(wound care nursing)HealthMark Collier
Traumatic transitions. (psychological support for people who have suffered serious injury; includes case study)HealthSteve Hemingway
Treating lymphoedema.(wound care nursing)HealthCaroline Badger
Treating obesity in people with learning disabilities.HealthMichaela Perry
Trial by assessment. (Students)HealthJessica Cudmore
Turn on, tune in, find out. (growth of sexual awareness in Uganda)HealthCatharine Watson
Tutored to teach. (training programme for professional carers).HealthJeanette Shippen, Jill Rouse
UKCC rapped over nurse consultant plan. (possible negative outcome of introducing advanced practitioners known as nurse consultants)Health 
UK nurses condemn Chinese orphanages.HealthBronagh Miskelly
Unequal approach: the GP-centred model of primary care is not necessarily the best way to address health inequalities.HealthStephen Peckham, Maggie Winters
Unison joins legal battle over pensions. (continued conflict over nurse pensions in the UK)HealthPhil Cohen
United voices: the nursing profession's industrial relations and its ability to fight for improved hours and pay was radically changed by a small and short-lived union.HealthChris Hart, Michael Walker
Unkind cut. (development of anesthesia)(Cover Story)HealthBrian Cain
Updating practice. (minor surgery unit)HealthVal Sheehan
Use of eye movement to reduce stress after trauma.(eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing)HealthDavid Blore
Use of remodelling in the treatment of sex offenders.HealthRochelle Scheela
User persuasive. (using computer programs in therapy for people with mental health problems)HealthFrederick Yates
Using health promotion to support volunteer workers.HealthShakila Jones
Using qualitative research in community nurse casework.HealthTom Frost, Ray Edwards
Volunteer shortage hinders cancer study. (International Breast Cancer Intervention Study)Health 
Waiting for guidance: wide variations in long-term care for older people have prompted calls for nationwide standards.HealthSara Pennington
Ward sisters' views of the effect of NHS changes.HealthTerri Yassin
Watching brief.(controlling phlebitis)HealthEvonne Curran
Waterlow revisited. (using pressure sore risk calculators to assess which patients are most at risk of developing pressure sores)(wound care nursing)HealthFrances Healey
Ways of reducing the waiting times for patients in A&E.HealthGary Jones
Weaning: dietary advice for parents. (includes related articles)Health 
Welcome to Britain? (problems for foreign nurses in British hospitals; includes case study)HealthSusan D'Cruze
Wheelchairs: what the NHS can offer.Health 
When rights can be wrong. (individuals' rights often conflict with those of others)(Column)HealthAlex McClimensm
When sound housing advice leads to better health. (includes related article) (Clinical Reports)HealthPenny Ballinger
Where are the students? (experience in operating theatres for student nurses)HealthMarilyn Williams
Where there's a will. (nursing patients who have prepared living wills)HealthLucy Fletcher
Whole lot of living. (providing holistic care for the elderly)HealthKevin Hope
Whose job is it to care? (the effect of the recent changes in the U.K. National Health Service on nursing practice)HealthKevin Gormley
Who was Meniere? (French physician Prosper Meniere; series on people who have given their names to medical conditions)HealthDavid Tolliss
Why do nurses not make use of a solid research base? (nurses find it hard to combine research-based theory and practice)HealthHazel Chapman
Why pain assessment must start with believing the patient. (includes related articles) (Clinical Reports)HealthMichelle Waterhouse
Why the modern community has stopped caring.(community care in the UK)HealthDev Jootun
Why won't you stay? (encouraging student nurses in the UK to remain in the profession)HealthJane Richardson
Wishful thinking. (ways of encouraging nursing students not to drop out of their course)Health 
Women's sexual health care: bringing down the barriers. (community health project in Portsmouth, England, promotes sexual health among sexually active women)HealthMichael Hayward
Working for the good life in rural west Somerset.(health promotion initiative in rural area; Clinical Reports)HealthGinnie Holland
Working together. (continence care requires a multidisciplinary team) (includes related article) (Continence)Health 
Wound cleansing: by the patient or carer at home. (includes related articles on remedies)Health 
You can run but you can't hide. (politicians ignore views of the general public in the UK)(Column)HealthColleen Wedderburn
Youngsters get an introduction to sexual health clinics.HealthPat Jackson
Your case or mine?(care of people with learning disabilities and mental health problems; Learning Disabilities Supplement)HealthJohn Turnbull
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