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Focus on patients with a family history of cancer

11 October 2012

Cancer Nursing Practice

A&S Science

The breast cancer risk assessment service (BCRAS) at Guy’s Hospital, London, provides a community-based, nurse-led service to women or men with a personal or family...

Saudi Arabian women’s experiences of breast cancer treatment

01 September 2013

Cancer Nursing Practice

Art & Science

Aim The aim of this study was to explore the cultural framework of Saudi Arabian women’s experiences of breast cancer diagnosis and treatment. Method Sixty patients...

Rules of engagement: reaching out to communities

10 June 2009

Nursing Management

Feature

With the right form of engagement, so-called hard-to-reach communities can play vital roles in shaping and improving services. This article describes some of the...

Transcultural nursing strategies for carers of people with dementia

31 March 2016

Nursing Older People

Art & Science

Caring for a family member with dementia is stressful, and carers from all backgrounds often feel overwhelmed and under-supported. Professional and family carers’...

Using Facebook and participant information clips to recruit emergency nurses for research

25 July 2014

Nurse Researcher

Social media

Aim To examine the use of social networking sites in recruiting research participants. Background Workplace violence is an important issue for staff and patients....

Spiritual calling

16 June 2009

Nursing Standard

General article

The idea that patients’ spiritual needs should be incorporated into nursing care is supported by literature and policy.

Spirituality in nursing practice

27 May 2015

Nursing Standard

CPD

Spirituality is an important aspect of holistic care that is frequently overlooked. This is because of difficulties in conceptualising spirituality and confusion...

Assessing sexual health in mental health service users

30 September 2015

Nursing Standard

CPD

This article encourages the reader to consider sexuality and sexual health as essential to a full nursing assessment. It discusses the reasons why nurses should be...

Improving care for people with learning disabilities

19 November 2014

Nursing Standard

CPD

People with learning disabilities have poorer health than the general population and experience health inequalities – partly as a result of problems with accessing...

Wound care for patients with darkly pigmented skin

05 October 2005

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

This article examines the main skin or wound assessment parameters used for patients with darkly pigmented skin. Differences in skin pigmentation are discussed along...