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Patients’ use of denial: coping with the unacceptable

15 July 1998

Nursing Standard

Mental health

Sigmund Freud (1961) identified the ego as the reality component of the personality that governs problem solving and rational thinking. As the level of anxiety...

Adolescents’ experience of living with diabetes

01 April 2007

Paediatric Nursing

Research

Aim: To describe adolescents’ experience of living with type 1 diabetes. Method: Six girls and two boys aged between 14 and 18 years were interviewed. The interview...

Emotion management for people with severe learning disabilities

10 February 2010

Learning Disability Practice

Feature

Team Mate was a pilot emotion management group for students with severe learning disabilities, held at their further education unit. The group was run...

Supporting parents caring for a child with a learning disability

12 December 2007

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

Parenting a child with a learning disability is a unique and often demanding experience. The learning disability nurse can play a key role in supporting parents and...

Caring for a disabled child at home: parents’ views

01 July 2009

Paediatric Nursing

First person

There are many things to think about when caring for a disabled child at home. Special, and often costly, equipment can be difficult to obtain and information on...

Distraction techniques for venepuncture: a review

27 April 2009

Paediatric Nursing

Clinical

Venepuncture is one of the most feared hospital procedures for children and inadequate pain management has the potential to affect future care. Distraction has been...

Increasing communication and self-care skills for front line staff in cancer care

10 September 2015

Cancer Nursing Practice

Art & Science

The aim of this project was to conduct a needs assessment of communicating in difficult situations in level one staff working in cancer care and to implement and...

Spiritual calling

16 June 2009

Nursing Standard

General article

The idea that patients’ spiritual needs should be incorporated into nursing care is supported by literature and policy.

You must be joking

23 April 2008

Nursing Standard

Feature

Everyone likes a good laugh but is it appropriate to use humour with patients? The topic will be a matter for discussion at next week’s RCN congress.

Effects of stress on nursing integrity

01 February 2013

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

This article looks at the relationship between stress, nursing integrity and patient care. It has been argued that the professional integrity of nurses has been...

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