Current literature on the sociology of health views medical dominance as a structural feature
of the health division of labour, and a body of literature has developed exploring the …

Effective suctioning is an essential aspect of airway management in the critically ill.
However, there are many associated risks and complications. These range from trauma and …

BACKGROUND & AIMS:: Behavioral treatment (biofeedback) has been reported to improve
fecal incontinence but has not been compared with standard care. METHODS:: A total of 171 …

A one year follow up study of 108 randomised patients with Parkinson's disease at three
centres was performed to investigate differences between care provided by the hospital …

Men with prostate cancer have various treatment options depending upon their stage of
disease, age and presence of comorbidity. However, these treatments typically induce side …

Study design: Postal survey. Objectives: To describe bowel management in community-
dwelling spinal cord-injured (SCI) individuals and to explore associations between age …

Background and rationale. With an increasing demand for intensive care beds more nurses
in acute and high dependency wards will be expected to care competently for patients with …

Objectives. Opioid analgesic drugs are sometimes advocated for chronic noncancer pain
(CNCP). However, due to the paucity of studies assessing problematic opioid drug use in …

Policy initiatives have prompted examination of the deployment and mobility of the nursing
workforce within the European Union (EU). The European Health Care Training and …

• Endotracheal suctioning is a frequently performed procedure that has many associated
risks and complications. It is imperative that nurses are aware of these risks and are able to …