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Nurse-led drug monitoring in the rheumatology clinic

05 March 1997

Nursing Standard

Clinical

Nurses are increasingly incorporating into their skills areas of care traditionally undertaken by medical colleagues. In rheumatology, nurses have taken...

Management of systemic lupus erythematosus: part 1

16 July 1997

Nursing Standard

Clinical

Lupus has been known as a disease for over 2,000 years. Hippocrates first described lupus lesions and the name lupus’, Latin for wolf, was used to describe the...

The role of the nurse in the management of scleroderma

21 August 1996

Nursing Standard

Rheumatology nursing

The word scleroderma derives from the Greek words 'sclero' meaning hard and derma' meaning skin. It is an uncommon disease, with an incidence of 20 new cases per...

Defining the role of the specialist nurse

17 January 1996

Nursing Standard

Clinical rheumatology

Much confusion exists over the role of the clinical nurse specialist. In this article, the author uses the example of rheumatology to highlight what the role of the...

Patient education in rheumatic disease

15 March 1995

Nursing Standard

Clinical rheumatic disease

This review looks at the various facets, pros, cons and developments in patient education for people with rheumatic diseases.

Systemic lupus erythematosus part 2: the role of the nurse

23 July 1997

Nursing Standard

Clinical

When patients are told they have systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) their first reaction is usually one of confusion followed by alarm when they have consulted a...

Functional tests in elderly osteoarthritic subjects: variability of performance

12 April 1995

Nursing Standard

Clinical research rehabilitation

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the variability of performance of timed walking and sit- to-stand tests in elderly osteoarthritic subjects. Thirteen...

Diagnosis and management of patients with Raynaud’s phenomenon

18 July 2012

Nursing Standard

A&S Science

This article describes the characteristics of Raynaud’s phenomenon, focusing on the role of the specialist nurse in diagnosis and management of the condition....

Sharing care in an outpatient clinic

01 November 1995

Nursing Standard

Clinical rheumatology

Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic, progressive, inflammatory condition of the synovium, which lines both the joints and tendon sheaths of the body. This inflammatory...

Benchmarking the nurse consultant role in rheumatology

26 April 2006

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

This article demonstrates how the four core standards for the nurse consultant role have been developed and applied in the field of rheumatology. The authors suggest...