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.
Challenges of being a hospital nurse manager in the Volta region of Ghana: a...
Aim To explore the challenges facing hospital nurse managers (HNMs) in selected hospitals in...
27 Nov 2018
Student-led simulation: preparing students for leadership
It is vital to prepare nurses to become informed leaders with the required knowledge and...
25 Oct 2018
Effects of ambulatory emergency care on organisational and patient outcomes
The aim of ambulatory emergency care (AEC) is to provide patients with ambulatory care‑...
21 Sep 2018
Safeguarding of vulnerable adults training: assessing the effect of continuing...
Aim This article provides an insight into the effect of safeguarding of vulnerable adults...
13 Sep 2018
Results of cross-faculty ‘capstone’ assessments involving nursing and performing arts...
This article describes how ‘capstone’ assessments were created to provide two different...
06 Sep 2018
A novel solution to the nursing workforce crisis: recruitment of overseas nurses living...
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board has recruited nurses from overseas from within and...
12 Jul 2018
Using the Care Excellence Framework to benchmark and improve patient care
Quality is complex and difficult to define, and institutions and organisations often have...
04 Jul 2018
Supervision and assessment: the new Nursing and Midwifery Council standards
In the UK, mentors of pre-registration nurses must achieve the stage 2 outcomes of the...
27 Jun 2018
Critical preparation and readiness to support future change
The challenging nature of change is well documented and adequate preparation before...
22 May 2018
The role and experiences of advanced nurse practitioners working in out of hours urgent...
GPs’ workload has increased significantly in recent years affecting their ability to provide...
15 May 2018
Non-technical skills required to recognise and escalate patient deterioration in acute...
Recognising patient deterioration is a vital nursing role. Observation based on vital signs...
02 May 2018
What keeps nurses happy? Implications for workforce well-being strategies
Strategies to maintain the mental health of the nursing workforce
22 Mar 2018
Enhancing nurse satisfaction: an exploration of specialty nurse shortage in a region of...
Aim This article offers nurse managers guidance on analysing, managing and addressing a...
22 Mar 2018
High fidelity simulation to improve multidisciplinary team working with pre-registrants
Simulation has been introduced in recent years into international nursing curricula. Many...
22 Feb 2018
Reflective practices: meaningful recognition for healthy work environments
Nurses’ decisions about their intent to remain in the workforce are based on various factors...
22 Feb 2018
Simulation using ‘live’ adult service users and moulage in a variety of settings
This article shows how simulation can be modified and adapted to benefit higher education...
25 Jan 2018
Staff experiences of double-duty caring: at home and at work
Many healthcare, social care and voluntary agency employees are carers at work and at home,...
25 Jan 2018
Virtual inpatient surgical service
An increased number of emergency secondary care surgical admissions has intensified the...
25 Jan 2018