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.
Putting the family at the centre of dementia care
Alongside growing longevity there has been an increase in the prevalence and incidence of...
28 Oct 2014
The modern renaissance of the district nurse
As a profession, district nursing has experienced significant depletion in recent years....
28 Oct 2014
Nurses in step with the smartphone generation
School-aged children are leading a communications revolution, with ways of getting in touch...
30 Sep 2014
Barriers to diabetic retinopathy screening in South Asian groups
The incidence of diabetes in the UK is six times higher among people of South Asian origin...
30 Sep 2014
Measurement of obesity in children
The prevalence of obesity in childhood has been increasing dramatically worldwide in recent...
26 Aug 2014
Innovative delivery of flu immunisation
This article outlines the innovative work and development of the Torbay Flu’s-ease Team and...
26 Aug 2014
A nurse-led sleep service for children and young people with disability
Aim To evaluate the outcomes from a nurse-led, community-based sleep hygiene service for...
25 Jun 2014
Carers’ experience of looking after a person with chronic obstructive respiratory...
Government policy recognises the need to support caregivers in the community to ease the...
25 Jun 2014
Health promotion in NHS walk-in centres: a literature review
NHS walk-in centres (WICs) were introduced in 2000 to modernise the NHS and increase...
27 May 2014
Managing constipation in primary care
The management of constipation can be challenging because it is often considered self-...
27 May 2014
Tackling vitamin D deficiency in children and at-risk families
This article considers the reasons for, and the consequences of, vitamin D deficiency, which...
29 Apr 2014
Impact of stroke: a functional, psychological report of an inner-city multiracial...
The provision of health services in inner cities is complex and must take account of...
29 Apr 2014
Training practice nurses to care for people with severe mental illness
Practice nurses presently have little contact with people who have serious mental illness (...
25 Mar 2014
Breast cancer awareness among an inner city group of Nigerian women
Nigerian women present with breast cancer at advanced stages when little treatment benefit...
25 Mar 2014
How use of screen media affects the emotional development of infants
This article reviews the literature relating to the potential impact of exposure to screen...
25 Feb 2014
The complex decision making needed in significant event analysis
In education and practice, significant event analysis is used increasingly to reflect on and...
25 Feb 2014
End of life care: an educational pathway for community nurses
This article reports on an innovative educational pathway for district and community nurses...
01 Feb 2014
Transferring research into practice in a rural public health setting
A national health campaign run throughout New Zealand between 2004 and 2006 brought changes...
01 Feb 2014