Assessment tools have been shown to increase the accuracy of professionals' assessment of patients (Heaven and Maguire 1997; Sollner et al 2001; Horton 2002; Hill et al 2003; Farrell et al 2005). Whilst structured assessment of patients with advanced cancer is recommended to enh…
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Background: Dysphagia is common after stroke, so feeding through a naso-gastric (NG) tube may be necessary. NG tubes are frequently dislodged, potentially causing feed or fluids to enter the lungs. Interventions to prevent this include taping NG tubes to the face, hand mittens a…
Constipation is common in childhood, rarely life threatening and' therefore might be expected to have little impact on health care provision. The reality is somewhat different, with many children requiring medical and nursing management for this condition that causes great miser…
This thesis plots my development as a nurse specialist in spasticity management, a relatively new specialism that has not previously been researched. To address this gap in nursing knowledge this thesis demonstrates how guided reflection developed my individual professional know…