Nursing standard (Royal College of Nursing (Great Britain) : 1987)
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Current government policy is encouraging the independent sector to join in what has traditionally been public sector care services. Next week, the RCN is holding a conference to examine the issues.
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Although moving and handling is an important aspect of nurse training, the emphasis is often more on the health and safety of the nurse than on the importance of the correct therapeutic positioning of patients. This article outlines optimum patient positioning in different critical care settings and for different medical conditions.
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This article identifies the physiological aspects of paracetamol poisoning, as well as appropriate treatments. Trends in paracetamol use and initiatives to reduce rates of self-harm are discussed, as well as clinical practice and ways to determine severity of poisoning.