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Adherence is defined as the extent to which the individual's behaviour or actions match the recommendations agreed with their health professional (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence...
When a person sustains a spinal cord injury (Figure 1), all autonomic nerve function below the injury stops (Norris, 2020). Essentially, AD is caused by a disruption to the autonomic nervous system at...
In early April 2020, the number of confirmed cases in this pandemic was well over 1 million people worldwide, and this figure is continuing to rise on a daily basis (Johns Hopkins University and...
Urge incontinence (also known as overactive bladder), is caused by overly active or irritated bladder muscles, and the most common symptom is the frequent and sudden urge to urinate, with occasional...
The aim of this integrative review of the literature is to summarise empirical evidence supporting the health benefits of reminiscence intervention for older adults without dementia who reside in...
There is widespread recognition that obesity is a risk factor in the development of lymphoedema (Clinical Resource Efficiency Support Team, 2008; Mehrara and Greene, 2014; Fu et al, 2015). However,...
JA was a 51-year-old divorced woman with one daughter and worked as a loan officer at a local credit union. One day, she committed an error involving a significant amount of money. On recognising the...
The analysis revealed four main themes with associated sub-themes, plus one over-arching theme outlined in Table 1..
Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) account for a significant proportion of healthcare-acquired infections (Pellowe, 2009), and the cost of treating CAUTIs is estimated at almost...
Fundamentally, the single biggest priority in the NHS is patient safety. Six years ago, in the wake of the Francis Report (Francis, 2013) and the Berwick Review (Berwick, 2013), a range of policies...
Julia, aged 58 years, has had type 2 diabetes for 5 years. When reviewed as part of the project, she was prescribed metformin, gliclazide and long-acting insulin once daily. Julia is housebound due to...
For long now, it has been known that prolonged exposure to high concentrations of oxygen in animal models leads to diffuse alveolar damage, alveolar collapse, haemorrhage, infiltration of inflammatory...
British Journal of Community Nursing provides clinical education dedicated to nursing in the home. Our goal is to help you develop your skills, improve your practice and manage cases more effectively.
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