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Managing equipment

23 October 1996

Nursing Standard

Special focus: cardiology

To promote cost effectiveness, it is most important for nurses to ensure proper maintenance and safety of equipment. Equipment can so easily be of poor quality or...

The project nurse and pressure-relieving equipment

16 April 2002

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

This article describes the work of a project management nurse in improving accessibility and appropriate use of pressure-relieving equipment in an integrated (acute...

Pressure relief in the community

09 January 1996

Nursing Standard

Clinical tissue viability

In April 1993, the Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering at Salisbury District Hospital commenced a three year project to provide a...

An evaluation of mechanical aids used within the NHS

30 October 1996

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

This paper describes Phase III of the study of mechanical aids used within the NHS, the aim of which was to evaluate the acceptability and effectiveness of...

Diabetes initiatives: hospital education

12 April 1995

Nursing Standard

Clinical diabetes focus

This article is the first of two which concentrate on training initiatives in diabetes care for nurses. The articles focus on two initiatives - one hospital-based,...

A study into clients’ attitudes towards mechanical aids

23 October 1996

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

In the second article of three (the first appeared in last week’s issue), the authors describe Phase II of the study ‘An Evaluation of Mechanical Aids used within...

Oedema, lymphovenous oedema and lymphoedema

25 October 2006

Primary Health Care

Learning zone continuing professional development

This article provides an introduction to oedema formation in relation to normal fluid compartments, and explains how certain influences affect the movement of fluid...

Going all out for Haiti

02 March 2010

Nursing Standard

General Article

The aftermath of the Haitian earthquake poses a huge challenge for nurses and other healthcare staff working in makeshift conditions.

Equipping staff to care

27 October 2009

Nursing Standard

Features

Moving to a different hospital can mean learning how to use different equipment. But help is at hand in the form of a training database.

Spatial requirements in hospital shower and toilet rooms

27 September 2006

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

Aim To determine the spatial requirements for hoist use in an assisted shower-toilet facility. Method A simulation of two shower-toilet facilities (built since 2000)...