Nursing times
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Presenting a patient who is adequately fasted for theatre is still a controversial issue in contemporary nursing practice. This article will explore the evidence on fasting to allow nurses to reflect upon their own practice in this area.
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The recent Men's Health Week has brought the issue of men's health back to the forefront of the health provision agenda, but historically men's health has compared badly to that of women. This article examines what nurses can do to improve men's health.
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Nurses are in an ideal position to use their clinical observations to highlight unmet needs in relation to device use. This paper explores issues that relate to medical devices. An overview is given of the medical device field and examples are given from a survey of the healthcare literature to determine the level of user involvement in device development.