Improving practice with the Liverpool Care Pathway
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The Liverpool Care Pathway for the Dying Patient (LCP) is an evidence-based document that acts as a guide for health care professionals when caring for patients in the last days of their lives. The LCP is a legal document facilitates and focuses multiprofessional communication and documentation, integrating national guidelines into clinical practice.
Publication Name: Nursing Times
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0954-7762
Year: 2005
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Psychosocial rehabilitation after burn injuries
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The National Burn Care Review Committee report considers the psychosocial and psychological impact of burn injuries to be of great importance. Health care professionals can select from a number of psychosocial interventions to be used for the treatment of patients with burn injuries.
Publication Name: Nursing Times
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0954-7762
Year: 2001
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Reducing antibiotic use in the fight against MRSA
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The campaign that was carried out to create awareness among healthcare professionals and patients about the ill-effects of the indiscriminate use of antibiotics to treat MRSA is described.
Publication Name: Nursing Times
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0954-7762
Year: 2008
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