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This paper reports on the qualitative findings of a larger mixed method study that explores the prescribing practice behaviours and confidence of RNPs/RMPs in Ireland. The quantitative findings are...
In Songklanagarind Hospital, Thailand, pain management after surgery was the responsibility of the acute pain service. To achieve optimal outcome for patients and maximise the quality of pain...
This article outlines how physical and mental health issues impact on the health of an individual. ‘Raminder Kaur’ is a 45-year old lady who has depression and type two diabetes mellitus (DMT2)....
Symptoms are experienced by around 70-80% of women during the perimenopause and menopause (O’Neill and Eden, 2012). The symptoms are varied and include vasomotor symptoms, such as flushing and night...
In order to provide some additional contextualisation, I will describe my own clinical practice and how prescribing fits this. I studied full time for an FdSc in Paramedic Science, followed by part...
‘It will be up to healthcare professionals to scrutinise any proposed deal and sound the alarm on anything suspect.’ .
Mrs Smith is awaiting discharge following an uneventful appendectomy two days ago. You are writing a discharge prescription for analgesia. You prescribe co-codamol 30/500 mg tablets, 1-2 tablets...
Hormones play a huge role in a patient's quality of life and when they become imbalanced, the effects can be wide-ranging. Imbalances can develop as a result of endogenous or exogenous change, leading...
If adherence means compliance with recommended or prescribed therapy, nonadherence just means that the prescription, treatment or advice is not followed (Horne, 2005). Nonadherence can involve...
Arterial ulcers develop as a consequence of reduced arterial blood flow to the leg, the main cause of which is peripheral arterial disease (PAD). PAD affects up to 20% of the population aged 60 years...
The use of prescription only medicines (POMs) within the aesthetic sector has come under scrutiny by professional statutory regulators, by professional associations and by the media following the...
Radiation generally refers to energy emitted from a source, such as light or heat from the sun, gamma waves from radioactive elements, or X-rays from an X-ray tube. Ionising radiation is radiation...
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