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A tool to measure psychological distress during chemotherapy

08 July 2010

Cancer Nursing Practice

Feature

Aim This pilot study aimed to evaluate the distress thermometer as a sensitive and appropriate screening tool for clinical levels of psychological distress during...

Providing psychological support for patients with cancer

28 November 2007

Nursing Standard

CPD

This article focuses on the communication skills required to provide psychological support to cancer patients. The article explores factors that reduce the...

Assessing the value of facilitated reflective practice groups

11 October 2012

Cancer Nursing Practice

A&S Science

Clinical supervision is an effective way to provide support to staff. In cancer services, psychological support to patients and their families and carers is...

The benefits of hospital-based counselling for patients and staff

04 November 2010

Cancer Nursing Practice

Feature

This article describes how a district general hospital established a counselling service to address the psychological support aspects of the National Institute for...

Psychological support for nurses on paediatric intensive care units

29 October 2011

Nursing Children and Young People

General

Nurses on paediatric intensive care units (PICUs) are particularly vulnerable to emotional exhaustion and burnout due to critical incidents in the workplace. This...

Ectopic pregnancy: risk factors, diagnostic procedures and treatment

18 May 2011

Nursing Standard

CPD

This article provides an overview of ectopic pregnancy and describes the risk factors, diagnostic procedures and treatment options. In addition, the nurse’s role in...

A holistic approach to meeting the needs of patients with conditions that affect their appearance

01 February 2011

Primary Health Care

CPD

This article examines how patients and their families are affected by disfiguring conditions, sets out the social and psychological problems they need to address and...

Understanding the effect of miliary tuberculosis through the experience of one young person

07 October 2014

Nursing Children and Young People

Art & Science

In the UK, tuberculosis (TB) is on the increase. Miliary TB affects the lungs and can leave lasting damage, and affect a person’s quality of life adversely....