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Heat Exhaustion/epidemiology , Dehydration , England/epidemiology , Exercise , France/epidemiology , Heat Exhaustion/mortality , Humans , Self CareSubject(s)
Neoplasms/epidemiology , Humans , Male , Nurse-Patient Relations , Prevalence , United Kingdom/epidemiologyABSTRACT
I have to confess that when the first reports of swine flu started circulating, I did have a strong sense of déjà vu - after all, we've been here before. Back in 2003, the world was under threat from another potentially lethal virus that began in an economically deprived part of the world among animal stocks and briefly (according to some anyway) threatened to turn into a global pandemic--Avian flu.
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Attitude to Health , Disease Outbreaks/statistics & numerical data , Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype , Influenza, Human/epidemiology , Influenza, Human/virology , Disaster Planning , Humans , United Kingdom/epidemiologySubject(s)
Attitude to Health , Mental Health Services/organization & administration , Stereotyping , Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic/psychology , Veterans/psychology , Health Services Accessibility/organization & administration , Humans , State Medicine/organization & administration , Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic/therapy , Suicide/statistics & numerical data , United KingdomSubject(s)
Alcohol Drinking/prevention & control , Alcoholism/prevention & control , Attitude to Health/ethnology , Cost of Illness , Social Values , Alcohol Drinking/adverse effects , Alcohol Drinking/ethnology , Alcoholism/complications , Alcoholism/ethnology , Health Services Needs and Demand , Humans , United KingdomABSTRACT
A statement released last week by the Health Protection Agency highlighted a recent increase in the incidence of Legionnaire's disease in England and Wales. Although an upsurge in cases is common at this time of year due to people returning from holidays abroad, only a small proportion of the recent cases can be attributed to foreign travel. Nurses need to be aware of the symptoms and what health measures they can take.
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Communicable Disease Control/methods , Legionnaires' Disease/epidemiology , Legionnaires' Disease/prevention & control , Disease Notification , Disease Outbreaks/prevention & control , Disease Outbreaks/statistics & numerical data , England/epidemiology , Health Services Needs and Demand , Humans , Incidence , Legionnaires' Disease/etiology , Nurse's Role , Nursing Assessment , Population Surveillance , Practice Guidelines as Topic , Risk Factors , Seasons , Travel , Wales/epidemiologyABSTRACT
New guidelines on the management of suspected bacterial urinary tract infection in adults have just been released by the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN). The guidance states that the presence of bacteriuria should lead to antibiotic treatment only when there is definitive evidence that eradicating the bacterial infection will result in a tangible health gain at a reasonable level of risk (SIGN, 2006).
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Bacterial Infections/therapy , Bacteriuria/therapy , Practice Guidelines as Topic , Urinary Tract Infections/therapy , Adult , Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use , Bacterial Infections/diagnosis , Bacterial Infections/etiology , Bacteriuria/diagnosis , Bacteriuria/etiology , Drug Resistance , Female , Humans , Infection Control/methods , Infection Control/standards , Male , Patient Selection , Pregnancy , Pregnancy Complications, Infectious/diagnosis , Pregnancy Complications, Infectious/etiology , Pregnancy Complications, Infectious/therapy , Risk Factors , Scotland , Sex Characteristics , Urinalysis , Urinary Catheterization/adverse effects , Urinary Tract Infections/diagnosis , Urinary Tract Infections/etiologyABSTRACT
Bipolar disorder can be a debilitating long-term condition characterised by extreme mood swings, ranging from elation to severe depression and sometimes coexisting mixtures of the two. This article looks at new guidance from NICE (2006) that provides recommendations for nurses on the assessment, treatment and long-term management of bipolar disorder.
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Bipolar Disorder , Nurse's Role , Practice Guidelines as Topic , Adolescent , Adult , Bipolar Disorder/diagnosis , Bipolar Disorder/therapy , Child , Female , Humans , Life Style , Long-Term Care/organization & administration , Male , Nursing Assessment , Patient Education as Topic , Pregnancy , Primary Health Care/organization & administration , Psychiatric Nursing/organization & administration , Self Care , Social SupportABSTRACT
This month sees the release of new NICE best practice guidance for healthcare professionals caring for people with Parkinson's disease. The variety and severity of symptoms that affect people with Parkinson's result in significant disability and present a unique set of challenges for nurses.
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Benchmarking , Parkinson Disease/diagnosis , Parkinson Disease/therapy , Practice Guidelines as Topic , Communication , Depression/etiology , Humans , Mental Health , Nurse Clinicians/organization & administration , Nurse's Role , Parkinson Disease/complications , Patient-Centered Care/organization & administration , Psychotic Disorders/etiology , United KingdomABSTRACT
The recent Men's Health Week has brought the issue of men's health back to the forefront of the health provision agenda, but historically men's health has compared badly to that of women. This article examines what nurses can do to improve men's health.
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Health Services Needs and Demand/organization & administration , Men , Primary Health Care/organization & administration , State Medicine/organization & administration , Acute Disease , Health Planning/organization & administration , Health Services Accessibility/organization & administration , Homosexuality, Male/psychology , Humans , Male , Men/education , Men/psychology , Mental Health Services/organization & administration , Nurse's Role , Patient Acceptance of Health Care/psychology , Patient Education as Topic/organization & administration , United KingdomABSTRACT
In the UK although the majority of the population is at very low risk of TB due to vaccination, the number of cases reported is increasing. In response NICE has released fresh guidance on prevention and treatment. Nurses can play a crucial role in adherence due to the extent of their patient contact.
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Practice Guidelines as Topic , Total Quality Management/organization & administration , Tuberculosis/diagnosis , Tuberculosis/therapy , Antitubercular Agents/therapeutic use , BCG Vaccine , Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid/microbiology , Bronchoscopy , Communicable Disease Control , Drug Therapy, Combination , Global Health , Humans , Nurse's Role , Patient Education as Topic , Primary Prevention , Sputum/microbiology , Tuberculosis/epidemiology , United Kingdom/epidemiology , VaccinationABSTRACT
A new benchmark for health promotion has been added to Essence of Care, the government strategy to improve the quality of the fundamental aspects of nursing care. The benchmark provides a tool for making health promotion part of everyday practice and is designed to be applicable to any area.
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Benchmarking , Health Promotion , Patient-Centered Care , Humans , Quality Indicators, Health Care , United KingdomABSTRACT
There has been concern for some time that the nutritional needs of patients are not being met. New guidelines from NICE recommend that every hospital should have a nutritional nurse specialist and that all people admitted to hospital should be routinely screened for nutritional support.
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Nutritional Physiological Phenomena , Practice Guidelines as Topic , Dietetics , Health Priorities , Humans , Patient-Centered Care , Specialties, Nursing , United Kingdom , WorkforceABSTRACT
The NHS relies on a variety of different staff, medicines and equipment in order to provide health care. Coupled with the volume of patients being treated, this can make it difficult to maintain safety. A new report from the National Audit Office looks at what can be done to make the NHS a safer environment for patients.
