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Role of the nurse in identifying and addressing health inequalities

WebThis knowledge will enable nurses to address the challenges that health inequalities can create in nursing practice. This article raises awareness of this important …

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Effective approaches to health promotion in nursing practice

WebUsing several practical activities, this article aims to encourage nurses to identify their own approach to promoting health in their professional role, consider how they can …

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Promoting health through nurse-led healthy conversations

WebMaking Every Contact Count (MECC) is a brief or very brief behaviour change intervention that uses the main elements of healthy conversations to discuss …

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Developing the organisational culture in a healthcare setting

WebThe article seeks to assist nurses in understanding the role of organisational culture, as well as implementing its main principles in the workplace. Nursing Standard . …

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Applying the principles of health promotion in nursing practice

WebHealth promotion is a relatively new concept that is grounded in the definition of health proposed in 1946 by the World Health Organization. The thinking behind …

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Health promotion in emergency care: rationale, strategies and

Web•To understand health promotion and the role of emergency department nurses in health promotion • To increase your awareness of the social determinants of …

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Using effective hand hygiene practice to prevent and control

WebDecontamination using hand hygiene remains one of the most important and effective methods for reducing healthcare-associated infections and cross-infection …

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Health promotion: reconfiguring nurses’ practice to reduce social

WebHealth promotion has a vital role in reversing health inequalities and requires a focus on structural and political-level determinants of health, rather than …

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Supporting patients to make lifestyle behaviour changes

WebAll nurses have a duty to continuously update their knowledge and expertise to support patients undertaking lifestyle behaviour change. This article considers …

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Developing an oral healthcare assessment strategy to enhance

WebThe promotion of oral health is an integral part of nursing and healthcare (Paulsson et al 2008, Otukoya and Doshi 2018, Oral Health Foundation 2019, Haresaku …

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Implementing reasonable adjustments for disabled people in

WebReasonable adjustments and the Equality Act 2010. The Equality Act 2010 is the legal framework supporting disabled people accessing public services in the UK, …

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Enhancing healthcare students’ clinical placement experiences

WebTherefore, enhancing healthcare students’ practice-based experiences should be prioritised by practice supervisors and assessors when supporting healthcare …

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Prevention, identification and management of malnutrition in …

WebIntroduction. Malnutrition is a common and significant issue among older people in the UK and a major cause of ill health (Elia and Russell 2009).In simple terms, …

Category: Nutrition Go Health

Fifty years on: reflections on research on the role of the

WebIntroduction and background. The 1970s were turbulent or exciting times, whichever way you looked at them. The National Health Service (NHS) was embroiled in …

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Essentials of wound care: assessing and managing impaired skin

WebThe assessment and management of impaired skin integrity as part of wound care is a common nursing task. Specific wound assessment tools may assist nurses to …

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Enhancing healthcare students’ clinical placement experiences …

WebA big conversation approach was used to provide a platform for bringing healthcare students’ clinical placement experiences ‘to life’ through their narratives …

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