Following recent publicity relating to fitness to practise cases regarding resuscitation we felt it was important to clarify the current position. Clear new guidance was developed jointly in 2016 by the Resuscitation Council, BMA and RCN called ‘Decisions relating to cardiopulmonary resuscitation’. The NMC is supportive of this guidance.
We’ve just heard that SSOTP will not be renewing their agreement with SSSFT LKS for library services for this financial year. Because of this we will be reviewing our Be Aware bulletins. Sadly we won’t be accepting any new sign-ups from SSOTP staff and will be withdrawing some of the physical healthcare bulletins that we…
As a nurse or midwife, your first instinct is often to go to the aid of others in need. However, it is important that if you find yourself in an unclear situation you follow official government guidance.
This quality standard covers care for adults (aged 18 and over) who are malnourished or at risk of malnutrition in hospital or in the community. It includes identifying people at risk of malnutrition and providing nutrition support, including dietary changes and artificial nutrition support given through feeding tubes (enteral nutrition) or directly into a vein (parenteral nutrition). It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
To investigate the associations between the quality of the physical environment and the psychological and social well-being of older people living in residential care facilities. Login using your SSSFT NHS OpenAthens for full text. SSOTP - You can request a copy of this article by replying to this email. Please ensure you are clear which article you are requesting.
This study aims to explore nurse assistants’ and registered nurses’ responses to older persons’ expressions of emotional needs during home care visits. Login using your SSSFT NHS OpenAthens for full text. SSOTP - You can request a copy of this article by replying to this email. Please ensure you are clear which article you are requesting.
But the study only compared two products, and also only looked at one organism, which doesn't cause infection in humans.
Examining the effectiveness of a wider range of products against other types of infectious organisms, such as viruses and fungi, as well as other strains of bacteria, would be required before we can safely say whether cold water is just as effective as hot.
The article discusses the reasons why the author claims that it is important to promote intermittent self-catheterisation (ISC) as of 2017, and it mentions the history of ISC, the costs associated with intermittent catheters, and concerns about the ability of patients to manage ISC. According to the article, ISC is the process by which a patient passes a lubricated tube down his or her urethra in order to empty urine out of the bladder.
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Patient- and family-centred care improve patient satisfaction, healthcare outcomes and healthcare delivery. But how would the addition of another layer, community-centred care, affect this model?
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This paper offers a first-person account of experiencing stigma as a nurse with a mental illness.
This paper incorporates the existing literature to offer a broader cultural perspective on the experiences of a nurse with a mental illness. Login using your SSSFT NHS OpenAthens for full text. SSOTP - You can request a copy of this article by replying to this email. Please ensure you are clear which article you are requesting.
To examine how the Conservation of Resources theory explains burnout in the nursing profession. Login using your SSSFT NHS OpenAthens for full text. SSOTP - You can request a copy of this article by replying to this email. Please ensure you are clear which article you are requesting.
To investigate transition in newly qualified nurses through an exploration of their stressors and stress experiences during their first 12 months post-qualifying. Login using your SSSFT NHS OpenAthens for full text. SSOTP - You can request a copy of this article by replying to this email. Please ensure you are clear which article you are requesting.
A new guide sets out what professionalism in nursing and midwifery practice should look like and identifies key principles for employers to consider when providing supportive practice environments.
To gain insight into the quantity and quality of spiritual care provided by nurses in curative cancer care, from the perspectives of both patients and nurses. Login using your SSSFT NHS OpenAthens for full text. SSOTP - You can request a copy of this article by replying to this email. Please ensure you are clear which article you are requesting.
Calling for the rest of the UK to follow the example of Wales and enshrine safe staffing in law, the RCN reports that a dangerous set of pressures is putting patient safety at risk.
Launched on International Nurses Day, Enabling professionalism in nursing and midwifery practice is a guide aimed at all nurses and midwives and sets out what ‘professionalism’ can look like in everyday practice.
Whether this reported decline in uptake is real, and fewer children are being immunised or whether this is a reflection of data quality issues is unclear. Either way, it serves as a reminder that we can never take high immunisation rates for granted.
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The registered nurse apprenticeship standard is now available for delivery following the approval of the End Point Assessment plan (EPA).
Setting out the common core skills and knowledge required for all nursing students, the nurse apprenticeship standard incorporates the options to study specialisms in adult nursing, children’s nursing, mental health and learning disabilities.