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Acute leukaemia: making sense of a complex blood cancer
(Mark Allen Healthcare, 2013-08-16)
Acute leukaemia represents a diverse group of blood cancers that affect both children and adults. Treatment schedules for these haematology cancers are often prolonged, with many associated side effects and complications. ...
Critical care nurses experiences of providing care for adults in a highly technological environment: A qualitative evidence synthesis
(Wiley, 2019-08-20)
Abstract
Aims
To synthesise the available body of qualitative evidence relating to nurses' perceptions and experiences of care provision in adult critical care environments.
Methods
The study adhered to ENTREQ ...
Early intervention and management of adrenal insufficiency in children
(RCN Publishing, 2012-09-11)
Sinéad Moloney and Maura Dowling outline how to treat this hormonal disorder and suggest ways to improve parental and carer education
The endocrine disorder adrenal insufficiency includes inadequate production of the ...
The meaning of nurse-patient intimacy in oncology care settings: from the nurse and patient perspective
(Elsevier, 2008-05-21)
This paper reports the findings of a study exploring the meaning of nurse-patient intimacy in oncology care settings. An interpretive phenomenological design was adopted. A total of 23 oncology nurses and 30 oncology ...
Supporting parents caring for a child with a learning disability
(RCN Publishing, 2007-12-12)
Parenting a child with a learning disability is a unique and often demanding experience. The learning disability nurse can play a key role in supporting parents and families by communicating effectively, providing information ...
Increasing the uptake of cervical screening programmes
(Mark Allen Healthcare, 2008)
Successful cervical screening programmes depend on the degree of coverage and the rate of attendance. There are many demographic reasons why some women fail to attend for cervical screening, including lack of knowledge and ...
Myeloma: making sense of a complex blood cancer
(Mark Allen Healthcare, 2010)
Myeloma is a challenging blood cancer characterized by bone destruction, hypercalcaemia, renal insufficiency and anaemia. Although myeloma remains incurable, recent advancements in treatments have resulted in significant ...
Patients’ lived experience of myeloma
(RCN Publishing, 2011-03-16)
Aim
To explore patients’ lived experience of being diagnosed with myeloma.
Method
A hermeneutic phenomenological approach was adopted to analyse data from interviews with 11 patients diagnosed with myeloma.
Findi ...
Patient rehabilitation following lower limb amputation
(RCN Publishing, 2008-08-13)
Patient rehabilitation following lower limb amputation is essential to provide optimum patient outcomes and to improve the amputee’s quality of life. The age of the patient and the stump length or level of amputation emerge ...
Barriers and facilitators to seasonal influenza vaccination uptake among nurses: A mixed methods study
(Wiley, 2020-03-23)
Aim To identify the barriers and facilitators to seasonal influenza vaccination uptake among nurses.Background Seasonal influenza causes significant mortality and morbidity among older people and high-risk groups. Vaccinating ...