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Autor:
Theresa Porrett, Michael Thompson
Publikováno v:
Gastrointestinal Nursing. 11:12-18
Public awareness campaigns to achieve early diagnosis of bowel cancer can result in large numbers of people worrying, many of who see their GP unnecessarily—the ‘worried well’. This can lead to over-referral and investigation of patients in hos
Publikováno v:
Gastrointestinal Nursing. 9:19-23
Leakage from an ostomy appliance impairs peristomal skin integrity and quality of life (QoL). The proportion of participants who reported that they ‘never’ had leakage increased from 13% at visit 1 (i.e. with their pre-study appliance) to 36% at
Publikováno v:
Colorectal Disease. 12:e250-e254
Aim This study aimed to determine whether a ‘straight to test’(STT) strategy for 2-week wait (2wk) referrals for suspected colorectal cancer (CRC) reduced the time to diagnosis and treatment for patients with CRC. Method Consecutive 2-week referr
Publikováno v:
Colorectal Disease. 13:94-104
Aim Fibrin glue and porcine intestinal submucosa are used in novel sphincter-preserving techniques to heal anal fistulae. However, their success is highly variable and decreases with the length of follow up. The aim of this study was to assess the sa
Publikováno v:
Nursing and Residential Care. 11:37-41
E-learning allows flexibility for those with a busy schedule or those who need to learn at their own pace. The development of an innovative interactive educational tool for stoma care is explored.
Autor:
Carol Carol L Cox s, Theresa Porrett
Publikováno v:
Gastrointestinal Nursing. 6:30-39
Purpose: Pelvic floor dysfunction (PFD) encompasses symptoms that include urinary and faecal incontinence, obstructed defaecation and pelvic organ prolapse. It impacts on the quality of life of women, and is associated with stigma, embarrassment, and
Autor:
Bruce Turner, Theresa Porrett
Publikováno v:
Cancer Nursing Practice. 6:35-39
Publikováno v:
Gastrointestinal Nursing. 5:14-20
JStoma care nursing is ever evolving and the demand for nurses to provide high standards of care is constantly evident. For a high standard of stoma care nursing practice to be maintained it is important for the nurse specialist to impart their knowl
Publikováno v:
Gastrointestinal Nursing. 5:34-38
The cost of managing chronic disease within the NHS has come under increasing focus, along with the issue of self−care of chronic disease. Self−management is one way of addressing these two issues. Self−management is a partnership approach to p
Publikováno v:
Gastrointestinal Nursing. 5:11-20
Crohn′s disease is a chronic inflammatory disease that can affect any part of the gastrointestinal tract, from mouth to anus. Extra-intestinal presentations, although less common, can also occur. Diagnosis may therefore be difficult as the presenta