Physical assessment remains a cornerstone of safe, effective nursing care, even in an age of advanced diagnostics. Recent initiatives, leadership pathways, and competency frameworks focus on refining ...
Palliative care is an approach that improves the quality of life of patients (adults and children) and their families who are facing problems associated with life-threatening illness. It prevents and relieves suffering through the early identification, correct assessment and treatment of pain and other problems, whether physical, psychosocial or spiritual.
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence: Quality statement 1: Including physical and mental health needs in a care and support needs assessment
Older people with multiple long-term conditions having a care and support needs assessment have their physical and mental health needs included. Older people with multiple long-term conditions are ...
Quality statement 1: Including physical and mental health needs in a care and support needs assessment
Nursing and midwifery occupations represent a significant share of the female workforce. More than 80% of the world’s nurses work in countries that are home to half of the world’s population.
Nursing and midwifery To safeguard the future health workforce and the provision of high-quality health care, steps must be taken to ensure that nursing and midwifery are seen as attractive career options. Nurses and midwives must have a solid evidence-based education that enables them to meet the changing needs of a population by working, on their own and in teams with other professionals ...
The Global strategic directions for strengthening nursing and midwifery 2016–2020 provides a framework for WHO and key stakeholders to develop, implement and evaluate nursing and midwifery accomplishments to ensure accessible, acceptable, quality, and safe nursing and midwifery interventions.