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The evidence illustrates inconsistency and confusion in the use of the Glasgow Coma Scale in practice; this has the potential to compromise care and clarity around the issues is therefore necessary.

Internationally, caring attributes are challenging to develop and sustain throughout preregistration education, largely being diminished over time. Little published evidence evidences how person-centred frameworks are successfully integrated into preregistration nursing curricula to develop person-centred nurses.

Aromatherapy is an ancient and well established discipline, with its roots based in herbology. While aromatherapy has existed in health care practice in many cultures for thousands of years, the mechanisms of its actions, and therefore its place in contemporary health care, are often not widely known. This article explores such mechanisms of action in the nervous system, illustrating the principles of how this health care discipline can potentially provide a successful adjunct to the care of those with neurological disorders.