Nicki Ward gives an overview of spasticity as a result of Multiple Sclerosis and some advice to community nurses caring for patients.
Elaine Hemingway discusses the need for community nurses to work from a transcultural nursing perspective when caring for travellers or nomadic groups.
Chris Buswell describes the benefits of journal clubs as a means of continuing nurse education and knowledge.
Teresa Burdett discusses the emerging role of community based nurses dealing with housing issues and its effect on client and community health.
John Unsworth and Sue Spencer describe the skills needed by community nurses involved in health commissioning and the use of role play within the learning environment.
John Unsworth MSc, BSc(Hons), BA, RGN, PGCE is a Practice Development Nurse, Northumbria Healthcare NHS Trust.
Sue Spencer MSc, BA, RGN, PGCE is Course Leader MSc Health Sciences (Community Health), Senior Lecturer, University of Northumbria at Newcastle.
Article accepted for publication September 1999.
With the support of informal carers now recognised as a priority if people with significant needs are to live at home, Lesley Adcock examines the care given to an individual patient and her husband upon her discharge from hospital following a stroke injury.
Lesley Adcock BSc(Hons) Community Health, DN, RGN, District Nursing Sister, Hounslow & Spelthorne Community & Mental Health Trust.
Article accepted for publication April 1999.
Professor Philip Burnard discusses the points community nurses should consider prior to engaging patients in conversations about sexuality.
Philip Burnard PhD, MSc, RGN, RMN, DipN, Cert Ed, RNT, Professor and Vice Dean, School of Nursing Studies, University of Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff.
Article accepted for publication July 1999
John Unsworth, Liz Hardy, Eleanor Binks and Tony Patterson discuss the need to involve community based nurses in decisions regarding intermediate care for patients.
John Unsworth MSc, BSc (Hons), BA, RGN, DPSN, PGCE, Practice Development Nurse & Liz Hardy MA, RGN, DNCert, DMS,
Head of Nursing/Community Manager, Northumbria Healthcare NHS Trust.
Eleanor Binks CSS, Officer in Charge – Residential Home & Tony Patterson, Manager, Care in the Community, North Tyneside Council.
Article accepted for publication September 1999.
In this third article of our research series Linda Bindless describes the nature of ethics and of nursing research ethics and explains how to identify ethical issues using an approach based on the principles of respect for autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence and justice and their application to practice.
Linda Bindless MA, BA, Cert Ed., CPTDN, RN, Senior Lecturer, School of Human & Health Sciences, University of Huddersfield, W. Yorkshire.
Article accepted for publication January 2000.
Wendy Biddington discusses the need for multidisciplinary team working to promote good discharge practice from a community hospital.
Wendy Biddington BSc (Hons), SRN, SCM, DN, PgCIMS is a Practice Development Nurse, Leicestershire & Rutland Healthcare NHS Trust.
Article accepted for publication December 1999.
