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Patient information on post-operative sickness

23 August 2000

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

Aim To determine the amount of information patients received on post-operative nausea and vomiting and whether this could be improved. Method A convenience sample of...

Post-operative nausea and vomiting: a survey of nurses’ knowledge

23 February 2000

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

Many patients experience the discomfort of post-operative nausea and vomiting. This article reports on a survey to find out just how much nurses know about relieving...

Raising research awareness: a strategy for nurses

01 May 2002

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

Strategies for promoting research awareness should be tailored to individual nursing needs. A survey was used to help develop a strategy for the promotion of nursing...

Quality in colposcopy

18 February 2004

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

This article analyses the colposcopy service, which is a crucial part of the National Health Service Cervical Screening Programme (NHSCSP), to assess how quality is...

Managing post-operative nausea and vomiting

20 June 2001

Nursing Standard

CPD

Post-operative nausea and vomiting leads to unnecessary suffering for many surgical patients. Improved nursing management can help prevent and better treat this...

Single rooms and patient choice

09 November 2005

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

Aim To determine whether the allocation of single rooms in a large NHS trust hospital was based on clear criteria and whether patient choice was reflected in this...

An overview of uterine fibroids

14 October 2009

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

Large numbers of women need gynaecological interventions for a range of problems associated with uterine fibroids. Women who are affected need clear information that...

An audit of patients’ understanding of routine preoperative investigations

07 February 2007

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

An audit of 100 patients’ understanding of preoperative investigations was undertaken at a preoperative assessment unit. Results showed that most patients had a...