Nursing times
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This paper provides an overview of the benefits of using music therapy in intensive care. Music therapy is described as a complementary therapy and can be used to complement more conventional and medically oriented treatments available to patients who are critically ill. The physiological and psychological effects of this intervention are discussed.
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This paper examines the rationale for actions taken by health-care professionals when managing adult patients who have had a cardiorespiratory arrest in hospital. The focus is on aspects of ventilation and chest compression, which are key features of cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
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This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Parkinson's Disease Society in Britain. This paper looks at the aetiology and treatment of idiopathic parkinsonism and, through discussion of the work of a movement disorder clinic in British Columbia, focuses on the unique contribution of nursing care to effective management of the condition. 'Idiopathic parkinsonism' is used to describe parkinsonism of unknown aetiology. This term is preferable to 'Parkinson's disease' before identification of the cause. This position is forcefully endorsed by patient groups who eschew the term 'disease'.