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Nursing Standard - Volume 24, Issue 41
Nursing Standard
Issue 41 - Volume 24 - 16 June 2010
4 archive articles
- Assessment of acutely ill patients in the criminal justice system
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Authors: Tracy Lapworth | Clare Bennett | Jane Perry
This article, the third in a five-part series, explores the difficulties that nurses experience when dealing with an offender who becomes acutely ill within the prison setting. The authors compare and...
Date: June 2010
Journal: Nursing Standard
Issue: Volume 24, Number 41
Keywords: Acute illness, patient assessment, prison nursing - Grief and bereavement theories
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Author: Edith Buglass
This article explores the main theories of grief and bereavement. It is important that nurses have a good knowledge and understanding of the processes and stages involved so that they can support indi...
Date: June 2010
Journal: Nursing Standard
Issue: Volume 24, Number 41
Keywords: Bereavement, end of life care, grief, mourning, theories - Nursing management of common oncological emergencies
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Author: Mark Foulkes
This article examines three of the most common oncological emergencies. It considers the underlying pathophysiology of these conditions and the symptoms. The role of the nurse in identifying these con...
Date: June 2010
Journal: Nursing Standard
Issue: Volume 24, Number 41
Keywords: Cancer nursing, chemotherapy, emergencies, hypercalcaemia, neutropenia, radiotherapy, spinal cord compression - learning zone - Urinary catheters
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Author: Charlotte Sandifer
Charlotte Sandifer recognises why it is important to reduce infection risks after reading a learning zone article.I recently completed a urology placement in the outpatient department, and this articl...
Date: June 2010
Journal: Nursing Standard
Issue: Volume 24, Number 41
Keywords: Urinary catheters
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