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Volume 5, Number 4 |
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| Understanding the stresses on mothers of children with eczema |
Penny Titman MA MSc PhD Chartered Clinical Psychologist, University College London |
This article will describe what is known about the psychological impact of caring for a child with eczema. Understanding the difficulties faced by carers is the first step towards offering the right level of support for a child and their family. |
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| How to … meet the educational needs of a dermatology patient |
Coleen Gradwell RGN Clinical Nurse Specialist in Dermatology, Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham |
The long-term effect of many skin conditions means that sufferers need to be taught how to treat themselves at home. Coleen Gradwell RGN Clinical Nurse Specialist in Dermatology, Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham, explains what nurses should try to achieve in an educational consultation with patients |
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| An approach to setting up a special interest group |
Shirley E Lynn MSc BSc(Hons) DipN RN Project/Clinical Sister, Dermatology Dept, University Hospital, Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham |
Special interest groups can help healthcare professionals working in specialties to build on their expertise by sharing their knowledge with each other through meetings and telephone networking. This article recounts the advent of the Trent Region Light Therapy Network (TRLTN). |
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| Adverse reactions to natural rubber latex – Part II |
Justine Ratcliffe BA (Hons) RGN Head of Specialty Dermatology, Outpatient Department, Royal Bolton Hospital |
In Part I of this article, two of the established adverse reactions to natural rubber latex (NRL) were examined: allergic contact dermatitis (Type IV) and irritant contact dermatitis. In Part II, we shall look at the most discussed reaction: Type I. |
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| The role of the CNS in managing lupus and connective tissue diseases |
Sue Brown RGN EN(G) Clinical Nurse Specialist in Connective Tissue Diseases, Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases NHS Trust, Bath |
Connective tissue diseases (CTDs) are distinctive conditions that have a number of common features. Classified as autoimmune rheumatic diseases, CTDs are a group of overlapping disorders of unknown aetiology.1 This article will focus on one of the commonest CTDs,2 systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) – which is commonly called lupus – and aims to describe the role of the clinical nurse specialist (CNS) in managing its symptoms and treatment. |
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| A tribute to Lynette Stone, CBE |
Trish Garibaldinos RGN ENB 393, 998, 934 Sister, St John’s Institute of Dermatology, St Thomas’ Hospital, London; Caroline Fincham-Gee RGN OND RCNT CertFe CertEd BA(Hons) Lecturer, The Nightingale Institute, King's College London |
In August this year, Lynette Stone, CBE retired from the NHS. Some of you will have worked with Lyn and many more of you will be aware of her work as an author and as a speaker. It seems a fitting occasion to pay tribute to a role model and professional who has brought so much to the specialty. |
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| Dermatology nurse rotation – the rotators’ perspective |
Paul Affleck RGN Research Nurse, Skin Therapy Research Unit; Julie Wooller RGN Staff Nurse, Laser and Surgery Suite, St John’s Institute of Dermatology, St Thomas’ Hospital, London |
This article discusses a dermatology nurse rotational programme, which has been running since 1996 at St John’s Institute of Dermatology in London. The authors are two nurses who have recently completed their rotations, and this is a reflection on their own, and their colleagues’, experiences. It also highlights the development of rotational programmes in recent years to recruit staff and improve practice. |
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