Nursing times
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This is the third part in the series Care is Critical which looks at the more complex technological interventions nurses may now have to deal with on general wards or in the community. This article looks at continuous positive airway pressure, an oxygen delivery system which can relieve significant respiratory distress in some cases. The first two were published on June 25.
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This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Parkinson's Disease Society in Britain. This paper looks at the aetiology and treatment of idiopathic parkinsonism and, through discussion of the work of a movement disorder clinic in British Columbia, focuses on the unique contribution of nursing care to effective management of the condition. 'Idiopathic parkinsonism' is used to describe parkinsonism of unknown aetiology. This term is preferable to 'Parkinson's disease' before identification of the cause. This position is forcefully endorsed by patient groups who eschew the term 'disease'.