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Hand assessment

01 October 2006

Emergency Nurse

CPD

In this article, David McKenna describes the basic anatomy and biomechanics of the hand and how these relate to hand examination and assessment of injury

Regulation of water, sodium and potassium: implications for practice

14 February 2001

Nursing Standard

CPD

Regulation of fluid balance is a complex subject. Sharon Edwards discusses the physiological principles involved.

Bionursing: confusion in elderly people

01 November 1995

Nursing Standard

Clinical biological sciences

Bionursing is a series of 12 articles looking at how biological theories should integrate with [practice. In the sixth article in the series, the authors explore how...

Nursing care of chronic and acute liver failure

19 June 2002

Nursing Standard

CPD

The authors describe the structure and functions of the liver, as well as the main causes and symptoms of chronic and acute liver failure. The nursing assessment and...

Physiology of the skin

08 May 2002

Nursing Standard

CPD

Knowledge of the anatomy and physiology of the skin, and its major roles in thermo-regulation, protection, vitamin D metabolism and control of blood pressure can...

Assessment of acute foot and ankle sprains

01 July 2006

Emergency Nurse

CPD

Acute ankle and foot trauma is a regular emergency presentation and prompt strategic assessment skills are required to enable nurses to categorise and prioritise...

Triage nurse X-ray protocols for hand and wrist injuries

05 February 2010

Emergency Nurse

Feature

Enabling triage nurses to request X-rays has a number of benefits for patients and staff. This article describes the development of a protocol and in-house training...

Who is best qualified to teach bioscience to nurses?

03 September 2003

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

Since the professions moved into higher education, diversity has developed in the amount, depth and methods of bioscience teaching in nursing and midwifery courses....

The peripherally inserted central catheter

16 July 2003

Nursing Standard

CPD

Peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) are commonly inserted by nurses. This article gives an overview of the care and management of the PICC in general...

Introduction to the life sciences series and homeostasis

04 July 2012

Nursing Standard

A&S Science

The aim of this series is to examine the life sciences in the context of clinical nursing practice and explore the basic structure and function of the human body....