British journal of nursing (Mark Allen Publishing)
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Accident and emergency (A and E) nursing is assumed to be very stressful. This article will briefly examine the concept of stress before exploring the literature on stressors associated with A and E nursing and in particular those associated with student nurses. The implications are explored and important questions posed.
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The key to effective pain control is accurate assessment and, more importantly, the belief that what patients state about their pain is true. This research study investigates nurses' attitudes to pain and its assessment, and reveals why pain control continues to be an inconsistent affair.
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During the perioperative period little attention is given to thermoregulation. This can lead to hypothermia which has severe physiological complications. This article discusses the causes and effects of hypothermia in surgical patients and describes a study that the author conducted to discover the level of awareness on the subject among operating department staff.