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This website is intended for healthcare professionals
Much of the research and efforts have been focused on improving the efficiency and quality of hospital care through data analytics for clinical care and administration. NHE Vocera (2022) has made the...
The Bladder and Bowel Community (2022) state that there are three main types of intermittent self-catheters: coated, non-coated, and pre-lubricated. Coated catheters come with a hydrophilic coating,...
Within the past decade in district nursing, the author has seen increasing complexity of care and workload, with associated high levels of stress and burnout. The QNI (2022) suggested this is a...
We begin with a story that will hopefully bear no relation to the professional experience of readers. A GP once told me of a call he received from a gentleman who requested a home visit ‘to have a...
ACDR, also known as toxidermia, are skin manifestations resulting from drug administration. ACDR are the most common adverse drug reactions reported in the literature, with the overall incidence in...
Scabies is one of the most common dermatological conditions and affects more than 200 million people at any given time. While scabies occurs worldwide, it is most common in hot, tropical countries and...
‘a chronic, progressive swelling of tissue with protein-rich fluid, which is consequential to the developmental (primary lymphoedema) or acquired (secondary lymphoedema) disruption of the lymphatic...
There is a gap in the current literature, which explores the experience of students undertaking the SPQDN. The aim of this study was to explore the feelings, thoughts, experiences and expectations of...
Healthcare professionals often underestimate the complexities and difficulties experienced in managing medication in the home and the considerable, associated hidden work carried out by family members...
Building upon the author’s personal reflections about teaching community nursing to pre-registration students (Reynolds, 2022), a phenomenological study explored the experiences of other community...
There are specific clinical standards that have been developed and reviewed by a group of experienced specialist stoma care nurses, in conjunction with the Royal College of Nursing (Securicare, 2019)....
As in all other aspects of clinical treatment and care, the genuine consent of the patient is essential, both now and in the future. The reliable prediction of consent at some future time may be...
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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