Clinical
Our clinical nursing articles aim to inform and educate nurse practitioners and students. This is achieved through the publication of peer-reviewed, evidence-based, relevant and topical articles.
Offering breast cancer patients a choice of device for administration of chemotherapy
A service improvement project offered patients a choice early on in their treatment
13 Jul 2020
Using targeted education to improve acute hospital nurses’ knowledge and attitudes...
An evaluation project on the assessment and management of pain in acute hospitals
08 Jun 2020
Role of the body in cancer, sense-making and the search for meaning
Nursing care requires nurses to work intimately and closely with the bodies of others
05 May 2020
Managing diarrhoea in patients with prostate cancer who undergo pelvic radiotherapy
This article describes the assessment and initial and long-term management of diarrhoea
06 Apr 2020
Exploring patients’ lived experiences and perceptions of chemotherapy
Why you should read this article • To gain an in-depth understanding of patients’ lived...
05 Mar 2020
Understanding the demand and unmet need for psychological cancer care in the community
Psychological care for people with cancer and their carers is not meeting demand
28 Feb 2020
Cannabinoids for the treatment of cancer-related pain: a systematic review
A review of evidence around potential medicinal use in treating cancer-related pain
21 Jan 2020
Interventions to support male partners of women diagnosed with breast cancer
This literature review aims to evaluate the effectiveness of such interventions
02 Dec 2019
Available chemotherapy treatment locations and uptake: a mixed methods study
How healthcare professionals currently offer alternative treatment locations to patients
18 Nov 2019
Implementing hope-based interventions in adolescent and young adult cancer survivors
How the concept of hope can benefit adolescent and young adult cancer survivors
04 Nov 2019
Systemic anticancer therapy handling safety
Healthcare workers’ awareness, knowledge, training and use of protection measures
10 Oct 2019
Hypercalcaemia of malignancy: causes and management
Unless treated promptly hypercalcaemia of malignancy can progress quickly
23 Sep 2019
Use of HbA1c screening for health promotion in surgical gynaecology oncology patients
How one trust identified that patients might benefit from a glycated haemoglobin blood test
17 Sep 2019
A referral pathway to community pharmacy for patients on oral anticancer medication
This article looks at a study set out to establish the feasibility of a referral pathway
12 Aug 2019
‘Other-unproven’: US research and its implications for complementary therapies in UK
Insights into ways complementary therapists could play a useful role in new models of care
04 Jul 2019
Spirituality care: assessing the spiritual needs of people with cancer
Unmet spiritual needs can lead to distress and further aggravate a diagnosis of cancer
28 Jun 2019
Unmet needs in patients with high risk uveal melanoma undergoing liver surveillance
This audit provides a snapshot of the issues faced by patients with a rare form of cancer
21 Jun 2019
Effect of dilution and delivery speed on phlebitis after epirubicin chemotherapy
Ensuring the right concentration of saline could reduce risk of pain during administration
13 May 2019