Nursing standard (Royal College of Nursing (Great Britain) : 1987)
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Choosing the right foods can help manage gout. Avoiding saturated fats and concentrating on fruit, vegetables and low-fat dairy foods may be the most effective non-pharmacologic way to combat the gout, say researchers.
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Cohesive interprofessional teamwork is essential to successful healthcare services. Interprofessional teamwork is the means by which different healthcare professionals - with diverse knowledge, skills and talents - collaborate to achieve a common goal. Several interventions are available to improve teamwork in the healthcare setting. ⋯ Care pathways enhance teamwork by promoting coordination, collaboration, communication and decision making to achieve optimal healthcare outcomes. They result in improved staff knowledge, communication, documentation and interprofessional relations. Care pathways also contribute to patient-centred care and increase patient satisfaction.
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Delirium is the most common neuro-psychiatric syndrome in patients with advanced cancer, but it often goes undetected in the emergency department, research suggests.
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