Clinical academic career pathways for nurses, midwives and allied health professionals are a strategic priority NHS England, there has been significant investment in the National Institute of Health Research integrated clinical programme non-medical healthcare professionals. Nurses, face numerous barriers to successfully building career. For those outside programme, approaches varied often driv...

International studies and best practice indicate that even brief interventions from health professionals can increase a patient's abiiity to quit smoking (Joanna Briggs institute for Evidence Based Nursing and Midwifery 2001). Acute care nurses are in a unique position to provide counselling on health related issues as they not only comprise the vast majority of professionals within the health ...

A key step in the development of any educational programme is learning needs assessment. This is however often neglected. The purpose of this research was to identify learning needs of potential students in order to develop a relevant educational programme for registered nurses in advanced midwifery and neonatology. A survey design was used, and the population of the study was the registered nu...

Medical care is vital for our life and health but the waste generated from medical activities represents a real problem of living nature& human world. Improper management in facilities cause direct impact on community, workers environment every day relatively large amount potentially infectious hazardous are hospitals around Biomedical has recently emerged as an issue major concern hepatiti...

Khadijeh Mirzaii, Shadan Nessari Ashkezari, Talaat Khadivzadeh. Associated Professor, Department of Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran; MSc in Midwifery, Students Research Committee, Department of Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran; Assistant Professor, Department of Mid...

BACKGROUND Ghana has a high maternal mortality rate of 540 per 100 000. Although abortion complications usually are treatable, the risks of morbidity and death increase when treatment is delayed. Delay in care may occur when women have difficulty accessing treatment because health care providers are not trained, equipped, or willing to treat the complications of abortion. Gaps in the midwifery ...

AIM This paper is a report of a study to examine Nurse Independent/Nurse Supplementary Prescribing for people with diabetes and the extent to which these nurses feel prepared for this role. BACKGROUND An area of care in which nurses, caring for people with diabetes, are involved is the management of medications. There is little or no evidence examining the prescription of medicines by nurses ...

Introduction: The this paper the authors describe development of education program for nurses in public health European Union (EU). Methods: This will present information from relevant professional/scientific data sources about basic principles nursing and midwifery programs, which contribute to new competencies field care health. provides an overview Munich Declaration, followed by educational...

The Nursing and Midwifery Council's new process for re-registering nurses and midwives--revalidation--went live on April 1. Nurse managers will be expected to play a pivotal role in ensuring their staff are able to revalidate by acting as their reflective discussion partners and/or their confirmers. This article sets out the steps involved in reflective discussions and confirmation, along with ...