Pursuit of Excellence

A free online newsletter promoting research informed nursing practice

Issue No. 53 (September 2008)
Co-morbidity and the Probability of Wound Healing (67KB)
Newsletter Insert - Wound Healing Probability Tool (82KB)

Issue No. 52 (July 2008)
Caring for People Living in Domestic Squalor (61KB)

Issue No. 51 (May 2008)
Sterility, stability and potency of medications administered by carers in home-based Palliative Care (94KB)

Issue No. 50 (February 2008)
Palliative Care at Home: Nurses, Carers and Medications (88KB)

Issue No. 49 (November 2007)
Understanding HIV/AIDS Community Nursing Care (PDF 88KB)
Newsletter Insert - Model of RDNS HIV/AIDS Community Nursing Care (PDF 657KB)

Issue No. 48 (September 2007)
Reducing Trauma During the Removal of Male and Supra-Pubic Catheters: From Evidence to Experience (PDF 83KB)
Reference List (PDF 194KB)

Issue No. 47 (July 2007)
What is Important about District Nursing for People with Chronic Illness (PDF 84KB)
Newsletter Insert - The District Nurse Model for Person-Centre Care (PDF 1MB)

Issue No. 46 (April 2007)
The Transfer of Evidence into Community Nursing Practice (PDF 89KB)
Appendix 1 (PDF 332KB)

Issue No. 45 (February 2007)
Complex Care: Medication Management for People Living in the Community with Dementia and Chronic Illness (PDF 109KB)

Issue No. 44 (October 2006)
The Nurse Practitioner Role in Community Nursing (PDF 130KB)

Issue No. 43 (August 2006)
Complex Care: People with Diabetes and Mental Illness (PDF 270KB)

Issue No. 42 (June 2006)
Anaphylaxis Management for Community Nursing Practice (PDF 146KB)

Issue No. 41 (April 2006)
Minimisation of Pain and/or Trauma during Wound Management (PDF 130KB)

Issue No. 40 (February 2006)
Sexual Health and Living with a Urinary Dwelling Catheter: A Continuum of Life (PDF 168KB)

Issue No. 39 (December 2005)
A Balancing Act: Minimising the risk of hypoglycaemia while achieving recommended glycaemic targets (PDF 190KB)

Issue No. 38 (October 2005)
Itching to Scratch: Innovative nursing interventions for chronic itch (PDF 157KB)

Issue No. 37 (August 2005)
Incontinence and Dementia (PDF 151KB)

Issue No. 36 (June 2005)
The Nursing Preceptor Role (PDF 175KB)

Issue 35 (April 2005)
Enduring Chronic Pain (PDF 2.4MB)

Issue 34 (November 2004)
Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Management (PDF 61KB)

Issue 33 (October 2004)
Clinical Leadership Programme (PDF 54KB)

Issue 32 (September 2004)
A Three Way Control System:  Redefining Community Based Infection Control (PDF 63KB)

Issue 31 (August 2004)
Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes: Transition between Diabetes Services (PDF 55KB)

Issue 30 (July 2004)
Wound Bed Preparation (PDF 68KB)

Issue 29 (June 2004)
Redefining Community Based Infection Control: Hand Hygiene (PDF 51KB)

Issue 28 (May 2004)
What do people with chronic illness want from district nurses? (PDF 79KB)

Issue 27 (April 2004)
The Nurse's Role in the Caring Encounter with Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse (PDF 53KB)

Issue 26 (March 2004)
Managing Clients with a Venous Leg Ulcer:  Keeping the Pressure on (PDF 57KB)

Issue 25 (February 2004)
Romantic Love, Young Women and Domestic Violence (PDF 62KB)

Issue 24 (December 2003)
Living with HIV Related Fatigue (PDF 57KB)

Issue 23 (November 2003)
Working with Clients who frequent RDNS Homeless Clinics (PDF 61KB)

Issue 22 (October 2003)
Wound Assessment and Documentation (PDF 72KB)

Issue 21 (September 2003)
Living with an indwelling urinary catheter (PDF 58KB)

Issue 20 (August 2003)
Putting the ‘Self’ into Asthma Self-Management: One Person's Story (Part 2) (PDF 55KB)

Issue 19 (July 2003)
Putting the ‘Self’ into Asthma Self-Management: One Person's Story (Part 1) (PDF 53KB)

Issue 18 (June 2003)
One person's story in context of the pilot study: Exploring transition of young people with type 1 diabetes from children’s to adult diabetes
health services (PDF 48KB)

Issue 17 (May 2003)
How can community nursing policy better support a nurse’s clinical judgement when clients living with dementia are not able to consent to nursing intervention? (PDF 58KB)

Issue 16 (April 2003)
Older people and skin tears (PDF 76KB)

Issue 15 (March 2003)
The consumer's voice in Medication Management (PDF 66KB)

Issue 14 (February 2003)
Identifying the Issues of Medication Management in the Community (PDF 65KB)

Issue 13 (November 2002)
Living with Schizophrenia (PDF 66KB)

Issue 12 (October 2002)
Tap water cleansing of leg ulcers in the community (PDF 56KB)

Issue 11 (September 2002)
Wound Swabbing (PDF 67KB) 

Issue 10 (August 2002)
Hand-washing and Community Nursing (PDF 461KB) 

Issue 9 (July 2002)
Antiseptics in Wound Management (PDF 85KB)

Issue 8 (June 2002)
Sexuality Issues for Women Living with Chronic Illness (Part 2) (PDF 79KB) 

Issue 7 (May 2002)'
Sexuality Issues for Women Living with Chronic Illness (Part 1) (PDF 66KB)

Issue 6 (April 2002)
Arthritis Self-management (PDF 71KB)

Issue 5 (March 2002)
Disabilities Management (PDF 48KB)

Issue 4 (February 2002)
Palliative Care Management (PDF 63KB) 

Issue 3 (January 2002).
Chronic Illness Management (PDF 62KB)

Issue 2 (December 2001)
Continence Management (PDF 58KB) 

Issue 1 (November 2001)
Wound Management (PDF 135KB)

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