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07 October 2014

Nursing Children and Young People

Opinion

BEING A PATIENT in the NHS is like being a stranger in a foreign country. It has its own food, language and customs, clans and chiefs. It can be frightening,...

Raising the profile of older people’s care in hospital through training

01 April 2007

Nursing Older People

Care

Two-thirds of patients requiring inpatient acute hospital care are aged over 65. Older people also have a greater need for the use of health and social care...

Managing toxicities in patients on ceritinib therapy

12 December 2016

Cancer Nursing Practice

Evidence & practice

The management of patients on therapies is an important part of the lung cancer nurse specialist role. This article focuses on the use of ceritinib in patients with...

An overview of ALK-positive non-small cell lung cancer

12 December 2016

Cancer Nursing Practice

Evidence & practice

This article provides an overview of ALK-positive non-small cell lung cancer and the types of molecular tests carried out to diagnose the disease. Lung cancer nurse...

Helping patients adhere to ceritinib therapy

12 December 2016

Cancer Nursing Practice

Evidence & practice

The previous articles in this supplement have outlined the role of the lung cancer nurse specialist in delivering high quality care for patients with advanced...

Introduction

12 December 2016

Cancer Nursing Practice

Evidence & practice

Lung cancer is the most common cause of cancer mortality in the UK, accounting for more than one in five cancer deaths (Cancer Research UK 2016). Within that number,...