Jeanette Haslam gives an overview of female stress urinary incontinence.
Jeanette Haslam, MPhil, Grad Dip Phys, MCSP, RP is an Independent Clinical Specialist in Women's Health, Senior visiting lecturer, University of Bradford.
Article accepted for publication: October 2005
Illustrations reproduced within this article are by kind permission of the Lilly/Boehringer Ingelheim alliance.
Anne Williams gives an overview of Actico cohesive short stretch (inelastic) bandages in the management of lymphoedema.
Anne F. Williams RGN, MSc, DN, RNT, Onc Cert is a Lymphoedema Specialist Practitioner, Dalkeith, Scotland.
Article accepted for publication: December 2005
With grateful thanks to participating centres/practitioners:
A. Batchelor, Specialist Lymphoedema Nurse, St Margaret's Hospice Taunton.
M. Boyle, Specialist Lymphoedema Nurse, Forth Valley Lymphoedema Service.
E. Jennings, Lymphoedema Nurse, Ardgowan Hospice.
M. Key, Specialist Lymphoedema Nurse, Greater Glasgow NHS Board.
M. Lewis, Macmillan Lymphoedema Specialist, Singleton Hospital, Swansea.
U. Oja, Lymphoedema Therapist/ Senior Physiotherapist, Truro.
M. Todd, Specialist Lymphoedema Nurse, Greater Glasgow NHS Board.
J. Wigg, Clinical Nurse Manager, Wolverhampton Lymphoedema Service.
Dr Molly Courtenay gives an overview to changes to the nurse prescribing.
Dr Molly Courtenay PhD, MSc, BSc, Cert Ed, RGN, RNT is Reader in prescribing & medicines management, Reading University & RCN Joint Prescribing Advisor.
Article accepted for publication: December 2005
Margaret Barnett gives an overview of the role of the nurse in the primary care treatment and prevention of COPD.
Margaret Barnett RGN, MSc, COPD dip is a COPD Nurse Specialist, Derriford Hospital, Devon. Article accepted for publication: October 2005
The author would like to thank Sallie Waring, medical photographer, Derriford Hospital, and those patients who gave permission to print photographs.
Susan Holmes identifies the many factors that affect nutrition in older adults and offers some suggestions and appropriate interventions to help community nurses to identify vulnerable individuals and prevent further health decline.
Professor Susan Holmes BSc, PhD, SRN, FRSH is Director of Research and Development at Canterbury Christ Church University, Kent.
Article accepted for publication: September 2005
