Helen Parnell describes the needs of an often overlooked group of carers - those who look after relatives with respiratory disease. She discusses the need for government policy to more actively recognise their important role in community care.
Helen Parnell RN, DipN (Lond) is a Respiratory Nurse Specialist, Airways Clinic, St Helier Hospital, Carshalton.
Article accepted for publication
November 2000.
Pam Selim, Caroline Lewis and Sue Templeton describe a case study which examines how nurses and clients can work in partnership to achieve treatment compliance.
Pam Selim, RN, BA is a Research Nurse, Caroline Lewis, RN, BA, Grad.Dip.HC, MNSg is a Clinical Nurse Consultant (Wound Specialist). Sue Templeton RN, BN is a Clinical Nurse Consultant (Wound Specialist).
All three authors work for the Royal District Nursing Service, South Australia.
Article accepted for publication September 2000.
Chris Buswell looks at the need for managers to invest time and effort into developing emotional contracts in the workplace.
Chris Buswell RGN, Dip Nurse Counselling Skills, ENB 941 & 998, is a staff Nurse at Grove Court Residential/Nursing Home, Woodbridge, Suffolk.
Article accepted for publication January 2000.
Stephen Mell describes the new version of the JCN Web Site
Stephen H. P Mell is a director of PTM Publishers Ltd.
Article accepted for publication April 2001.
Lindsey McKirdy discusses the pro's and cons of wound cleansing in burn wound management.
Lindsay McKirdy RGN, BA (Hons) is a Clinical Nurse specialist, Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit, South Manchester University Hospital Trust.
Article accepted for publication January 2001.
Beverly Black, RGN, DN, RM, MBA, is a District Nursing Sister in Dundee, Scotland.
Article accepted for publication August 2000.
