Theatre of opportunity
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Sue Vincent, senior nurse manager at West Suffolk Hospital, Bury St Edmunds, England, and incoming chairwoman of the National Assn. of Theatre Nurses (NATN) believes that a number of career opportunities are opening up in theatre nursing. The role of the theatre nurse is already being extended with the introduction of surgeons' assistants who perform tasks previously carried out by junior doctors. However NATN education committee chairwoman Jackie Younger stresses the need for nurses to undergo proper training before taking on the role and points out that job descriptions for surgeons' assistants vary from area to area.
Publication Name: Nursing Times
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0954-7762
Year: 1995
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Eye contact
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Ophthalmic nursing has changed radically since 1987 because nurses are now undertaking some junior doctor's duties, many more procedures are being carried out as day surgery with local anaesthetic and treatments have become more effective. Nurses have developed more technical skills and some now run diabetic screening clinics and treat basic eye problems in emergency departments. Patients at St. Paul's Eye Unit are now seen either by a doctor, given an out-patient's appointment or are treated by an ophthalmic nurse. The patients are seen quickly, and it is a more efficient system.
Publication Name: Nursing Times
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0954-7762
Year: 1997
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Courage to change
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Both patients and staff have benefited from the implementation of a patient-centered nursing policy on Ward Two at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The policy was introduced by ward sister Charlotte McArdle, who discovered the ward was run on a task-based system when she first moved to the ward. Her strong sense of leadership and skill in communicating with both patients and staff allowed McArdle to introduce a policy of patient care to the ward, where patient's needs were regarded as the most important aspect of care.
Publication Name: Nursing Times
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0954-7762
Year: 1999
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