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Wound care: principles of aseptic technique

01 October 2010

Mental Health Practice

Feature

Mental health nurses should understand, monitor and assist with the physical care needs of service users, including wound care. Here is an opportunity to review...

Using the Delphi technique in nursing research

27 May 2015

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

The Delphi technique is often used when consensus views of experts are sought in nursing education, management and clinical work. This article discusses the...

Reducing the risk of complications in IV therapy

22 October 1997

Nursing Standard

Iv therapy

For many patients the IV route may be the safest and most effective method of receiving treatment and in some specialties a large proportion of nursing time is spent...

Empowering nurses to educate people with diabetes in correct insulin injection technique

29 November 2017

Primary Health Care

Evidence & practice

As diabetes becomes a global concern, an international congress of 183 diabetes experts from 54 countries has produced a set of international recommendations for...

Intramuscular injection techniques

20 February 2008

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

The administration of intramuscular (IM) injections is an important part of medication management and a common nursing intervention in clinical practice. A skilled...

Aseptic non-touch technique in intravenous therapy

28 October 2009

Nursing Standard

CPD

A lack of understanding of aseptic practice can lead to confusion and poor performance of the technique. This article explains the principles of surgical aseptic...

Sterile versus non-sterile glove use and aseptic technique

14 October 2008

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

There is evidence indicating that improvements in infection control practice can reduce the incidence of healthcare-associated infection. This article explores the...

Skill analysis part 1: defining and implementing a practice skill

14 December 2011

Nursing Standard

Learning Zone

This is the first of three articles exploring skill analysis, assisting readers to select and describe a practice skill of their choice. The aim is to help the nurse...

Helping to alleviate pain for children having venepuncture

01 October 2009

Paediatric Nursing

Feature

This article reviews the literature on venepuncture and children. The evidence on the use of topical agents namely tetracaine (amethocaine) gel and...

Suspect, detect and protect: lessons from a lipohypertrophy workshop for children’s nurses

12 November 2015

Nursing Children and Young People

Art & Science

This article describes a recent training workshop to educate children’s nurses on injection technique best practice for diabetes, in particular, lipohypertrophy. The...