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Predicting PCA

28 January 1989

Nursing Standard

Analgesia

Patient controlled analgesia (PCA), a technique in which patients self- administer small bolus doses of opioids intravenously, has been shown to be of great value in...

Communication skills and cultural awareness in the field of cancer care

01 October 2006

Cancer Nursing Practice

Clinical

This article evaluates the impact of a nine-month training programme, developed by a team at Guy’s and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust and King’s College London,...

Does bilingual advocacy improve Bengali patients’ satisfaction with cancer services?

01 November 2006

Cancer Nursing Practice

Clinical

This research aimed to establish the efficacy of introducing bilingual health advocates to Bengali cancer patients who could not speak English. Two health advocates...

Hypertension and diabetes in minority ethnic populations

01 May 2008

Primary Health Care

Clinical

Hypertension and diabetes are major causes of coronary heart disease (CHD), stroke, end stage renal failure, disability and premature death (Department of Health...

A qualitative study of perceptions of using prophylactic penicillin in patients with sickle cell disease

03 September 2010

Primary Health Care

A&S Science

People with sickle cell disease (SCD) are extremely vulnerable to bacteraemia and meningitis caused by encapsulated bacteria such as Streptococcus pneumoniae,...

Psychological help for pregnant women with sickle cell disease

02 September 2009

Primary Health Care

General

The inherited condition sickle cell disease causes lifelong chronic health problems and can have a severe effect on quality of life. A variety of psychological...

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