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...

The modern renaissance of the district nurse

As a profession, district nursing has experienced significant depletion in recent years....

Nurses in step with the smartphone generation

School-aged children are leading a communications revolution, with ways of getting in touch...

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...

Measurement of obesity in children

The prevalence of obesity in childhood has been increasing dramatically worldwide in recent...

Innovative delivery of flu immunisation

This article outlines the innovative work and development of the Torbay Flu’s-ease Team and...

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...

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...

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...

Managing constipation in primary care

The management of constipation can be challenging because it is often considered self-...

Tackling vitamin D deficiency in children and at-risk families

This article considers the reasons for, and the consequences of, vitamin D deficiency, which...

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...

Training practice nurses to care for people with severe mental illness

Practice nurses presently have little contact with people who have serious mental illness (...

Breast cancer awareness among an inner city group of Nigerian women

Nigerian women present with breast cancer at advanced stages when little treatment benefit...

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...

The complex decision making needed in significant event analysis

In education and practice, significant event analysis is used increasingly to reflect on and...

End of life care: an educational pathway for community nurses

This article reports on an innovative educational pathway for district and community nurses...

Transferring research into practice in a rural public health setting

A national health campaign run throughout New Zealand between 2004 and 2006 brought changes...

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