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.
Commissioning health care for offenders
This article sets out the background to offender health care in the UK and explains how the...
01 Sep 2013
‘Caring around the clock’: a new approach to intentional rounding
Intentional rounding is a widely debated topic and, in this article, Nottingham University...
01 Sep 2013
How Schwartz rounds can be used to combat compassion fatigue
Hospice nurses were the first to have some of their experiences described as ‘compassion...
01 Jul 2013
Visible leadership: going back to the front line
The report into care at Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust called for strong leadership...
01 Jul 2013
Live register of mentors and practice teachers
A working group comprising university academics and practice education facilitators from...
01 Jun 2013
A collaborative model for training clinical research staff
The challenges of meeting the learning needs of clinical research staff are shared by...
01 Jun 2013
Developing a clinical management tool to evaluate quality
Peer review is used increasingly in the NHS as a form of evaluation between professionals,...
01 May 2013
Nurse practitioner roles in Australian healthcare settings
There is evidence of support for nurse practitioner (NP) roles in national and international...
01 May 2013
The value of active followership
Followership is an emerging concept based on human factors science. It describes a set of...
01 May 2013
A ‘roll-on, roll-off’ preceptorship pathway for new registrants
The need to support high numbers of new registrants simultaneously at the Royal United...
01 May 2013
Framework for planning a successful retirement
Ideas about retirement have changed. Just a few decades ago there was a cut-off date when...
01 Apr 2013
What makes a day at work extraordinary
To prevent high rates of nurse burnout and staff turnover, hospitals must create...
01 Apr 2013
Selecting the best theory to implement planned change
Planned change in nursing practice is necessary for a wide range of reasons, but it can be...
01 Apr 2013
How staff surveys have prompted improvements on the wards
An ongoing survey tool, the Person Centred Nursing Index (PCNI), measures factors that...
01 Apr 2013
Nursing model to deliver respiratory research
Southampton Research and Development Department has managed several chronic obstructive...
01 Mar 2013
Role of careers advisers in nurse recruitment
The aim of the national Image of Nursing programme is to attract high calibre recruits to...
01 Mar 2013
Encouraging engagement at work to improve retention
Similar professional standards link nurses together but healthcare professionals practise...
01 Mar 2013
Medication errors: what hospital reports reveal about staff views
Nurses are generally responsible for administering medication to patients and are, therefore...
01 Mar 2013