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Learning through experience

01 May 2009

Cancer Nursing Practice

Feature

This article describes the experiences of a nurse on an educational travel scholarship to a haematology and transplant unit in Norway. It aims to encourage nurses to...

Are we going ‘stateside’?

01 July 2003

Nursing Older People

General

It is a year since the implementation of the Care Standards Act (CSA) (DoH 2000) and the National Minimum Standards for Care Homes for Older People (NMS) (DoH 2001)....

Hospice care in romania

01 November 2005

Paediatric Nursing

Transcultural nursing

Romania’s troubled history is well known. The attention of the Western world was drawn to the plight of Romania’s children in 1989, following the overthrow of the...

Different approaches to stroke care in Finland and in the UK

09 July 2009

Nursing Older People

Feature

This article describes the experiences of a nurse and manager, winners of a joint travel award to explore stroke services in Finland. It aims to encourage nurses to...

healthcare research agendas for older people: an international comparison

01 December 2001

Nursing Older People

General

It is generally recognised in the developed countries of the world that there is an increased ageing population as people are living longer; for example, in the...

Sharing skills in dementia care with staff overseas

30 April 2014

Nursing Older People

Art & Science

More than 35 million people worldwide are living with dementia. In some countries the existence of a health and social welfare state offers a level of support to...

Clinical skills acquisition in children’s nursing: An international perspective

01 March 2004

Paediatric Nursing

Education

Child healthcare in Wales is changing rapidly to meet the needs of the children and young people in the principality. A childrens hospital for Wales is being planned...

Global challenges in protecting and promoting breastfeeding

01 February 2008

Primary Health Care

CPD

Breastmilk is the ideal food for healthy growth and development of infants and young children but there are challenges in protecting, promoting and supporting...