The Experience of Temporality by a Group of Asian and Caucasian Diabetic Patients

This contentious paper aims to explore the experience of time by individuals who have been diagnosed with diabetes mellitus. It further argues that the temporal processes form central to the diabetic experience and it proceeds to depict the arenas in which time is transformed by virtue of diabetes. Finally, it is proposed that understanding the person as a whole being is necessary if selfmanagement of diabetes is to be successful

In too deep: understanding, detecting and managing DVT

Venous thromboembolism (VTE), which includes deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE), is a serious health and social care problem of the developed world, affecting 1 in 1000 adults every year, and with an annual financial overhead of approximately £640 million. The nature of DVT means that often the condition can go unrecognized until the thrombus becomes an embolus. The pathogenesis of DVT continues to be based on Virchow’s triad, which attributes VTE to ‘hypercoagulability’, ‘stasis’ and ‘intimal injury’. The diagnosis of DVT is often the result of a number of tests performed either sequentially or in combination before mechanical and/or chemical treatment is embarked on. Creating public awareness of DVT and PE is the best way to prevent this condition. Nurses are in an ideal position to discuss the importance of lifestyle changes and other related measures to prevent DVT

Nanotechnology: is there a need for ethical principles?

Nanotechnology (NT) is concerned with materials and systems whose structures and components exhibit novel physical, chemical and biological properties due to their nanoscale size. This new scientific discipline is fast becoming a major driver of the future direction of health care and is likely to have a significant impact on society, medicine and nursing. This article demonstrates that ethical reflections lie at the heart of nursing. In contextualizing the ethics of NT, this article questions the conclusion reached by others that ethical reflections on NT lag behind its scientific developments. Instead it proposes that the ethical issues raised by NT are similar to those relating to biotechnology, considered by ethicists since the 1970s. Consequently, this article argues that a foundation of ethical reflections already exists that can be transferred to NT. Finally, this article asserts the need for nurses to be proactively involved in interdisciplinary discussions likely to extend the current ethical reflections of autonomy, nonmaleficence, beneficence and justice to NT