Using touch to show compassion: tailoring non-verbal communication to the individual
Judging when it’s appropriate to touch a patient or relative – and when it’s not
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What next – and who next – for nursing?
As England’s CNO prepares to step down, what should her successor’s priorities be?
17 Apr 2024
Nurses forced into lower pay bands after requesting flexible hours
RCN chief brands practice ‘shameful’ and vows to get college’s lawyers to review issue
16 Apr 2024
NHS employers reject suggested separate pay spine for nurses
RCN’s proposed nursing pay scale would harm morale, employers tell government consultation
15 Apr 2024
Your employment rights: changes to carer’s leave, pregnancy rules and flexible working
Time off to support dependants becomes a legal right and redundancy protection is extended
12 Apr 2024
Nursing student numbers: degree places ‘getting harder to fill’
University says it cannot meet national targets and had to scrap mental health intake
11 Apr 2024
Compensation for charge nurse told she had to stop solely working night shifts
Managers rowed back on reasonable adjustments that helped her manage a chronic condition
10 Apr 2024
Evidence and Practice
How can we successfully promote equality, diversity and inclusion in nursing?
Addressing barriers facing nurse leaders when strategising equal access and opportunities
04 Apr 2024
The role of communication in effective nurse leadership and patient care
Mastering verbal and non-verbal communication to fully understand patients’ needs
27 Mar 2024
Relationship between nurses’ workplace behaviour and ethical leadership in managers
Ethical leadership by managers is a significant determinant of nurses’ behaviour in the...
19 Mar 2024
A research internship scheme for nurses and its wider implications for clinical managers
Managers should help enable the development of a nursing and midwifery workforce engaged...
28 Feb 2024
Mapping ward managers’ core competencies using the Balanced Scorecard model
A strategic map of the role can help measure performance and provide a benchmark to improve...
08 Feb 2024
Understanding and investigating potential problematic behaviour towards colleagues
Nurse managers should adopt a stepped exploratory approach using a sensitive exploratory...
19 Jan 2024
Features
Using touch to show compassion: tailoring non-verbal communication to the individual
Judging when it’s appropriate to touch a patient or relative – and when it’s not
12 Apr 2024
Uniform approach: what we like about our standardised scrubs
Nurses from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland on the pros of their nations’ uniforms
01 Mar 2024
Rostering: could more control over your shift timings transform your work-life balance?
Team-based rostering pilots point to improved staff retention and greater collaboration
27 Feb 2024
Bonding with long-term patients: promoting continuity of care within healthy boundaries
Tips on fostering ongoing therapeutic relationships while avoiding undue attachment
09 Feb 2024
How to handle a bullying, weak or incompetent boss
Tips on initiating constructive conversations and where to seek support over poor leadership
29 Mar 2024
Under excess pressure? The emotional signs of stress and how to deal with them
Tips for identifying worrying signs and supporting yourself and colleagues
05 Mar 2024
Opinion
Our professional inferiority complex: why you’re never ‘just’ a nurse
Safety-critical care is what we do, yet some of us can’t resist the urge to downplay
20 Feb 2024
Fitness to practise cases: is the NMC doing enough to tackle the backlog?
We ask our readers if more money will resolve the growing FtP caseload
19 Apr 2024
5 healthy meals tips: how to pack a lunchbox to look forward to on busy shifts
Time and money-saving advice on eating and drinking well while at work
09 Apr 2024
Students
Care innovations: how to spark ideas on placement and influence change in practice
Hospital-based projects are a chance to gather evidence, present a case and improve care
28 Feb 2024
Leading change as a nursing student: how to develop an innovation
Award winner explains how she co-produced a relevant, helpful resource with patients
06 Dec 2023
Nursing Live: what’s on offer for students and newly registered nurses
Access free sessions on placements, well-being, mentors, careers and more at RCNi’s event
11 Oct 2023
Careers
Work-life balance: what I’ve gained in an occupational health role
It can offer more flexibility than ward or community jobs. Find out what’s involved
18 Apr 2024
From NHS nurse to lecturer: making the transition to education
What I’ve learned moving from an NHS role to academia, and the skills you need
11 Apr 2024
A day in the life of an advanced clinical practitioner
An ACP has advice on how to make the move into advanced practice
04 Apr 2024