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Environmental effects on health

17 March 1999

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

I REMEMBER little mention of environmental causes of ill health during my training. Now interest in environmental issues is growing. We know that the environment can...

Making sense cancer

31 January 2001

Nursing Standard

Cancer

Nurses caring for patients with cancer do so at varying stages of the disease trajectory from diagnosis to death. Having an understanding of cancer biology,...

Biosciences on the margin

10 March 1999

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

As nursing has striven to acquire professional autonomy, the biological sciences have been marginalised in the teaching and practice of nursing. The authors of this...

Making sense of cancer

31 January 2001

Nursing Standard

CPD

Nurses caring for patients with cancer do so at varying stages of the disease trajectory from diagnosis to death. Having an understanding of cancer biology,...

Challenging scientific advances in mental health

08 November 2000

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

Biological and biotechnological advances in the treatment of mental health problems have not, according to the author, produced the benefits for patients that their...

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.

Ultraviolet light and skin cancer

01 July 2002

Cancer Nursing Practice

Clinical

Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the UK. This article investigates the effect of ultraviolet light on the skin and the link with the development of...

The use of advanced biological and tissue-engineered wound products

25 October 2006

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

This article aims to reintroduce readers to biologically based and tissue-engineered wound management products. Indications for their use in clinical practice are...

Clinical features and management of haemorrhagic shock

02 September 2015

Nursing Standard

CPD

This article discusses the clinical features of haemorrhagic shock and the strategies used to manage the condition, focusing on the presenting symptoms,...

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....