Resources

In her second article Sue Hunter describes the drug management of asthma.
Sue Hunter MA, SRN, RSCN, ITU Cert, PN Cert is Principal at AMC Healthcare Training, Liverpool.
Article accepted for publication July 2001.

Topics:  Drug treatments

Sue Green discusses how nurses can promote appetite in older people.
Sue M. Green RN, BSc, MMedSci, PhD is a Lecturer at the School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Southampton, Southampton.
Article accepted for publication
September 2001.

Sharon Goodall & Mr Haytham Al-Khaffaf describe a study which evaluated primary care assessment of risk factors in patients with peripheral vascular disease.
Sharon Goodall RN, Dip (HE), BSc (Hons), PG Cert (Research) is a Vascular Research Nurse. Mr Haytham Al-Khaffaf MD, FRCS is a Consultant Vascular Surgeon, Burnley Healthcare NHS Trust.
Article accepted for publication September 2001.

Topics:  Primary care

In a new series focusing on wound management products, Jacky Edwards describes the potential use of Flamazine one per cent cream.
Jacky Edwards BSc (Hons), PGDE, DSPN, RGN, is a clinical nurse specialist, South Manchester University Hospitals Trust.
Article accepted for publication January 2002.

Topics:  MRSA

Linda Readding discusses the types of stoma appliances available to patients and looks at the necessity for thorough assessment of a patient's needs before prescribing products.
Linda Readding RGN, Dip DN, DN Cert, BSc (Hons), Cert HE ENB216 is a Clinical Nurse Specialist Stoma Care, Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Trust, West Yorkshire.
Article accepted for publication September 2001