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Medically stable children in PICU: better at home

01 February 2008

Paediatric Nursing

General

A number of medically stable children and young people with complex care needs, and in particular those requiring long-term ventilation, are spending inappropriately...

Patients’ perceptions of end of treatment consultations for breast cancer

12 May 2016

Cancer Nursing Practice

Art & Science

This article presents results from a service evaluation exploring the effect of end of treatment consultations (EoTCs) for women with breast cancer. Of 94 women who...

Co-ordination of supportive care needs in metastatic breast cancer

11 February 2014

Cancer Nursing Practice

Art & Science

Clinical nurse specialists (CNSs) play an important part in the delivery of care to patients with metastatic breast cancer in hospital and in the community; a...

Multi-agency practice for developing a blended diet for children fed via gastrostomy

Nursing Children and Young People

evidence & practice

Abstract The administration of a blended diet via a gastrostomy tube to children with complex needs is an evolving area of practice. Healthcare professionals must...

The RAFAELA system: a workforce planning tool for nurse staffing and human resource management

29 April 2014

Nursing Management

Art & Science

The RAFAELA system was developed in Finland during the 1990s to help with the systematic and daily measurement of nursing intensity (NI) and allocation of nursing...

The price of the game

25 April 2006

Nursing Standard

General artical

The health needs of people who engage in prostitution were debated at last year’s RCN congress. Members considered the evidence of a Home Office report into the...