Nursing Standard back issues from March 2003:
Impact of GP contract. (Editorial).(general practitioner labor contract)
Mar 05, 2003;
Informed decisions: a matter of life and death.(Hammersmith Hospital offers living wills for patients)(Brief Article)
Mar 05, 2003
Humphreys takes the agenda to the workforce. (news).(John Humphreys heads the Royal College of Nursing)
Mar 05, 2003;
Inflation clause in deal. (news).(Royal College of Nurses to distribute proposed labor contract)(Brief Article)
Mar 05, 2003
SHAs drag feet over nursing roles: only 11 of 28 authorities have nurses on senior board. (news).(strategic health authorities)
Mar 05, 2003;
Register group throws out health visitor direct entry: Nursing and Midwifery Council will decide this week on three-part register plan. (news).(requirement that health visitors undergo nursing training )
Mar 05, 2003;
Few win claims following NMC admin delays. (news).(legal claims against the Nursing and Midwifery Council for delaying nursing registration processing)
Mar 05, 2003
No guarantee for leadership project. (news).(National Nursing Leadership Project)(Brief Article)
Mar 05, 2003
Screening for diabetes risk. (news).(Brief Article)
Mar 05, 2003
Patients miss out on meals. (news).(National Health Service hospitals do not provide proper patient services)(Brief Article)
Mar 05, 2003
Prescribing `partnership' welcomed. (news).(Nurses in England will be allowed to prescribe medications)(Brief Article)
Mar 05, 2003
Switched on. (news).(researchers say patients should be able to use mobile phones in hospitals)(Brief Article)
Mar 05, 2003
Computer system helps wards find empty beds: hospital staff report improved bed management, but critics say system is too slow. (news).
Mar 05, 2003;
GP contract will benefit nurses too: practice nurses could be offered bigger role in decision-making and better access to professional development. (news).(overview of proposed general practitioner labor contract)
Mar 05, 2003;
MoD puts hospitals on war casualty alert. (news).(Ministry of Defence )(Brief Article)
Mar 05, 2003
Nightingale letter sold at auction. (news).(Florence Nightingale)(Brief Article)
Mar 05, 2003
NHS Professionals will be monitored. (news).(National Health Services nurse recruitment agency)(Brief Article)
Mar 05, 2003
Spot checks find waiting list fiddles. (news).(hospitals are misreporting waiting lists)(Brief Article)
Mar 05, 2003
Foreign recruitment rules relaxed for surgery project: South African team to perform hip operations in UK after success of similar scheme. (news).(Brief Article)
Mar 05, 2003;
AIDS charity sponsors research. (news).(National Aids Trust )(Brief Article)
Mar 05, 2003
Overhaul set to boost workforce. (news).(nursing shortage in Northern Ireland to be addressed)(Brief Article)
Mar 05, 2003
NHS reform in Scotland hinges on nurse numbers: new White Paper will fail to improve care unless shortages are tackled, warns RCN. (news).(National Health Service; Royal College of Nurses)
Mar 05, 2003;
Welsh staff "no better off" under Assembly. (news).(Welsh Assembly)(Brief Article)
Mar 05, 2003
Obesity epidemic fuelled by rise in food portion sizes. (News: clinical digest: a weekly round-up of the latest research and scientific reports from the nursing and medical journals).(Brief Article)
Mar 05, 2003
Inflammation mechanism in development of diabetes. (News: clinical digest: a weekly round-up of the latest research and scientific reports from the nursing and medical journals).(type-2 diabetes risk in middle-aged men associated with inflammation)(Brief Article)
Mar 05, 2003
Use of vitamins is unlikely to prevent heart disease. (News: clinical digest: a weekly round-up of the latest research and scientific reports from the nursing and medical journals).(Brief Article)
Mar 05, 2003
Facial fractures associated with brain injury in bikers. (News: clinical digest: a weekly round-up of the latest research and scientific reports from the nursing and medical journals).(Brief Article)
Mar 05, 2003
Gauging the pressure: nurses' morale could be at rock-bottom or at an all-time high. A new indicator may hold the answer. (analysis).
Mar 05, 2003;
Where there's a will ...: more patients are putting pen to paper to indicate how they wish to be cared for should they become seriously ill. (analysis).
Mar 05, 2003;
You only die once: Frances Polack has taken drastic measures to ensure doctors are left in no doubt about her wishes.
Mar 05, 2003;
Getting them over there: staff shortages and the possibility of statutory patient ratios are forcing US hospitals to consider imaginative ways of recruiting nurses from abroad. Robert O'Connor looks at one of the latest initiatives--short-term contracts.
Mar 05, 2003;
On the road to recovery: Riders for Health is one charity making sure that much-needed health care reaches remote parts of Africa.
Mar 05, 2003;
Starting out: a work placement challenges student Claire Beckham's ideas about learning disabilities. (perspectives).(Brief Article)
Mar 05, 2003;
Can you act the part? Jane Bates advises not to give the game away when you find yourself in the role of the patient. (perspectives).(Column)
Mar 05, 2003;
A question of proof: the Nursing and Midwifery Council has voted to reduce the standard of proof needed to remove nurses from the register. We asked our readers panel if this is an effective way of ensuring public protection. (perspectives).(Column)
Mar 05, 2003
What the stars won't tell you: Frances White tries to defend her profession during a cab ride. (perspectives).(nurses often have to defend themselves and their organizations)(Brief Article)(Column)
Mar 05, 2003;
Daniel Allen says talk is cheap--or so he overheard. (perspectives).(gossip can be a problem among nurses)(Column)
Mar 05, 2003;
The missing piece: the Victoria Climbie inquiry report failed to recognise the need for local joint working in child protection. (perspectives).(action is needed on the Victoria Climbie inquiry to restore public confidence in professionals linked to the child protection system)
Mar 05, 2003;
Sparing blushes: Jean Abad has found guidance on tackling embarrassment helpful in communicating more effectively with residents in her care. (perspectives).(nurses have to remember that nursing home patients are sensitive about their advanced age)(Column)
Mar 05, 2003;
Research notes: life history interviews offer the chance to present the service user's voice. (perspectives).(a discussion of biographical approaches to nursing)(Brief Article)
Mar 05, 2003;
Risky business: Steve Flatt advocates a pragmatic approach to the world's oldest profession after investigating a well-regulated brothel in Western Australia. (perspectives).(Column)
Mar 05, 2003;
Feel the burn: the way to overcome burnout is not to retreat from your suffering but to face up to its spiritual causes. (perspectives).(a discussion for how nurses can deal with stress and burnout)
Mar 05, 2003;
Access denied; in our clinical governance column, Clare Morrell says nurses need the resources if they are to take the initiative in clinical audit. (perspectives).
Mar 05, 2003;
Tying down a better deal; Terry Philpot believes the Labour government is sending mixed signals about the worth of public sector workers. (perspectives).
Mar 05, 2003;
What's on: the best of the week's health-related TV and radio.(Calendar)
Mar 05, 2003;
Personal accounts are engrossing.(book review)(Book Review) (book review)
Mar 05, 2003;
Narrative Based Primary Care.(book review)(Book Review) (book review)
Mar 05, 2003;
Why criticise my choice to nurse older people? (perspectives: letters).(Letter to the Editor)
Mar 05, 2003;
Saying thank you properly is the least we can do. (perspectives: letters).(Letter to the Editor)
Mar 05, 2003;
Nothing has changed for these experienced nurses. (perspectives: letters).(Letter to the Editor)
Mar 05, 2003;
Only the few will benefit from Agenda for Change. (perspectives: letters).(Letter to the Editor)
Mar 05, 2003;
Consultant nurses will earn less on new scale. (perspectives: letters).(Letter to the Editor)
Mar 05, 2003;
My best placements were in private hospitals. (perspectives: letters).(Letter to the Editor)
Mar 05, 2003;
Nurses don't want to be doctors, we are different. (perspectives: letters).(Letter to the Editor)
Mar 05, 2003;
Outside in: David Newnham is sceptical about his local paper's latest sales drive ... er ... safety campaign. (perspectives: letters).
Mar 05, 2003;
Research supervision. (literature review).(Book Review) (book review)
Mar 05, 2003;
Euthanasia: a need for reform. (ethics).(the health care industry needs to take a more honest approach to euthanasia)
Mar 05, 2003;
Calculations for new prescribers. (Continuing Professional Development: drug administration prescribing self-assessment practice profile assessment).(a disucssion of basic calculations and possible problems with prescribing drugs)
Mar 05, 2003;
Reversing the flow: the London Agency Project limits the commission fees that NHS trusts in the capital have to pay to employ temporary nursing staff. (careers: development).
Mar 05, 2003;
General prescribing principles: adverse drug reactions--high risk patients and high risk drugs. (Nurse Prescribing).
Mar 05, 2003
Everyone can see red. (Editorial).
Mar 12, 2003;
Distressing situation? You must be joking. (Editorial).(Brief Article)
Mar 12, 2003
Research wins share in 20m [pounds sterling]. (news).(Brief Article)
Mar 12, 2003
Unions go separate ways on pay proposals ballot; some urge members to accept deal, while others offer chance to assess pilot scheme. (news).
Mar 12, 2003;
Scottish patients and staff `deserve better'. (news).(Brief Article)
Mar 12, 2003