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Nursing Standard - Volume 24, Issue 27
Nursing Standard
Issue 27 - Volume 24 - 10 March 2010
4 archive articles
- Disseminating best practice through teaching
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Author: Bob Price
A nurse may be invited to deliver teaching sessions to students at a local university, especially if he or she has a reputation as a practice innovator. These invitations are an opportunity for the nu...
Date: March 2010
Journal: Nursing Standard
Issue: Volume 24, Number 27
Keywords: Best practice, education: methods, lecturing, presentations, transformative teaching - Numeracy and patient safety the need for regular staff assessment
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Author: Paul Warburton
The ability to perform calculations competently is a basic requirement for all nurses. Calculations are used in everyday tasks such as working out drug doses, body mass index and fluid balance charts....
Date: March 2010
Journal: Nursing Standard
Issue: Volume 24, Number 27
Keywords: Drug calculations, numeracy, patient safety, prescribing - Improving access to health and social care for people with autism
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Author: Jill Aylott
This article explores ways in which practitioners can enable better access to a range of health and social care services for children and adults with autism and Asperger syndrome. Practical strategies...
Date: March 2010
Journal: Nursing Standard
Issue: Volume 24, Number 27
Keywords: Autism spectrum conditions, disability, disability discrimination healthcare delivery, social care - learning zone assessment - Hyperglycaemia
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Author: David Allen
I recently qualified and took up a post in an NHS critical care unit. As many patients admitted to wards will, at some point, either have or develop diabetes, it is essential to have an insight into h...
Date: March 2010
Journal: Nursing Standard
Issue: Volume 24, Number 27
Keywords: Hyperglycaemia, critical care
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