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Defining the role of the clinical nurse specialist

01 April 2003

Cancer Nursing Practice

Clinical

The role of the clinical nurse specialist (CNS) remains an area of debate. To define this role, it is important to elicit the perspectives of stakeholders, such as...

Community assessment: learning through a personal development plan

01 September 2005

Paediatric Nursing

General

In my previous job I was a paediatric unit manager in an acute unit dealing with everything and anything that arrived at the hospital. Following a family move I...

Clinical skills for nurses in medical assessment units

30 June 2004

Nursing Standard

Art & science

Aim To identify the skills possessed by nurses working in medical assessment units (MAUs) and those that are needed to enable them to undertake a detailed, holistic...

The student-mentor relationship: a review of the literature

24 May 2006

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

The student-mentor relationship is a complex one, which can be rewarding as well as problematic at times. Mentors want to provide a valuable practice experience for...

Person-centred assessment with older people

01 May 2004

Nursing Older People

CPD

This article describes the principles behind the assessment of older people’s needs and the challenges inherent in developing a person-centred framework for...