Pressure relief: a guide to what is on offer

Article Abstract:

Pressure-relieving cushions can greatly reduce the risk of patients who spend long periods of time sitting in a chair or wheelchair developing pressure sores on their buttocks, trochanters and sacrums. Pressure-relieving seating ranges from good-quality foam or fibre-filled cushions to sophisticated active alternating pressure-relief systems. Cushions that are sensitive to body temperature, cushions filled with fluid clay and dry flotation systems based on interconnecting rubber air-inflated cells are among the more sophisticated types of pressure-reducing seating.

Purchasing, Prevention, Bedsores, Decubitus ulcer, Seating (Furniture)

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Women's cancers

Article Abstract:

There should be greater public awareness of the symptoms and risk factors associated with gynaecological cancers. Any cancer is distressing for the patient, but gynaecological cancers can have a particularly devastating long-term effect in that they may alter a woman's view of her own sexuality. The risk factors, symptoms, investigations, treatments and prognoses for breast cancer, cervical cancer, ovarian cancer, uterine cancer and vulva cancer are presented.

Care and treatment, Cover Story, Cervical cancer, Breast cancer, Ovarian cancer, Uterine cancer, Vulvar cancer

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Unlicensed to kill

Article Abstract:

Research into the affects of adult-tested drugs on children should assist nurses in the future administration of drugs to children. Up to 50% of all drug administrations given to children in UK hospitals was found to be of unlicensed adult drugs.

Drugs, Children, Hospitalization, Dosage and administration, Off-label prescribing, Drug administration and dosage, Off label prescribing

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