Rebecca Laurie analyses the current literature available on larval therapy and MRSA eradication. By highlighting the findings in key literature this article aims to provide the clinician with strong evidence to promote larval therapy as a treatment of choice for MRSA infected wounds rather than one of last resort
Rebecca Laurie RN (Dip N) is Leg Ulcer Clinic Lead, Derbyshire County PCT
Article accepted for publication: January 2010
Nadia Dossa gives a personal reflective account of a situation where the ethics of truth telling were scrutinised.
Nadia Dossa MSc, BSc (Hons), RGN is a Senior Lecturer, Thames Valley University, Middlesex
Article accepted for publication: January 2010
Teresa Davies describes a case study where a palliative care patient’s pain was managed with an intrathecal line in the community setting
Teresa Davies BN (Hons), RGN is a Community Nurse Llangollen District Nurses
Article accepted for publication: January 2010
Fiona Wondergem discusses some of the available evidence surrounding the prevention and treatment of napkin dermatitis
Fiona Wondergem MSc, BSc (Hons), PG Dip, HPE, PG Dip HV, RGN, RSCN is a Senior Lecturer, School of Human & Health Sciences, University of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire
Article accepted for publication: February 2010
Anne Williams discusses the literature around self-care and self-management in lymphoedema, and considers the implications for supporting people with lymphoedema.
Anne Williams RGN, MSc, RNT, DN, Onc Cert is a PhD Student, Edinburgh Napier University.
Article accepted for publication: March 2010
In a series of articles, Kim Young & Linda Duggan have explored the importance of identification of Red Flags and safety-netting. The final article leads on from safety-netting and explores closure of the consultation and referral pathways
Kim Young MSc, PGCE, RN (Adult), NT, Dip HE Nursing (Adult) is a Lecturer in Adult Nursing & Health Studies.
Linda Duggan MSc, BSc (Hons), Dip HE (Nursing), RN, DN, NT is a Lecturer in Primary Care and Prescribing.
Both authors are employed by the Faculty of Health, University of Plymouth, School of Nursing & Midwifery, Plymouth
Article accepted for publication: January 2010
