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An overview of wound care
Health, Sports & Psychology

An overview of wound care

...Nursing Standard. 25, 10, 51-57. which details different types of dressings: [Bandages for wound care] Wound dressings Wound dressings are often categorised as primary or secondary dressings. A primary dressing is applied directly to the wound, while secondary dressings secure the primary dressing in place and may provide protection to the wound or support the control of...
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Social media and networks in health and social care
Health, Sports & Psychology

Social media and networks in health and social care

...nursing’, Nursing Management, 26(6), pp. 275–91. Ryan, G.S. (2017a) Online social networks and the pre-registration student nurse: a focus on professional accountability. Available at: https://www.dora.dmu.ac.uk/ handle/ 2086/ 16379 (Accessed: 2 December 2020). Ryan, G.S. (2017b) ‘What do nurses do in professional Facebook groups and how can we explain their...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Queen Victoria on William Shakespeare
History & The Arts

Queen Victoria on William Shakespeare

...Nurse very well. A piece called "One Hour" followed, in which Mme Vestris & C. Mathews, as usual, acted delightfully. Friday 5th February 1841 We dined quite early & went at ½ p. 6 to Covent Garden, where Shakespeare's "Midsummer Night's Dream" was given, — beautifully got up, but spoilt by the introduction of stupid duets & songs. Healy, &c, were very good....
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The science of sleep
Health, Sports & Psychology

The science of sleep

...nurse has a moment of stress] Without enough rest most people suffer a deterioration in their moods. They become irritable and short tempered. Stress and anxiety levels both rise with lack of sleep, and this can lead to a vicious circle: lack of sleep > stress and anxiety > insomnia > lack of sleep > more stress and anxiety, etc. Peter Naish tells me that hypnosis can...
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Tubman: The Moses of Her People
History & The Arts

Tubman: The Moses of Her People

...nurse on the Unionist side, and later became a spy for the Union army, again showing great bravery and resourcefulness. Military victory at last brought slavery to an end. But the human cost was extreme – over 600,000 Americans perished in the conflict – and the ex-slave communities would continue to face injustices and discriminatory laws for generations to come....
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Why are maggots making a comeback in hospitals?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why are maggots making a comeback in hospitals?

...nurse practitioner and wound care specialist on Oahu, Hawaii, had seen many patients like James before and decided that he, like over 70,000 other people with diabetes in the US each year, needed to have his foot amputated in order to save his life. Seeing his father’s distress at the looming procedure, James’s son proposed a different solution: maggots. The larvae of...
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Teaching assistants: support in action (Wales)
Education & Development

Teaching assistants: support in action (Wales)

...nurses is supported by health care assistants, and in social work personal assistants provide support to children in care (‘looked-after children’). Ian Kessler (2002) suggests the following reasons for these developments: In many areas of the UK, there have been growing problems recruiting and retaining qualified professionals such as nurses and teachers. There has...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Is it possible to have respect for the poor and homeless?
Society, Politics & Law

Is it possible to have respect for the poor and homeless?

...nurses should have to use food banks. Whatever the reasons the use of food banks is rising. In 2008, the number of people using food banks was just under 26,000. By 2017, that figure had risen to almost 1.2 million. [Trussel Trust three-day food supplies statistics, showing growth from 25,899 in 2008 to 2009 to 1,182,954 in 2016 to 2017] It is estimated that the UK is the...
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