In the first of two articles Gaye Kyle reviews the definitions of constipation, epidemiology, causes of constipation, symptoms and assessment.
Gaye Kyle RGN BA (Hons) Dip Ed MA Independent lecturer, University of Ulster
Article accepted for publication: June 2011
Marcella Kelly discusses a phenomenological study which looks at the experience of being an Irish preceptor public health nurse.
Marcella Kelly RGN, RM, RPHN, RNT, BSc, MSc is a Lecturer and Programme Director PG Dip in Nursing (Public Health Nursing).
Article accepted for publication: March 2011
Maureen Benbow briefly considers different methods of wound debridement and focuses on the advantages associated with a novel, alternative method of debridement.
Maureen Benbow MSc, BA, RGN, HERC is a Senior Lecturer, University of Chester
Article accepted for publication: July 2011
Jacky Edwards presents a practical guide to management of minor burn injuries to ensure their management is timely and effective.
Jacky Edwards RGN, DPSN, BSc (Hons), PGDE is a Burns Nurse Consultant, Burn Centre, Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester.
Article accepted for publication: February 2011
Julie van Onselen & Margaret Cox provide an overview of skin changes that occur as we age – the intrinsic and extrinsic factors – and looks at the types of eczema most commonly experienced in later life.
Acknowledgements:
Reproduced with kind permission from the National Eczema Society (NES): This article first appeared in Exchange – National Eczema Society Members Magazine, Issue 139, pp 30-32, March 2011.
For more information please visit www.eczema.org. Alternatively ring the Healthcare Professional Information Line on 020 7561 8230 or the Patient Helpline on 0800 0891122.
Julie van Onselen, Independent Dermatology Nurse, National Eczema Society
Margaret Cox, Chief Executive, National Eczema Society
Article accepted for publication: June 2011
