Janice Roberts, RGN, is a community nurse, Guildford and Waverley Primary Care Trust Mr Hall is a 64-year-old man with extensive and painful leg ulceration. He was first seen by the district nursing ...

The American Journal of Nursing (AJN) is the oldest and largest circulating nursing journal in the world. The Journal's mission is to promote excellence in professional nursing, with a global ...

Urinalysis is a simple, cost-effective procedure that may be undertaken as part of a health assessment to identify a change in physiological status. It can be used to measure electrolyte balance ...

Chronic illness care has evolved into a multi‐faceted approach that integrates healthcare delivery with patient self‐management to address long‐term conditions such as diabetes, depression and ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...

Improving cancer outcomes requires a focus not only on the tumor but also the illness experience and its impact on patients and their families. With an increasing emphasis on value-based care rather ...

Many patients offered, and those already participating in, care management are unaware of what care management is and that they have participated. Objectives: Care management (CM) in primary care aims ...

People have the right to be involved in discussions and make informed decisions about their care, as described in NICE's information on making decisions about your care. Making decisions using NICE ...

In an era of disruptive competition, cost containment pressure and stringent regulatory compliance, healthcare financial leaders are under stress to optimize resources. At the same time, there is a ...