British journal of community nursing
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Overgranulation is a difficult condition to deal with and is thought to be due to possible infection or to use of occlusive dressings. The overgranulating tissue can be soft and oedematous with a shiny appearance. The fastest route to treatment (steroids or silver nitrate) may be aggressive and should be used sparingly (if at all). This article provides an outline of the process or tissue overgranulation in wounds and its appropriate clinical management.
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Br J Community Nurs · Jun 2007
Review Comparative StudyEuthanasia: is there a case for changing the law?
Calls for a change in the law to allow strictly controlled forms of voluntary euthanasia and assisted dying in the United Kingdom continue following two recent cases. In this article Richard Griffith reviews the current stance of the law on euthanasia and assisted dying and discusses attempts at reform made by Lord Joffe in the Assisted Dying for the Terminally Ill Bill 2005 (HL).
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Pretibial lacerations are a common occurrence in the older patient, however there is no clearly recognized protocol for the management of these wounds. This article aims to look at the published literature and identify what treatments are recommended and what work if any has been undertaken to develop protocols for the management of these wounds.
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Controversy surrounding the use of do not resuscitate orders on patients often without their knowledge and without apparent good reason (Age Concern England, 2000) have led some to question the lawfulness of such orders. This article considers the legal basis for do not resuscitate orders and outlines best practice guidance that will assist district nurses and other health professionals in deciding whether making such an order is lawful and for the benefit of the patient concerned.
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This article, brought to you in association with Help the Aged, highlights the problem of older people's access to goods, facilities and services and looks at how age discrimination impacts on it.