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The concept of emotional labor and its role in the daily routine of nurses is highlighted. Emotional labor is defined as the ability of an individual or nurse to display a trained response and manage the emotions of the patients under their care.

Issues are presented concerning the personal security of healthcare services personnel at work. Security measures which have been put in place by National Health Service Hospital Trusts are discussed.

The psychological aspects of isolation nursing should not be considered the same for source isolation and protective isolation, as patients are placed in source isolation to protect others from contamination which may make the patient feel distressed and aggressive. Protective isolation is used when a patient requires protection from harmful infectious agents, and the treatment is usually carried out with full co-operation from the patient and family. Nursing staff should help to make barrier nursing practises as pleasant as possible, reducing stress and increasing the chance of a positive outcome.

Relationship-centered care concept argues that residents' quality of care is linked to how care home staff are valued. This aims to encourage homes to foster a greater sense of community among residents, friends and staff.

Several studies are carried out to show that people remember all their past experiences of pain, which then highly affect their current decisions and judgment of any situation.

The article explains nurse's responsibility towards patients who attempt to commit suicide and their role involved to treat this depression.

Nurses work with all types of patients who are violent, offensive or criminals but they have to deal with them as a patient without affecting the quality of care.

The important theme of latest healthcare policy is ensuring that patients can keep taking care of themselves. However, in the UK levels of engagement are not as high as in other countries which is believed to be due to lack of caregivers and lack of support for patient and for this, an open approach needs to be established with a free interaction between patient and his caregiver, encouraging patients to share their experience and knowledge.

A nurse's job comprises of not only looking after the physical well being of a patient but also his mental health. Nurses should be friendly with the patient, always follow the National service Framework for Mental Health and always treat patients well.

Nurses working in neuroscience often have to manage patients whose behavior puts themselves or others at risk of injury or compromises their care and treatment. Guidelines are developed for staff working in specialist areas on how to manage challenging behavior while maintaining patient safety and dignity.

Ulcers have a negative effect on patient's quality of life. Majority of patients cited pain as the worst thing about having an psaired mobility, and non-compliance.

This article discusses how a therapeutic group was set up in a British clinic to help stroke patients cope with anxiety and depression. The author explains how the group was set up, its aims, participants, structure and contents, and implications for the service.

Emotional scarring can result from coping with chronic or acute wounds, even after the healing of the physical injury. Anticipating psychological problems and how to resolve them is the focus of this article.

The effects of living with a pressure ulcer are discussed. Much quantitative research has been devoted to isues such as prevalence and incidence of pressure ulcers. Little has focused on what it is like to have a pressure ulcer. Experiences of patients have been studied.

Cognitive behavior therapy can be used by nurses to assist their disfigured patients. Use of the fear-avoidance model enables nurses to help their patients accept their new body image.

The results of a study looking into the nurses' role in helping patients following surgery for lung cancer is presented. The psychological affect of the disease should always be considered by the nurse.

Providing information to patients undergoing surgery can lessen anxiety and allow a forum for questions. The chance to make a pre-operative visit to surgery unit has been found to help reduce stress but strict theatre lists and a lack of staff means this route is not the norm for patients. Nurses should be able to recognize symptoms of anxiety in a patient. The use of a series of questions designed to measure levels of anxiety have been found to be useful in detecting those patients who need extra reassurance and psychological support.

Patients undergoing bone marrow transplants may suffer psychologically. They and their families may be stressed by the experimental nature of some techniques. Patients may also suffer from physical and financial problems, as well as the possibility of dying. Patients in isolation feel deprived by the lack of physical contact.

The article discusses that there is an urgent need for long-term carers to be provided with a lot of support by the nursing staff as they undergo a lot of psychological stress in taking care of their patients. These people put their life on hold to care for their loved ones, family or friends, so need help and support.

The article discusses the issue of whether drastically reducing visiting hours in hospitals would lead to fewer infections. Even though it is perhaps a good idea, the patients look forward to the quality time they spend with their friends and family, which improves their mental health and well being and aids faster recovery.

This article examines the impact intestinal failure has on a patient's life. The author maintains intestinal failure patients, who have to be treated with a very restrictive regimen, demonstrate feelings of anger, anxiety, and depression.

The National Burn Care Review Committee report considers the psychosocial and psychological impact of burn injuries to be of great importance. Health care professionals can select from a number of psychosocial interventions to be used for the treatment of patients with burn injuries.

Issues are presented concerning the ways in which bad news regarding health matters is broken to patients and their families by healthcare personnel. The reaction of a man who is informed that he has multiple sclerosis is discussed.

Issues concerning research into the benefits of well-being during the wound healing process are discussed.