Smoking is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the UK, and the government has funded a range of local and national smoking cessation initiatives. Supporting people as they attempt to give up smoking requires specialist skills and knowledge, often provided by nurses who have received appropriate training. However, non-specialist nurses can also play a role in cutting smoking rates by enc...

Nurses have gained increasing recognition over the past few years for their role in managing patients' respiratory care. The responsibility for many decisions, specifically treatment choice, are consequently now driven by this key group. The forthcoming general medical services contract, combined with the introduction of both formulary and supplementary nurse prescribing in the past two years, ...

aim and background: this aim of this study was to determine the relationship between psychological health and emotional intelligence with job burnout of nurses of state hospitals in tabriz. methods and materials: in this correlative descriptive study, 300 nurses of tabriz state hospitals who had more than 5 years work experience were chosen by cluster random sampling method. they accomplished g...

Background All parents in Sweden are invited to child health service (CHS) parental groups, however only 49% of the families participate. The way the parental groups are managed has been shown to be of importance for how parents experience the support and CHS nurses describe feeling insecure when running the groups. Lack of facilitation, structure and leadership might jeopardise the potential b...

Nurses are the first role models for students in clinical settings. They can have a significant role on students' motivation. The purpose of this study was to explore the understanding of nursing students and instructors concerning the role of nurses in motivating nursing students through clinical education. The sampling was first started purposefully and continued with theoretical sampling. Th...

AIM This paper is a report of a study to explore nurse prescribers' views on the role of inter-professional relationships and other means of support for nurse prescribing for patients in acute and chronic pain. BACKGROUND Research indicates that good team relationships are important for supporting nurse prescribing but that poor understanding of the role by other healthcare professionals can ...

INTRODUCTION Efforts are needed to improve palliative care in rural communities, given the unique characteristics and inherent challenges with respect to working within the physical aspects of residential settings. Nurses who work in rural communities play a key role in the delivery of palliative care services. Hence, the purpose of this study was to explore nurses' experiences of providing pal...