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I dread work due to staff shortages

11 October 2017

Nursing Standard

Letter

What has happened with staffing levels is so sad for the nursing profession. I used to love going to work, but now I dread it; I cannot remember the last time our...

Structured help is at hand

26 October 2016

Learning Disability Practice

Opinion

Expectant parents are bombarded with information and advice about the impending birth of their baby, and once the baby is born they are deluged with information...

Safeguarding patients

01 February 2009

Emergency Nurse

Opinion

I have been a nurse for more than 30 years and have specialised in emergency care for 20.

Choosing assistive devices: A guide for users and professionals

01 July 2003

Learning Disability Practice

Book Review

From the start this book has been easy to read (helped by the larger print) and very easy to follow. Any examples of jargon or medical terms (that a lay person may...

About epilepsy

01 February 2005

Learning Disability Practice

Book Review

What an excellent information pack for adults with learning disabilities this is. It uses jargon-free language with good, clear symbols and pictures, ensuring that...

When dad died When mum died

01 July 2005

Learning Disability Practice

Book Review

For many individuals with a learning disability when a death occurs in the family, involvement may be mixed and varied. Reciprocal communication between carers and...

How to study: a short introduction

01 November 2003

Learning Disability Practice

Book Review

This book, aimed at undergraduates and students preparing for university courses, includes in its stated aims the building of confidence and competence in academic...

Induction: Learning Disability training pack

01 June 2003

Learning Disability Practice

Book Review

Before even reading this training pack, you feel as though you have got good value for money – you receive a trainer’s reader, trainer’s guide and an induction...

Safeguarding children in emergency departments

01 April 2008

Emergency Nurse

Clinical

The link between long-bone fractures and intracranial bleeds in infants, and the suggestion that neither injury is accidental, was introduced to the clinical world...

Emergencies in Paediatrics and Neonatology

01 May 2013

Emergency Nurse

Book review

AN UP-TO-DATE and easy-to-understand guide, this book includes evidence-based practice, guidelines, resuscitation algorithms and differential diagnoses for many...