Renal patients: IRIS scores, nursing care plans and care bundles

Care bundle — group of evidence-based best practices related to a disease or set of symptoms, that, when executed together, result in better outcomes than when implemented individually (Norman,...

Nursing the recumbent patient

As every patient is unique the nursing care should also be unique for that patient. It is important to take a holistic approach when prescribing nursing care. While two patients may have the same...

Veterinary nurses creating a unique approach to patient care: part two

While published reflections on the design and implementation of care plans based on the OJAM (2007) almost uniformly identify the advantages of utilising this framework for planning patient care, they...

Veterinary nurses creating a unique approach to patient care: part one

The medical model derived from the human medical practice focuses on the illness or malfunction of a particular part or system of the body (Faulkner, 1985). The treatment thus focuses on just that...