Alison Bardsley aims to provide a summary of the evidence available for the use of anti-infective coated or impregnated catheters.
Alison Bardsley MSc, RGN, DN Cert is Oxfordshire Continence Services Manager, Oxfordshire PCT
Article accepted for publication: December 2008
Dr Damien Grenier de Cardenal, Dr Jean Pierre Rifler, Dr Catherine Salomon discuss three wound management case studies.
Dr Damien Grenier de Cardenal, Department of Reconstructive and Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, La Source Regional Hospital, Orleans, France
Dr Jean Pierre Rifler, Head of Emergency Department, Intercommunal Hospital, Montbard, France
Dr Catherine Salomon, Laboratoires Urgo, Chenove, France
Lorna Glenn discusses how a practice audit led to the awareness of an increased need to undertake HbA1c testing more frequently for diabetic patients.
Lorna Glenn RCN is a Community Staff Nurse, Birmingham
Article accepted for publication: August 2008
Student nurse Carly Shaw discusses her innovative health promotion tool produced as part of her Diploma in Child Nursing course at the University of Huddersfield
At the time of writing Carly Shaw RN Child was a student at the University of Huddersfield.
In a previous article several issues surrounding urinary catheters and their care were raised. In this article, Debbie Wright and Ian Pomfret discuss these and other catheter-related issues from infection control and continence promotion viewpoints
Debbie Wright RGN, Dip N. is a Consultant Nurse, Infection Prevention and Control. NHS Central Lancashire
Ian Pomfret RGN, NDN Cert., PWT District Continence Adviser. NHS Central Lancashire
Article accepted for publication: November 2008
