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How to : basic life support (2015)
Journal Article
Rushton, M., & Barker, M. (2015). How to : basic life support. Nursing Standard, 30(15), 34-36. https://doi.org/10.7748/ns.30.15.34.s48

This article aims to help practitioners refresh their knowledge of basic life support (BLS) supplementary to annual mandatory training. The article offers a step-by-step approach to BLS based on Resuscitation Council (UK) guidelines. There is a need... Read More about How to : basic life support.

How to assess deteriorating patients (2015)
Journal Article
Barker, M., Rushton, M., & Smith, J. (2015). How to assess deteriorating patients. Nursing Standard, 30(11), 34-36. https://doi.org/10.7748/ns.30.11.34.s44

This article aims to help practitioners to undertake the assessment of deteriorating patients using a standardised ABCDE (airway, breathing, circulation, disability, exposure) approach that allows the practitioner to assess the patient in a struct... Read More about How to assess deteriorating patients.

How to perform respiratory assessment (2015)
Journal Article
Smith, J., & Rushton, M. (2015). How to perform respiratory assessment. Nursing Standard, 30(7), 34-36. https://doi.org/10.7748/ns.30.7.34.s45

This article aims to assist practitioners to perform a respiratory assessment.

Simulation and the student pathway to critical care (2015)
Journal Article
Rushton, M. (2015). Simulation and the student pathway to critical care. British Journal of Cardiac Nursing, 10(2), 93-98. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjca.2015.10.2.93

The aim of this study was to increase student nurses’ confidence prior to embarking on a critical-care placement in a coronary-care unit (CCU). Students often lack knowledge and confidence in relation to critical-care nursing and are often apprehens... Read More about Simulation and the student pathway to critical care.