Denise Burley describes the educational provision involved in setting up a Telephone Advice System and looks at some of the problems cited regarding the NHS Direct service.
Jacky Edwards guides us through the mechanism of debridement.
Jacky Edwards RGN, BSc (Hons), PGDE, DPSN, ENB 264; 998; 870; N49 is a Lecturer–Practitioner, South Manchester University Hospitals NHS Trust/University of Manchester.
Article accepted for publication November 1999.
Colette Ferguson, Dorothy Whyte and Charles Anderson describe their preliminary findings from a qualitative research study which aimed to discover student nurse experiences of preceptorship during their community placement.
Colette Ferguson MSc, RGN, RMN, RCNT, RNT, at the time of writing was a Lecturer, School of Nursing & Midwifery, Bell College, Hamilton, Scotland.
Dorothy Whyte BA, PhD, RGN, RSCN, HV, RNT is an Honorary Fellow, Dept. of Nursing Studies, University of Edinburgh.
Charles Anderson MA, MEd, PhD is a Lecturer, Dept. of Higher & Further Education, University of Edinburgh.
Article accepted for publication October 1998.
Sarah Le Lievre describes the basic functions of the skin and how the nurse can minimise skin damage in incontinent patients.
Sarah Le Lievre RGN, CMB Pt 1, FETC,
Cert H Ed, is a Clinical Nurse Specialist, Continence Health & Social Services, Jersey, Channel Islands. Executive Committee Member of the RCN Continence Care Forum.
Article accepted for publication August 1999.
Lynn Walker discusses recent advances in the management of diabetes and suggests that nurses responsible for educating patients need the ability to subscribe to a more holistic view of health and diabetes management.
Lynn Walker EN(G), RGN, RM is a Community Staff Nurse, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands.
Article accepted for publication September 1999.
Denise Burley describes an initiative to support health promotion in Uzbekistan.
Denise Burley MSc, SRN, SCM, RCNT, HV Cert, Dip NEd (Lond) is a Senior Lecturer, Thames Valley University, London.
Article accepted for publication May 2001.
Vari Drennan reflects on a visit to South Africa and shares her learning experiences in comparing and contrasting the experiences of nurses in other health care systems which could benefit nurses in the UK.
Acknowledgements are made to the British Council for supporting this opportunity and to the many individuals at University of Cape Town and University of the Transkei who made it possible.
Vari Drennan, MSc, BSc. RGN, RGV, PGCEA is a Senior Lecturer in Primary Care Nursing, Department of Primary Care and Population Sciences, Royal Free & University College Medical School, London.
Article accepted for publication May 2002.
Deborah Stevens discusses the position of the teacher within practice and the opportunities and threats inherent in the role of the practice educator in specialist community practice.
Deborah Stevens BSc (Hons), PG Dip Ed (Health & Social Care), RGN, DN Cert is a Primary Care Educator, Guildford & Waverley PCT.
Article accepted for publication: October 2002
Kim Robertson, Dr Katia Kayhko & Dr Pertti Kekki describe a Canadian home education study which looked at the impact on re-hospitalisation of first time post-myocardial infarction patients.
Kim Robertson RN, MN PhD(c) University of Helsinki, Assoc. Professor, School of Nursing, University of Prince Edward Island, Canada
Dr Katia Kayhko Med. Sci. Senior Lecturer, Dept. of Primary Health Care, University of Helsinki, Finland
Dr Pertti Kekki MD, SC.D., DCM (Edin) Professor , Dept. of Primary Health Care, University of Helsinki, Finland. Article accepted for publication: May 2002
Matt Griffiths discusses the current educational provision for nurse prescribers. Matt Griffiths RGN, FAETC, A&E Cert, is a Senior Lecturer - Nurse Prescribing at the School of Health Studies, Homerton College, Cambridge. Matt Griffiths has been working as an activist for the RCN for the past year, advising on prescribing and medicines management. He will shortly be taking up a part-time joint secondment with Dr Molly Courtenay as advisor on nurse prescribing to the RCN. Article accepted for publication: February 2003
