Assessment and management of diarrhoea.

All nurses are likely to care for many patients with diarrhoea. A new Nursing Times Learning unit has been launched to complement guidance from the Royal College of Nursing to assist them in approaching the difficult, sometimes embarrassing issues related to planning care for people with diarrhoea. This article summarises the resources and gives guidance on identifying types and causes of diarrhoea, and advice on management.

Complementary and alternative medicine in the undergraduate curriculum.

Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) teaching is limited in undergraduate medical curricula. Increasingly doctors are asked to advise on suitability of CAM therapies. This study evaluated whether early undergraduate CAM experience affected subsequent recognition and confidence in answering questions.