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John Robinson runs through a few practical steps to consider when choosing a urinary catheter.
John Robinson RGN, RMN, NDN (Cert), is a District Charge Nurse, Continence Advisory Service, Morecambe Bay Primary Care Trust NHS, Morecambe, Lancs. Article accepted for publication: April 2002

Topics:  Baloon infil

Jacky Edwards reviews two dressings from Smith & Nephew Ltd.
Jacky Edwards BSc (Hons), RGN, PGDE, DSPN, ENB 264, 998, 870, N49 is a Clinical Nurse Specialist, South Manchester University Hospitals Trust.
Article accepted for publication: December 2002

Topics:  Wound healing

In the first of a series of articles looking at nurse prescribing, Anne Baird plots the recent history of nurse prescribing and the possibilities for the future.
Anne Baird RGN, MA (Nurse Practitioner), Extended Formulary Nurse Prescriber, Nurse Practitioner, Abbey Lane Surgery, Sheffield. Article accepted for publication: February 2003

Topics:  Training issues

Dr Debbie Parnell and Amira Obeid describe an audit of diabetic care.
Dr Debbie Parnell is a GP at the Black Country Practice, Tipton.
Amira Sarah Obeid MSc, BSc (Hons), RGN, RM, RHV, DPS:N (CHS), FETC, Cert FP, Dip CHD, CIDC, was an Advanced Nurse Practitioner, Black Country Practice, Tipton at the time of writing. She currently works as a Nurse Practitioner, Lordswood Surgery, Birmingham. Article accepted for publication: June 2002

Jenny Marsh describes a clinic which was developed to meet the needs of children requiring circumcision for cultural reasons.
Jenny Marsh RGN, DNCert, BA (Hons) is a Community Anticoagulation Nurse, Public Health, De Montfort University, Leicester. Article accepted for publication: November 2002

Topics:  Complications