Nursing standard (Royal College of Nursing (Great Britain) : 1987)
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Nurses have a valuable role to play in screening for dementia and depression in older people but they must be confident, adequately trained and supported. The authors conclude that screening and assessment is vital for older people to gain access to specialist mental health services.
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Patients undergoing surgery run the added risk of inadvertent hypothermia. This article suggests that simple measures undertaken in the ward can prevent this serious perioperative problem.
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Patients in hospitals receive 10,000 transfusions every day due to blood disorders, trauma and disease. Nurses play a significant role in the safe administration of blood and its products. This guide describes the nursing care of the patient before, during and after a blood transfusion.