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Evidence-Based Practice for Nurses & Healthcare Professionals

30 May 2017

Nursing Management

Book review

Critical appreciation of the evidence base is a requirement for professional practice and this book, now in its third edition, is a well written and useful primer to...

Chronic heart failure: pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment

29 August 2014

Nursing Older People

CPD

Heart failure has significant prevalence in older people: the mean average age of patients with the condition is 77. It has serious prognostic and quality of life...

Advanced cardiac examination: the arterial pulse

23 July 2014

Nursing Standard

CPD

The pulse is a significant indicator of health and can provide valuable information to help make an accurate diagnosis. All nurses should be competent in taking and...

Brain natriuretic peptide: what the nurse needs to know

Nursing Standard

evidence & practice

Rationale and key points Rationale and key points Brain natriuretic peptide is a chemical secreted when the heart is under strain. It is sampled by a blood test....

How to check the arterial pulse

04 November 2015

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

Rationale and key points This article aims to help healthcare professionals to check the arterial pulse. It focuses on the radial pulse, and also briefly considers...

Respiratory Care

22 February 2017

Nursing Standard

Book Review

The editors have compiled this book as a student primer on respiratory care. It covers the subject in 21 chapters and will be useful as a single introductory...

Evidence-Based Practice for Nurses and Healthcare Professionals (Third edition)

16 November 2016

Nursing Standard

Book Review

This book provides a complete primer on the subject of evidence-based practice in health care. As an introductory single textbook, it is especially useful for nurses...

Cardiovascular care of patients with Marfan syndrome

16 March 2005

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

Marfan syndrome is a genetic disorder with potentially fatal cardiovascular complications. These risks can be reduced by early diagnosis, appropriate review and...

Cardiovascular disease in women

30 May 2007

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

This article provides an overview of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in women. It considers cardiovascular risk, investigations and treatment. Gender bias,...

Alcoholic dilated cardiomyopathy

28 May 2008

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

This article provides an overview of alcoholic dilated cardiomyopathy. It aims to increase awareness of the condition among nurses, and help in early diagnosis and...

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