Sharon Wood, Lecturer in Pain Care, University of Leeds will be leading this week’s ENB twitter chat on Wednesday the 1st of April January between 8-9pm UK time focusing on ‘the use of patient controlled analgesic systems’. Participating in the twitter chat requires a Twitter account; if you do not already have one you can […]
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Should mismanaged pain be considered an adverse event?
Introduction This week’s EBN Twitter Chat on Wednesday 18th March between 8-9 pm (UK time) will focus on whether mismanaged (undertreated) pain should be considered an adverse event. The Twitter Chat will be hosted by Dr Alison Twycross (@alitwy) who is editor of EBN and has also done lots of work in the area of […]
Nursing: Still a Great Career
By Roberta Heale, EBN Associate Editor @robertaheale @EBNursingBMJ I knew I was scheduled to post the blog this week, but I struggled with what to write. I scanned EBNursing website and Twitter account @EBNursingBMJ as well as other nursing related stories and research articles. There were so many potential topics that soon my head was […]
Is it time to change our approach to end of life education in undergraduate nursing?
This week’s EBN twitter chat on Wednesday 4th March between 8-9 pm (UK time) will focus on end of life education in undergraduate nursing. This week’s Blog has been written by Dr Claire Lewis from Queens University Belfast and provides some areas to think about ahead of the Twitter Chat. Participating in the twitter chat […]
The Freedom to Speak Up review – whistleblowing post Mid Staffordshire
Extreme poor standards of care exposed at Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust in England made national headlines in 2009 and horrified the public and NHS staff alike. A report led by Robert Francis QC, a barrister with extensive experience of clinical negligence claims exposed appalling treatment of patients and high mortality rates at the hospital […]
Using health promotion theory with patients
Nova Corcoran, University of South Wales will be leading this week’s ENB twitter chat on Wednesday the 18th of February between 8-9pm focusing on ‘5 Quick ways to use health promotion theory with patients’. Participating in the twitter chat requires a Twitter account; if you do not already have one you can create an account […]
Acupuncture and My Search for Chronic Pain Treatments
by @RobertaHeale, Associate Editor, EBN What I like about being a nurse practitioner is the ability to provide wholistic care to patients including assessment, diagnosis and treatment. It brings me great professional satisfaction to not only monitor my patient’s response to treatment of chronic conditions, but also to educate them about their condition and implement […]
Should we expect nurses to be role models for healthy living?
This week’s EBN twitter chat on Wednesday 4th February between 8-9 pm (UK time) will focus on whether we should expect nurses to be role models for healthy living. This links very nicely with last week’s Blog “Loosing the fight against obesity”. This week’s Blog has been written by Professor Jane Wills from London South […]
Losing the Fight Against Obesity
By Roberta Heale @robertaheale Look to any blog, news or health website and you’ll find a story about the world obesity epidemic almost every day from every angle: Financial http://bit.ly/1BVEdNF obesity programs http://bit.ly/1gd0Yi3 health http://bit.ly/1zLs3Y6 & http://huff.to/1zLtcyW & from the fashion and beauty industry etc. etc. etc. Despite the news, the world is getting fatter and […]
Non-Pharmacological Approaches for Alleviating Distress in Dementia Care
Gary Mitchell, Dementia Care Advisor and Joanne Agnelli, Dementia Services Quality Manager for Four Seasons Health Care, will be leading the next ENB TWITTER chat on Wednesday 21st January 8-9pm UK time, and will focus on non-pharmacological approaches for alleviating distress in dementia care. In order to participate in the EBN twitter chat, if you do not […]