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Research notes

08 May 2002

Nursing Standard

Perspectives

A s part of my PhD I undertook focus / \ groups with British Sign Language (BSL) users. Texts about / m research, such as Pope and Mays (1999), suggest using audio...

Educational support for nursing and midwifery students with dyslexia

28 June 2000

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

Aim This article sets out to begin the process of discussing and investigating the support of nursing students and midwives with dyslexia. Method The method is...

Medication administration in nursing homes

03 July 2002

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

Aim To describe the difficulties faced when administering oral medication to patients with swallowing difficulties in nursing homes, the methods that are used to...

Swallowing difficulties protocol: medication administration

18 December 2002

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

Following his research (Wright 2002), David Wright developed this protocol for nurses to use when administering medication to patients who have swallowing...

Carry on Matron?

30 October 1991

Nursing Standard

Viewpoint management

On October 10 this year at the annual Conservative conference, Health Secretary William Waldegrave gave an impassioned speech on the health service.

Administering medication to adult patients with dysphagia

31 March 2009

Nursing Standard

Medication administration supplement: part 1

Medication administration errors are almost twice as frequent in mental health inpatients with swallowing difficulties than those without. Similar research has not...

Administering medication to adult patients with dysphagia

25 March 2009

Nursing Standard

A&S Science

Medication administration errors are almost twice as frequent in mental health inpatients with swallowing difficulties than those without. Similar research has not...

A better experience for young people with cancer

09 July 2019

Cancer Nursing Practice

Feature

Cancer is the leading cause of non-accidental death of young people in the UK, and seven teenagers and young adults are diagnosed with the disease each day. The need...

Anorexia: a literature review of young people’s experiences of hospital treatment

07 December 2020

Nursing Children and Young People

Eating disorders

Anorexia nervosa is characterised by significantly low body weight, a fear of weight gain and persistent efforts to prevent the restoration of normal weight. It has...

Administering medication to adult patients with dysphagia:part 2

09 March 2010

Nursing Standard

Medication administration: part 2

This article summarises a study examining nursing practice and knowledge regarding medication administration for people who have dysphagia.