It should be you

Article Abstract:

Up to 3 billion pounds sterling worth of UK welfare benefits remain unclaimed in 1999, with experts claiming the poorest sections of the community are the main group which fails to take advantage of their benefit entitlement. Community nurses are ideally placed to ensure their patients understand which benefits they are entitled to and how to make a claim. School nurse could help alleviate some of the financial hardship suffered by the families of up to 33% of UK school children by ensuing free meals and other benefits are claimed. Up to 1 million pensioners are also failing to collect their rightful income support.

United Kingdom, Economic aspects, Welfare recipients, Patients

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How assertive should outreach be?

Article Abstract:

The increasing UK focus on assertive outreach services (AORs) for the mentally ill in the community raises debate concerning civil liberties. The situation was more straightforward when there were more admissions to psychiatric hospitals. Individuals then either had their rights protected under the Mental Health Act if they were admitted to hospital, or they had the right to refuse any support if they remained in the community. Community psychiatric nurses working under AORs can no longer just accept the situation when a patient refuses help.

Laws, regulations and rules, Mentally ill persons, Mentally ill, Community psychiatric services, Community mental health services

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Boxing should be banned

Article Abstract:

Nurses should make a stand against the extremely dangerous sport of boxing, which can cause permanent brain damage and even death. Those who favour a ban for the sport believe the chance of suffering irreversible damage to the brain is too high a price to pay for taking part in a barbaric sport and is therefore ethically wrong. Advocates of the sport claim it is in the medical profession's best interest to educate and support boxing by making it safer for those who wish to take part.

Ethical aspects, Sports, Boxing

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