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Evidence-based confessions of a newly-qualified nurse

Month: October 2009

Venous Leg ulcers

Posted on October 13, 2009 by BMJ

It would be easy to conclude, as I come to an end of my community placement, that the majority of people over the age of 75 have at least one venous leg ulcer.  Mr O’Leary was no exception – in fact his was particularly painful and had so far resisted all attempts to heal.  Like […]

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Management Speak

Posted on October 1, 2009 by BMJ

It is hard to ignore the politics in nursing.  Every time a qualified community nurse leaves, they are replaced by an untrained Health Care Assistant.  What is going on here?  I do not want to do HCAs down, as many of them do a superb job, but if the job can be done as well […]

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