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Managing hypopituitarism in emergency departments

09 October 2015

Emergency Nurse

Art & Science

Healthcare professionals manage patients with a vast range of conditions, but often specialise and acquire expertise in specific disease processes. Emergency and...

Supporting people with Down’s syndrome and dementia

29 October 2014

Learning Disability Practice

CPD

People with Down’s syndrome enjoy a longer life expectancy now than they ever have before, and are therefore at greater risk of developing conditions associated with...

An overview of epilepsy in children and young people

28 July 2012

Learning Disability Practice

CPD

The role of the nurse is vital in the management of childhood epilepsy. Nurses play a key role in supporting the child and the family and ensuring that important...

An overview of epilepsy in children and young people

03 July 2012

Nursing Children and Young People

CPD

The role of the nurse is vital in the management of childhood epilepsy. Nurses play a key role in supporting the child and the family and ensuring that important...

Parents’ experiences of hope following a child’s brain injury

11 September 2015

Nursing Children and Young People

Art & Science

Aim To explore the lived experiences of parents caring for their child following a severe to moderate acquired brain injury (ABI). Methods A Heideggerian...

Prevention of contractures in older people living in long-term care settings

08 May 2018

Nursing Older People

Mobility

Joint contractures, or limitations in the full range of movement of joints, are common in older people living in long-term care settings. They result in physical...

An overview of communication, movement and perception difficulties after stroke

30 May 2014

Nursing Older People

CPD

For many people who have had a stroke, weakness or paralysis on one side - hemiparesis or hemiplegia - is the most obvious symptom. However, brain damage, including...

Using the Newcastle Model to understand people whose behaviour challenges in dementia care

02 March 2015

Nursing Older People

CPD

National guidance for working with people whose behaviour challenges in dementia care suggests that a psychosocial approach should be the first-line intervention....

Supporting people with Parkinson’s in later life

31 October 2014

Nursing Older People

CPD

Parkinson’s in old age can be a complex individual condition that affects physical and psychological function and wellbeing. As a result, the needs of different...

Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome: recognition and treatment

29 March 2017

Nursing Standard

Evidence & practice

Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome is a potentially debilitating and fatal condition that is caused by thiamine (vitamin B1) deficiency in the brain. It can be treated...