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Living with relapsed myeloma: Symptoms and self-care strategies
(Wiley, 2017-12-21)
Aims and Objectives: To explore which symptoms relapsed myeloma patients experience and what self-care strategies are used.Methods: This was a qualitative study utilising focus group interviews (n=4) with relapsed myeloma ...
Developing a structured education programme for clients with COPD
(Mark Allen Healthcare, 2011-05-01)
This article describes the development of a Structured Education Pulmonary Rehabilitation Programme (SEPRP), for the PRINCE (Pulmonary Rehabilitation In Nurse-led Community Environments) study. This process involved a ...
Child protection role of community nurses: the views of Public Health Nurses in Ireland
(Redactive Publishing Limited on behalf of Unite and CPHVA, 2011-11)
Public health nurses in Ireland are generalist
practitioners with a wide range of roles that
address the needs of clients in the community
across their lifespan. Child protection is one of
many of the roles of Irish ...
An audit of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting in children
(RCN Publishing, 2012-09-11)
Frieda Clinton and colleagues present a study at one children’s cancer centre into the use and effectiveness of anti-emetics for patients receiving chemotherapy
An audit was conducted of the management of chemotherapy-induced ...
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 ...
Continuing education for urology nurses: harnessing the potential of e-learning
(Wiley, 2012-02-20)
The module Living with cancer of the lower urinary tract' was developed to address the learning needs of specialized urology nurses working in hospitals and generalist nurses caring for urology patients in practice settings. ...
Oral loratadine in the management of G-CSF induced bone pain: a pilot study
(Mark Allen Healthcare, 2019-02-27)
This pilot study aimed to ascertain if bone pain induced by granulocyte-colony stimulating factors (G-CSFs) can be alleviated or eliminated by oral antihistamine loratadine. Twelve patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy ...
Vitamin D supplementation and clinical outcomes in cancer survivorship
(Mark Allen Healthcare, 2018-10-22)
Increasing evidence points to the role of vitamin D supplementation in cancer management. A comprehensive search of online databases was undertaken for all research studies relating to vitamin D supplementation in cancer ...
Myeloma patients' experiences of haematopoietic stem cell transplant: A qualitative thematic synthesis
(Elsevier, 2018-05-15)
Purpose: The aim of this study was to synthesise all qualitative evidence on the experiences of myeloma patients undergoing haematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT).Method: A systematic search strategy was developed and ...
Critical care nurses’ knowledge of alarm fatigue and practices towards alarms: A multicentre study
(Elsevier, 2018-05-21)
Objectives: To determine critical care nurses' knowledge of alarm fatigue and practices toward alarms in critical care settings.Research methodology/design: A cross-sectional survey using an adaptation of The Health ...