Clinical

Our clinical nursing articles aim to inform and educate nurse practitioners and students. This is achieved through the publication of peer-reviewed, evidence-based, relevant and topical articles.

Psychosocial support needs of adults with melanoma

Having recently been appointed as a clinical nurse specialist (CNS) with the task...

Colorectal cancer — development of a nurse led follow-up clinic

Patient follow up after curative treatment for colorectal cancer is a subject of...

Cancer in midlife: care and hope

This article outlines the issues and nursing strategies in caring for a patient...

Information needs of the child with cancer and their family

The diagnosis of childhood cancer has a huge impact on the child and family unit....

Using patient stories to improve lung cancer care

Several Department of Health (DoH) directives in recent years have outlined the...

Hereditary breast cancer: an overview

Now that the Human Genome Project has mapped the entire sequence of human DNA,...

Swapping traditional rostering for self-rostering within a cancer ward

Devising the schedule of nursing time on a hospital ward can be a time-consuming...

Role of the neuro-oncology nurse specialist in Managing glioma patients

Although the survival rate for many cancers has improved over the past two decades...

Rehabilitation for adolescent brain tumour survivors

Adolescent patients who recover from treatment for brain tumours can be left with...

The impact of cancer treatment on male fertility

Infertility as a consequence of cancer treatment can be a devastating blow to...

Place of death: Hobson’s Choice or patient choice?

The place of final care for patients with terminal illness is influenced more by...

Defining the role of the clinical nurse specialist

The role of the clinical nurse specialist (CNS) remains an area of debate. To...

Informing cancer patients: Truth telling and culture

Truth-telling about life-threatening cancer illness is a controversial matter. Few...

Evidence based service for patients with lung cancer

In recent years there has been a large increase in the number of nurse specialist...

Operating palliative care services in the private setting

Palliative care services have developed rapidly over the past 30 years and the...

Making healthcare decisions with children

Children’s cancers are seldom like adult cancers. They frequently have a different...

Working with anxiety in cancer: psycho-oncological care

The Cancer Plan has highlighted the importance of psychological support in cancer...

Chemotherapy and the cell cycle

There are three main methods of treating cancer – surgery, radiotherapy and...

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