British journal of nursing (Mark Allen Publishing)
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Emeritus Professor Alan Glasper, from the University of Southampton, discusses the latest Government initiative to tackle the rising levels of childhood obesity in the UK.
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This article gives a comprehensive overview of multiple myeloma (MM), a complex blood cancer involving overproduction of plasma cells. Although MM remains incurable, patients are living longer as a result of multiple treatment options. However, MM patients are also living with a higher symptom burden. The overall aims in managing MM are therefore to control disease progression, prolong survival and improve quality of life.
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Continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) is widely used in the management of critically ill patients with acute kidney injury. It requires effective anticoagulation of the extracorporeal blood circuit. ⋯ In 2013, The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust switched from heparin to citrate anticoagulant for CRRT in intensive care units (ICUs) across the Trust. This article examines the reasons for the switch, the implementation of citrate and the impact of this quality-improvement project in terms of patient outcome data and feedback from the ICU nursing team.
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Elizabeth Rosser, Deputy Dean (Education and Professional Practice) and Professor of Nursing at Bournemouth University considers how the nursing landscape may change from university and healthcare service perspectives.
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Following the result of the UK referendum on membership of the European Union, Jennifer Hurlow, a Nurse Practitioner from the USA, considers how this may shape nursing in the coming years.