Jenny Smyth, adult nursing student at Queen's University, Belfast, is also a key worker for an adult with a learning disability and a member of the Squad UK for WorldSkills Abu Dhabi 2017.
I completed the BTEC level 3 extended diploma in health and social care at the Southern Regional College in Banbridge, Northern Ireland. We studied a total of 18 units over two years as well as completing 100 hours of work placements, which I undertook in a surgical ward in Craigavon Area Hospital and a children’s ward in the Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast. I also volunteered with St John’s Ambulance and in a local nursing home, which involved assisting at mealtimes and shadowing the different clinicians.
In each issue of the Journal of Community Nursing we investigate a hot topic currently affecting our readers. Here, Jason Beckford-Ball looks at the proposed sugar tax in NHS hospitals and health centres, and asks the question...
The contribution that community nurses make in terms of patient care is immeasurable. Many patients would prefer to be treated at home if they could and there has long been a drive to move care out of hospitals and into the community.
Nina Turner, explains what her background in community practice is and what her typical days is like.
I work as the clinical manager of Rochester Prison within Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust with a fantastic caring team. I am a very proud prison nurse. Prison nursing is challenging and can be a difficult role, however, if you can work past this it is a very rewarding place to be...
Constipation is one of the most common gastrointestinal problems experienced by the general population, with an estimated UK prevalence of 52 per cent. Despite this, constipation is often both misdiagnosed and under-treated both in children and adults. This paper will look at the issues and suggest specific management strategies for addressing constipation in both the general adult population and these apparently vulnerable groups.
June Rogers MBE, RN, RSCN, BA(Hons), MSc, ENB 216, ENB N01, ENB 978. PromoCon Team Director, Disabled Living Manchester.
Article accepted for publication: January 2013
Kate Gerrish, Barbara Ross & Victor Thompson discuss maximising the contribution of the community nursing workforce and reviewing the responsibilities of different grades in relation to initial assessment.
Anne Walker gives a brief overview of Kerraboot® – an innovative solution to the management of long-term ulcers.
Anne Walker, Vascular Nurse Specialist, North Cumbria Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, West Cumberland Hospital, Hensingham, Whitehaven, Cumbria CA28 8JG.
Article accepted for publication: November 2005
