Exudate management
Aims of this module: 1. Define and discuss wound exudate 2. Understand the role of exudate in wound healing 3. To highlight the importance of moisture balance 4. Become familiar with the assessmen...
Wound infection, inflammation and biofilm
This module aims to help professionals understand wound infection and its impact on the patient, including the roles of biofilm and inflammation. It discusses how to recognise the signs and symptoms o...
Wound Hygiene: four simple steps to proactive healing
This session aims to: - Outline the burden of chronic/hard-to-heal wounds in the UK Introduce you to the concept of Wound Hygiene - Understand why biofilm is a barrier to healing - Describe and di...
Wound assessment and management
This module aims to reinforce the principles associated with effective wound assessment and management....
Epidural analgesia in labour and the risk of emergency caesarean: a retrospective observational study
A Cochrane review reported that epidural analgesia had no effect on the risk of emergency caesarean section; there was a discrepancy between these findings and the author's clinical observations, prom...
Call for a national stoma strategy
Specialist stoma care nurses (SSCNs) are highly educated professionals who play a critical role in the care of people living with a stoma. However, they experience some unique challenges. Currently ...
Exercise and activity after stoma surgery
Background: No formal published recommendations exist about exercise and physical activity after stoma surgery and there is no consensus on advice among health professionals. Numerous difficulties aft...
Maternal mental health and breastfeeding duration: the role of optimism and coping strategies
Mental health can influence the likelihood that a woman will initiate and continue breastfeeding behaviour that is associated with improved infant and maternal health. Mental health outcomes are assoc...
Impact of education on stoma self-care abilities
An intestinal stoma is a surgically formed exteriorisation of the large or small bowel on to the anterior abdomen wall, to enable faeces to be excreted from the body. Patients living with a stoma may ...
Qualitative service evaluation of a rural midwife-led ultrasound service: listening to women
Patient experience is needed to understand if a service is meeting the needs of the population it serves. In rural areas, accessing maternity services can be challenging for women. Local provision sho...
Role of the clinical nurse specialist in stoma care
Aim: Rapidly evolving roles in nursing require exploration and description. This review aims to examine the role of the clinical nurse specialist (CNS) in stoma care from the UK perspective. Design: A...
Assessing the impact of stoma leakage
For people living with a stoma leakage is unpredictable. Despite advances in stoma products, leakage can lead to soiling and this, along with worrying about leakage, can significantly affect patients’...