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Treating buckle fractures in children with a soft cast and home removal: a quality improvement initiative

28 July 2020

Emergency Nurse

Child health

Buckle fractures of the distal radius are unique to children and a frequent presentation in the emergency department (ED). In University Hospital Waterford, Ireland,...

Expanding the emergency nurse role to meet demand: nurse and physician perspectives

01 September 2020

Emergency Nurse

research

Background Emergency departments (EDs) in New Zealand are experiencing growing demand because of rising attendances, and this is having a negative effect on...

Assessment and management of metastatic bone cancer in emergency departments

24 November 2020

Emergency Nurse

urgent care

A cancer diagnosis in emergency departments (EDs) is often associated with advanced or metastatic cancer. Patients with bone metastases have a complex range of...

Positive behaviour support training: developing skills in community services

26 August 2021

Learning Disability Practice

behaviour that challenges

Positive behaviour support (PBS) is considered an effective and ethical approach to supporting people with learning disabilities who are at risk of behaviour that...

Approaches to community-based palliative care provision by children’s hospices in the UK

03 September 2019

Nursing Children and Young People

Palliative care

The number of children in the UK with life-limiting conditions and the demand for home-based palliative care is increasing. Children’s hospices remain a dominant...

Developing sustainable nursing and allied health professional research capacity

31 July 2019

Nurse Researcher

research skills

Background Research provides the evidence on which to base effective, safe clinical services. Engaging healthcare staff in research improves healthcare. However,...

A patient presenting with atypical cholecystitis in primary care: reflections on a case study

24 November 2021

Primary Health Care

atypical presentations

Advanced nurse practitioners (ANPs) need to be equipped with the skills to assess, investigate, diagnose, treat and discharge patients with a variety of clinical...

Audit of advanced nurse practitioner-led care of the person prescribed oral anticancer medicines

12 January 2023

Cancer Nursing Practice

Cancer treatments

Healthcare in the Republic of Ireland experienced a shift in the delivery of services during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. In the authors’...

Developing evidence-based standards for the administration of oral anticancer medicines

24 November 2022

Cancer Nursing Practice

Cancer treatments

Cancer treatments have undergone a paradigm shift with the development and rapid growth of the use of oral anticancer treatment, particularly within the past ten...

Recovery Colleges: supporting recovery and living well in local communities

13 December 2023

Primary Health Care

co-production

With increasing pressure on health and social care services, there needs to be a shift away from treating illness as it arises towards preventing it and supporting...