Vari Drennan reflects on a visit to South Africa and shares her learning experiences in comparing and contrasting the experiences of nurses in other health care systems which could benefit nurses in the UK.
Acknowledgements are made to the British Council for supporting this opportunity and to the many individuals at University of Cape Town and University of the Transkei who made it possible.
Vari Drennan, MSc, BSc. RGN, RGV, PGCEA is a Senior Lecturer in Primary Care Nursing, Department of Primary Care and Population Sciences, Royal Free & University College Medical School, London.
Article accepted for publication May 2002.
Elaine Nixon explores the issues surrounding social work referrals to community nursing services.
Elaine Nixon RGN, RMN, BSc. (Hons) is Clinical Practice Co-ordinator with Darwen Primary Care Trust, Blackburn, Lancashire.
Article accepted for publication January 2002.
In their second article Dr Ian Donald, Brian Cope & Sally Roberts describe the prevalence of physical and behavioural problems and the need for specific care delivered by staff in care homes.
Dr Ian P Donald, MA, MD, FRCP is Consultant Physician in Elderly Care Medicine at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital. Brian Cope, RGN,NDN,CPT is Deputy Director of Nursing, Severn NHS Trust. Sally Roberts, is Chief Executive, Blanchworth Care. Article accepted for publication March 2002.
Rosie Pudner discusses the impact of smoking on healing.
NB: This literature review was undertaken as an assignment for the award of PostGraduate Diploma/MSc in Wound Healing and Tissue Repair, University of Wales College of Medicine.
Rosie Pudner BA (Hons), RGN, RCNT, DipN.Ed, RNT is a Senior Lecturer at Kingston University, London.
Article accepted for publication June 2002.
Jeanette Haslam and Ian Pomfret discuss whether pelvic floor muscle exercises should be performed with an indwelling urethral catheter in-situ.
Ian Pomfret SRN, NDN Cert, PWT is a South District Continence Adviser, Chorley & South Ribble NHS Trust.
Jeanette Haslam MPhil, Grad Dip Phys, MCSP, SRP is a Chartered Physiotherapist now working in Germany. Article accepted for publication March 2002.
