Il-Musbieh : Malta Nursing and Midwifery Journal : Issue 71 : June 2016

Abstract

The aim of Il-Musbieh, Malta Nursing and Midwifery Journal, is to provide a link between the Malta Union of Midwives and Nurses (MUMN) and its members. In this issue : Editorial by Joseph Camilleri - President’s Message by Maria Cutajar - Kelmtejn mis-Segretarju Generali by Colin Galea - The Karl Vella Foundation - Compression bandaging in venous leg ulcer treatment by Tanya Carabott - Nurses reaching the 3 million finding, treating & curing Tuberculosis - A&E departments may be too short-staffed “almost half the time”, says report by Charlie Cooper - The brave nurses who supported people who underwent ‘gay cures’ in post-war Britain by Tommy Dickinson - The value of reflective practice on a multidisciplinary approach to complex cases by Kevin J. Holmes - When people run for their life, army/police, fireman/women, health professions move into the zone of disaster! - Nurse competence and compassion must be considered ‘in tandem’ - Retrieving pastoral care from the liturgy of God’s word by Fr. Mario Attard OFM Cap - How nursing uniforms have changed through the decades - 1887 nursing job description - Xi jferrahni by Mario Borg - Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) may cause over 10 million deaths per year globally by 2050