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The healing of amputation wounds

21 July 2004

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

This article discusses the anticipated healing of amputation wounds and highlights potential problems and actions in the pre- and post-amputation phases.

Patient rehabilitation following lower limb amputation

13 August 2008

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

Patient rehabilitation following lower limb amputation is essential to provide optimum patient outcomes and to improve the amputee’s quality of life. The age of the...

Care planning for children with lower limb amputation

07 February 2012

Nursing Children and Young People

General

This article explores the pathways of care for children who undergo lower limb amputation, from pre-surgery to rehabilitation. The consequences of surgery are...

Lower limb amputation

28 March 2001

Nursing Standard

CPD

The decision to amputate is a difficult one, but in some cases, amputation can greatly improve the patient’s quality of life. Jo Gibson discusses the nursing care of...

An overview of foot disease in patients with diabetes

05 December 2001

Nursing Standard

CPD

Effective management of diabetic foot disease requires a multidisciplinary approach and good communication between all healthcare professionals involved. This...

Service user involvement in nurse education

29 January 2014

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

Service user involvement is now recognised as an integral component of nurse education. This article describes the involvement of one service user, who experienced a...

Disaster relief: helping the survivors of the Haiti earthquake

01 March 2010

Emergency Nurse

Feature

Haiti shares the island of Hispaniola with the Dominican Republic in the Caribbean Sea. On January 12, the country was the site of an earthquake, measuring 7.0 on...

An indispensible role

02 August 2011

Nursing Standard

General article

Freezing the vacant posts of diabetes nurse specialists is affecting patient care and will cost the NHS more in the long run, warns a major charity.

When care breaks down

24 July 2007

Nursing Standard

Campaign

As Amanda Steane recounts the story of her husband’s untimely death, she is composed. It is only when she starts to describe how Paul, aged 45 and the father of her...

Phantom limb pain: a nursing perspective

03 September 2014

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

Phantom limb pain (PLP) is a neuropathic pain condition occurring after amputation of a limb. PLP affects amputees’ quality of life and results in loss of...

03 April 2024 / Vol 39 issue 4

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