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NurChat Upcoming Discussion 05/02/2013 – Apps, tablets and mobile devices in healthcare

January 30, 2013 – 12:18 pm

It is not uncommon to see doctors and nurses using mobile devices including smart phones and tablets openly in a ward environment these days, whereas less than a decade ago you would be frowned upon if you were so much as glancing at a device in a hospital. Signs saying ‘switch mobile phones off’ were read more »

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NurChat Summary, 18/12/12 – Get involved in NHS Change Day

December 20, 2012 – 1:12 pm

The goal of NHS Change Day is to empower 65,000 NHS staff to take voluntary action on the 13th March 2013, demonstrating their commitment to improving patient care and to create a positive movement, potentially leading to more NHS Change Days in the future. The aim is to mobilise 1,000 members of staff for each read more »

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#NurChat Transcript 18/12/12 Get involved in NHS Change Day

December 18, 2012 – 10:27 pm

Please read from the bottom for chronological order KathEvans2 @NurChat @uk_james #Nurchat a smile, a touch of a hand or arm & how are you? – mean so much & cost so little – lets do more of this -9:06 PM Dec 18th, 2012 NurChat @Damian_Roland So pleased! Keep up the hard work that you are all doing! #nhschangeday #NurChat -9:06 PM Dec 18th, read more »

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NurChat 06/11/12 8pm – Prevention of Pressure Ulcers with ‘Your Turn’

October 30, 2012 – 12:10 pm

We are delighted to announce that following over 2 months of organising and coordination we are teaming up with @YourTurnOrg to discuss prevention of pressure sores, with a particular focus in the community. “Your Turn is a national movement working to reduce the number of pressure sores (sometimes known as bed sores) in the UK. read more »

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Upcoming NurChat 23/10/12 8pm – Standardise Early Warning Scores (EWS) to National EWS

October 16, 2012 – 10:49 am

The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) and the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) recently joined forces to develop the National Early Warning Score with the aim of ‘standardising the assessment of acute-illness severity’. However, this initiative will also serve as a tool to reduce variation in the quality of care of acutely ill patients from read more »

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NurChat 09/10/2012 – ‘Promoting Choice by Empowering Patients’

October 10, 2012 – 3:52 pm

Person-centred care has been a buzz phrase in the healthcare community for some time, but the concept behind it is far more than a passing trend. It can prove tough to implement if it’s not properly supported, but keeping the patient’s choices at the forefront when planning their care is vital for achieving a positive read more »

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NurChat 09/10/12 8pm – Promoting choice by empowering patients

October 2, 2012 – 10:36 am

Special thanks to @Momrocks50 and @Susie8lue for suggesting the topic, which came following a heartfelt discussion one Sunday morning about how choice can be taken away from our patients for the benefit of the nurse / carer, and can lead to loss of independence and morale for the patient. The NICE guidelines ‘Patient experience in read more »

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#NurChat 11/09/2012 Transcript – ‘Flu Fighter’

September 11, 2012 – 9:19 pm

Please read from the bottom for chronological order: nursefriendly @GGByrne A “chance” at protecting our vulnerable patients does not justify making #vaccinations #mandatory or self-risk #nurchat -9:08 PM Sep 11th, 2012 DGFoord @_Michael_Palmer The principles may be transferable to other settings, but we can’t assume so; interesting reading though #nurchat -9:07 PM Sep 11th, read more »

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NurChat Summary 28/08/12 – Continence Care

August 29, 2012 – 6:04 pm

Initially the participants discussed individualised continence care. It was felt that patients were receiving individualised care; however some argued that this was very dependent on the area that you worked in. In acute hospitals it was agreed that it was difficult to undertake a continence assessment due to lack of time and those patients were read more »

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#NurChat 14/08/2012 Transcript – Pain Management

August 14, 2012 – 9:05 pm

Please read from the bottom for chronological order NurChat Huge thank you to @paintoolkit2 for joining us tonight #NurChat -9:05 PM Aug 14th, 2012 PhilipRABall “@kaffando: @PhilipRABall surely, we’ve moved on from not believing what the patient says? #nurchat #McCaffrey” fervently hope so, #maybenot -9:04 PM Aug 14th, 2012 NurChat @TildaMc Thanks Tilda #NurChat -9:04 read more »

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NurChat Upcoming Discussion 05/02/2013 – Apps, tablets and mobile devices in healthcare

NurChat Summary, 18/12/12 – Get involved in NHS Change Day

#NurChat Transcript 18/12/12 Get involved in NHS Change Day

NurChat 06/11/12 8pm – Prevention of Pressure Ulcers with ‘Your Turn’

Upcoming NurChat 23/10/12 8pm – Standardise Early Warning Scores (EWS) to National EWS

NurChat 09/10/2012 – ‘Promoting Choice by Empowering Patients’

NurChat 09/10/12 8pm – Promoting choice by empowering patients

#NurChat 11/09/2012 Transcript – ‘Flu Fighter’

NurChat Summary 28/08/12 – Continence Care

#NurChat 14/08/2012 Transcript – Pain Management

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