Telling tales

Article Abstract:

A report on doctors' performance suggests that the conduct of medical staff is not subject to the same law as that of nurses. A nurse would be dismissed for regularly arriving at work late yet no action is taken when doctors continually turn up late for their operating lists. Sympathy for doctors with poor standards contrasts with the obligation which the UKCC's 'Code of Professional Conduct' places on nurses to maintain and improve their professional knowledge and competence, particularly since doctors, unlike nurses, receive 10 days' of paid study leave each year.

Standards, Physicians, Medical professions, Nurses

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Wound cleansing technique

Article Abstract:

Methods used for cleaning an ulcerous leg wound on an elderly patient are described. Nurses used both warm water and a sodium chloride aerosol. Both were effective but the sodium chloride was less painful.

Care and treatment, Methods, Wounds and injuries, Wound care, Leg ulcer, Sterilization (Disinfection), Sterilization

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