Context: Nurse practitioners (NPs) are called to embrace caring as the focus of their own being and nursing identity. What distinguishes the care of NPs is 2-fold. First, it is their willingness to ...

The law on informed consent in adults has recently changed. This article, the first of two on informed consent, explains how the law has evolved and how it applies to nursing practice. Nurses have a ...

Cardiomyopathies are diseases characterised by structural and functional abnormalities of the myocardium. There are various types and subtypes, which means that tests, treatments and patient advice ...