Will care checks raise standards?

Article Abstract:

The Healthcare Commission has decided to include Essence of Care benchmarks in the checking of hospital care, as it can be extremely helpful in improving the basic standards of the wards, as well as the community of the hospitals. The author shows that apart from raising the clinical standards, such care checks also puts a lot of additional pressure on the nurses giving adverse results and hence should include retired nurses to solve the problem.

Hospital wards

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New guideline on preventing and managing pressure ulcers

Article Abstract:

New guidance on the prevention and management of pressure ulcers was developed by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) in collaboration with the Royal College of Nursing. The guidelines from NICE are patient-centred where responsibility for preventing and managing pressure damage has to be taken by the whole health care team in close collaboration with the family and carers.

Care and treatment, Bedsores, Decubitus ulcer, United Kingdom. National Institute for Clinical Excellence

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An overview of the new resuscitation guidelines

Article Abstract:

New resuscitation guidelines published in 2005 contain significant changes from the first international guidelines published in 2000, intended to improve resuscitation practice and survival from cardiac arrest. Helpful sections with guidance on in-hospital resuscitation are provided and an overview of the important changes and their practice implications for nurses are discussed.

Cardiac resuscitation

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