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Starting out - Really listening to a patient can make all the difference

02 January 2007

Nursing Standard

Reflections

Ms A was admitted to the ward one evening for extraction of four wisdom teeth under general anaesthetic. She has diabetes, and was staying overnight before the...

Starting out - Hospice showed me limits of what i can change for patients

27 February 2008

Nursing Standard

Reflections

Larry, a man in his late forties, had metastatic breast cancer. He was transferred for symptom control and terminal care from hospital to the hospice where I was...

Starting out - Blood sugar spiked when drugs were given at the wrong time

24 April 2007

Nursing Standard

Reflections

It was the morning of my last day on a medical ward. The handover for Mr B sounded familiar: ‘Bed six. His usual self – grumpy old man. Depression. Diabetes. High...

Intravenous therapy

26 August 2009

Nursing Standard

CPD

As a newly qualified nurse working in an oncology and haematology unit, my role includes undertaking intravenous (IV) therapy. The article has raised my awareness of...

Raised intracranial pressure: nursing observations and interventions

01 July 2009

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

Head injury is a common occurrence that often leads to raised intracranial pressure (ICP). While the best care for patients with head injury might be in specialist...