Nursing Standard

Search query:

Filter by section

Filter by keyword

Filter by author

Filter by date

Results 1 - 10 of 10 Search Tips

Treating older people with dignity and respect

24 July 2011

Nursing Management

Feature

A report into services for older people in Wales highlights shortcomings that can be improved by learning from examples of good practice, improving staff training...

Clinical audit: a tool for nursing practice

04 January 1995

Nursing Standard

Clinical clinical audit

Nurses are probably more aware of clinical audit now than at any time in history, but what do they actually know about it? Aware that for many, the words cause...

Using benchmarking to improve practice

24 May 1995

Nursing Standard

Clinical quality assurance

Benchmarking is a relatively new addition to NHS quality initiatives. This article describes how a group of paediatric nurses set up a project to introduce...

Unsatisfactory experience of care

01 July 2012

Nursing Management

Feature

This article describes the poor standards of care experienced by the author’s mother on admission to hospital. There was little respect for her dignity and staff...

Recognising and responding to care erosion: part 1

16 August 2017

Nursing Standard

Evidence & practice

This article is the first in a two-part series discussing declining standards of care. Many healthcare organisations, particularly hospitals, are under increased...

I became dad’s army

28 November 2006

Nursing Standard

Feature

Medical journalist Joy Persaud was shocked by the poor treatment her elderly father received when he was taken to his local hospital with a suspected stroke. Some...

Using systematic reviews to inform nursing practice

26 August 2015

Nursing Standard

CPD

Health care is constantly being reformed to improve the safety and quality of services, and nurses are integral to the provision of this safety and quality. As a...

Pursuing a career in nursing research

12 March 2014

Nursing Standard

CPD

Nursing is an evidence-based profession that uses the latest and best research to improve nursing practice and patient outcomes. Nursing research is needed to...

Intramuscular injection technique: an evidence-based approach

24 September 2014

Nursing Standard

CPD

Intramuscular injections require a thorough and meticulous approach to patient assessment and injection technique. This article, the second in a series of two,...

Subcutaneous injection technique: an evidence-based approach

17 September 2014

Nursing Standard

CPD

Injections are routinely administered by nurses in acute care settings and in the community. Nurses require a thorough understanding of anatomy and physiology,...

06 November 2024 / Vol 39 issue 11

TABLE OF CONTENTS

DIGITAL EDITION

SUBSCRIBE

5 Most Read Articles
Journals
Other RCNi websites