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From care to clinical leadership: a nurse’s route into advanced practice

Misti Ollier, senior lecturer at Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU) sat down with Advanced Clinical Practice (ACP) alumna Claire to discuss her unexpected journey into nursing, her move into acute medicine and why she chose LJMU to take the next step in her career. Misti:… The post From care to clinical leadership: a nurse’s route […]

Multiple drugs related to pressure ulcer risk in hospital patients

Hospital patients taking multiple medications may be more likely to develop pressure ulcers irrespective of other risk factors, a new study has shown. The post Multiple drugs related to pressure ulcer risk in hospital patients appeared first on Nursing Times.  

Nursing Tip of the Day! – Critical Care Nursing

Category: Critical Care Nursing  Refractory ascites is diagnosed when maximal medical management for at least 1 week or repeated large-volume paracenteses within 4 weeks are insufficient to remove ascites. Diuretic failure can often be a cause.