Moving and handling
6Moving and handling In the Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992, manual handling is defined as: …any transporting or supporting of a load (including the lifting, putting down, pushing, pulling, carrying…
The control of substances hazardous to health
7The control of substances hazardous to health The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations (COSHH) is a key health and safety law introduced in the 1990s to protect employees from…
Asepsis and sepsis
5Asepsis and sepsis Originating in the operating theatre, aseptic technique is now commonly used to reduce the risk of infection. Aseptic technique avoids contamination of susceptible body sites or sterile…
Nursing Research Review
45928 Nursing Research Review SOURCES OF DATA Primary Sources (Preferred) In research, primary sources are preferred. They are the original research from which the data came. Primary sources are factual…
Culture and Spiritually Related Health Beliefs
45127 Culture and Spiritually Related Health Beliefs CULTURE AND NURSING Culturally competent care improves patient satisfaction and patient safety (e.g., by reducing medication-related errors). To provide culturally competent care, the…
Hospice and Support Services
43325 Hospice and Support Services HOSPICE A model of care designed for terminally ill patients who are in the final phase of their disease or disorder. Focus is on alleviation…
Theory and Conceptual Models Applied to Gerontology
37720 Theory and Conceptual Models Applied to Gerontology Theories of aging include those used to explain physical or biological, psychosocial, and developmental changes in the later years. These many theoretical…
Body and Metabolic Changes in the Older Adult
38121 Body and Metabolic Changes in the Older Adult Skin and Hair With aging, the skin atrophies; the epidermis and dermis thin and there is less subdermal fat and less…
