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The use of pulse oximetry in response to violence

01 May 2006

Mental Health Practice

General

Recent National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidelines called for pulse oximeters to be available following rapid tranquillisation and for staff to...

Sedation: an overview

01 February 2003

Paediatric Nursing

Clinical

Oral sedation is commonly used for non-invasive diagnostic and therapeutic procedures in children. As a student nurse, I witnessed the sedation of children...

Supplementary prescribing in hospital settings

01 September 2005

Mental Health Practice

General

Prior to 1990, only doctors were able to prescribe medication. However, over the last 15 years and following the publication of two Crown Reports (Department of...

Terminal sedation: promoting ethical nursing practice

02 May 2007

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

This article discusses ethical aspects of ‘terminal sedation’ in relation to end-of-life care. An examination of the literature reveals there are different...

Guidelines for sedation of the critically ill child

01 November 2003

Paediatric Nursing

Clinical

Critically ill children often receive sedative agents and analgesics to induce sedation in order to reduce their body’s stress responses, relieve pain and anxiety,...

Has tardive dyskinesia disappeared?

01 July 2005

Mental Health Practice

General

Antipsychotic medicines are the mainstay of the treatment of psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia. They have proven efficacy in treating acute psychotic...

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