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.

Strengthening ethical decision-making: the experience of Iranian nurses

Aims Ethical decision-making is a complex process that nurses perform daily. The aim of this...

The supervisory ward manager’s role: progress on Compassion in Practice action area four

In 2012, the Department of Health published Compassion in Practice, which included six areas...

Opportunities for change: the United Nations Working for Health and Growth report

The United Nations High-Level Commission on Health Employment and Economic Growth recently...

Exploring the development and identity of advanced practice nursing in the UK

The development of advanced nurse practice in the UK has been slow compared to some parts of...

A logic model approach to the development of an educational app

Technological educational resources require planning and structure to ensure successful...

Nurses’ and midwives’ revalidation preparation experiences at one NHS trust

Since 1 April 2016, UK nurses and midwives have been required to undertake revalidation to...

Improving interdepartmental communication following a patient death

When patients die in emergency departments (EDs), it is important to record information that...

Ambulation of patients who are mechanically ventilated: nurses’ views

Aims Equipment and skills in intensive care have advanced dramatically, and early...

Using systems thinking in patient safety: a case study on medicines management

Systems thinking is used as a way of understanding behaviours and actions in complex...

Leading by walking around in long-term care and transitional care facilities

Nursing staff in long-term care/transitional care (LTC/TC) facilities in the US work in...

Reducing the use of restrictive interventions by changing staff attitudes

The use of restraint in health and social care services has had a high profile in recent...

Nursing in rural India

Nursing in India is evolving, and the inequality of practice and standards between cities...

World Café: a proactive approach to working with mentors

Mentors are vital for supporting nursing students’ learning in practice, but increasing...

How much is enough? Using Delphi to explore the clinical-contact-time and return-to-...

Aim Military nurses are required to deploy worldwide at any time to support British forces....

Band 5 nurses’ perceptions and experiences of professional development

Aim The aim of this qualitative study was to explore band 5 nurses’ perceptions and...

Does leadership style of modern matrons contribute to safer and more effective clinical...

At the time of writing, the author was a modern matron in a surgical division of an NHS...

Tensions within management roles in healthcare organisations

Aim This article reports the results of a study that gives an insight into ward leaders’...

Deep nursing: a thoughtful, co-created nursing process

This article examines some of the challenges in nursing practice experienced by patients and...

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