The consultant nurse: a model for advanced practice
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A model of organisation and work which recognises advanced practice activities as crucial in the delivery of patient care must be developed if the future of advanced practice roles in nursing in Britain is to be assured. A consultative model for advanced practitioners in the UK must include as goals income generation and cost savings, and the enhancement of the quality and cost effectiveness of care delivery and of nursing practice and performance. Advanced practitioners must combine expertise in nursing practice with a range of skills in such areas as management and research.
Publication Name: Nursing Times
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0954-7762
Year: 1996
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Pulmonary embolus
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Pulmonary embolism (PE), which causes 10% of deaths in hospital in the UK and is a contributory factor in a further 10%, usually takes place because of the detachment of a vascular thrombus from the leg or pelvis. There are a number of ways of preventing PE, including the use of graduated compression stockings, drug treatment and the use of intermittent/sequential pneumatic calf compression. Symptoms of PE can vary considerably. In some patients, there may be pleuritic chest pain and dyspnoea, while in others there will be circulatory collapse.
Publication Name: Nursing Times
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0954-7762
Year: 1997
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Evaluation of primary nursing in a nursing development unit
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A nursing development unit used a care delivery audit tool designed by Bowman, Webster and Thompson, to clarify, understand and measure nurses' work methods. It aimed to distinguish between primary nurisng, team nursing and task alocation. The pilot audit indicated a weakness in primary nursing although this was undertaken the ward team had been altered because of staff shortages. However the tool was easy to use in spite of its imitations.
Publication Name: Nursing Times
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0954-7762
Year: 1995
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