In her second article Lyn Kirkwood gives an overview of post operative care after bowel surgery and discusses the different types of appliance that are available.
Lyn Kirkwood RGN is a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Stoma Continence & Urology, Weston Area Health Trust, Weston-super-Mare.
Article accepted for publication: August 2005
In his third article William Bryans discusses the need for nurse managers to be able to access financial resources.
William Bryans is the author of:
Resource Management in Health and Social Care and Essential Checklists for Frontline Staff. (Both are published by Radcliffe)
Maureen Benbow gives an overview of the ethical issues that must be addressed when managing wounds. Maureen Benbow MSc, BA, HERC, RGN is a Senior Lecturer, University of Chester.
Article accepted for publication: January 2006
In her third article Margaret Barnett gives an overview of providing palliative care to patients with end stage COPD.
Margaret Barnett, RGN, MSc, COPD Dip is a COPD Nurse Specialist at Derriford Hospital, Plymouth, Devon.
Article accepted for publication: January 2006
The author would like to thank Sallie Waring, medical photogapher, Derriford Hospital, and those patients who gave permission to print photographs.
Deborah Coleman and Una Lynch discusses the value of clinical supervision in relieving professional isolation for district nurses working in rural areas.Deborah Coleman MSc, BSc (Hons) Health Studies, RGN, NDN Cert, is a Teaching Fellow, Queens University, Belfast.
Una Lynch is a Senior Lecturer, Queens University, Belfast.
Article accepted for publication: September 2005
