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Sharps injury: prevention and management

01 November 2001

Learning Disability Practice

Continuing professional development

Nurses are at risk of infection through injuries caused by infected sharps and needles. The authors discuss the prevention and management of such injuries.

Sharps injury: prevention and management

01 November 2001

Mental Health Practice

CPD

Nurses are at risk of infection through injuries caused by infected sharps and needles. The authors discuss the prevention and management of such injuries.

Sharps injury: prevention and management

25 April 2001

Nursing Standard

CPD

Nurses are at risk of infection through injuries caused by infected sharps and needles. The authors discuss the prevention and management of such injuries.

Preventing the spread of acute respiratory viral infections

07 October 2009

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

Acute respiratory tract infections (ARIs) caused by viruses are not easily treated, so public health measures to prevent transmission are important. Most ARIs cause...

Use of ketamine in uncontrolled acute and procedural pain

04 January 2011

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

This article explores the role of ketamine in pain management. Ketamine is an analgesic used to treat uncontrolled acute and procedural pain. It has protective...

HIV and AIDS: an overview

28 February 2001

Nursing Standard

CPD

Despite a decrease in deaths due to AIDS in industrialised nations, there is still much confusion surrounding HIV and AIDS. The authors provide an up-to-date...

Pulmonary tuberculosis: clinical features and patient management

27 July 2011

Nursing Standard

Learning Zone

Pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) is a common infectious disease and a major cause of illness and death throughout the world, particularly in developing countries. This...

Raising awareness of dengue fever

22 August 2012

Nursing Standard

CPD

Dengue fever is a disease of increasing relevance to international travellers. Transmitted by the bite of infected mosquitoes, it is recognised as the most common...

Influenza: infection prevention and control

01 December 2009

Primary Health Care

General

By understanding and consistently adhering to infection prevention and control guidance, primary care practitioners can make a defining contribution to reducing the...