A study carried out in an NHS trust showed that its dermatology nurses could safely undertake nurse prescribing. To be effective a formal system of nurse prescribing is required. This involves the ...

While there are many effective approaches to the short-term management of psoriasis, long-term use of most agents is limited by toxicity, particularly end-organ damage or cancer. This is particularly ...

Helena native, Megan Gittings, has been a practicing dermatology nurse practitioner since 2005. She first found her love of dermatology after working as a nurse, which led her back to school to become ...

This frightening term jumped out amid the rash of unfamiliar medical jargon that Raymond Keener said while examining my nearly naked body. “I see that you have a little bit of pre-malignancy here on ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The addition of dermatology physician assistants and nurse practitioners into clinical practice has helped ...

Almost one in four nurses reported that they were likely to be the only regular visitor for around half of the patients they see at home in a recent survey by the British Skin Foundation. This was ...

As the winter chill continues, some of us are thinking about how we can get the most out of our skincare routine - especially those who suffer from dry skin. Paula Oliver, a dermatology nurse ...