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Volume 2, Number 3 |
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| How to … perform cryosurgery for warts |
Karen Stewart RGN EN(G), Senior Staff Nurse, N25 ENB 998 of Chelsea and Westminster Dermatology Day Clinic, London |
The term ‘cryosurgery’ describes the use of liquid nitrogen for the treatment of a variety of skin lesions. Liquid nitrogen can be used by nurses to treat warts on the feet and hands. Senior Staff Nurse Karen Stewart RGN EN(G) N25 ENB 998 of Chelsea and Westminster Dermatology Day Clinic, London, explains how to perform cryosurgery |
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| Dermatology nursing in the developing world |
Terence J Ryan FRCP Chairman, International Foundation for Dermatology, Emeritus Professor of Dermatology, Oxford Centre for Healthcare, Oxford Brookes University |
Two issues featuring in The Lancet’s recent report on the 12th World AIDS Conference struck me.1 First, it was noted with shame that ‘whenever a speaker from a developing country rose to talk about an issue central to the challenge of AIDS, seats emptied and the hall began to bleed delegates through the aisles into the corridors.’ |
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| A descriptive and evaluative study of a dermatology nursing service |
Steven J Ersser RGN BSc PhD CertTHE Reader in Nursing; Heidi Taylor BA MA Research Assistant, Oxford Centre for Healthcare Research & Development, School of Healthcare, Oxford Brookes University; Julie Van Onselen RGN RSCN DipN BA Clinical Nurse Advisor |
This study represents the most extensive research investigation conducted of a hospital-based dermatology nursing service in Britain to date. It examined the nature and significance of specialist dermatology nursing services through conducting an activity analysis of inpatient, day-care and liaison care services and exploring how this may be related to patient outcome. |
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| Tinea capitis – a growing headcount |
Amy Winsor RGN Dermatology Nurse Practitioner, Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Lewisham, London |
Tinea capitis (scalp ringworm), particularly when resulting from endothrix infection, is increasing in the UK.1 The essential feature of tinea capitis is the invasion of hair follicles in the scalp by a dermatophyte fungus. Infection occurs predominantly in prepubertal children (0–14 years). It is one of the most common infectious conditions in children and occurs in various forms worldwide.2 |
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