Professional nurse (London, England)
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Enhancing the nursing role can allow staff to provide more individualised care. Nurses in ICU can become involved in weaning patients from ventilators. Multidisciplinary team communication is vital in such advanced nursing practice.
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Nurses are subject to a variety of work-related stressors. Recent reorganisation in the NHS has led to job insecurity. Nurses have developed a variety of strategies for coping with stress. Meeting training needs, protecting time for discussion, and improvements in two-way communication help alleviate stress.
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Nurses and patients prefer the administration of injections via an indwelling subcutaneous cannula. Patients undergoing intermediate and minor surgery need improved pain relief. The algorithm provides a safe and acceptable mechanism for administering subcutaneous opioids more frequently.
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Therapeutic hypothermia is used to preserve body function during major surgery. While it is a valuable therapeutic process, serious physiological harm can result if it is allowed to continue into the postoperative phase.