Elaine Cole

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Nursing Standard

Plenty to be proud of despite difficult times

Not a day goes by without another story about the crisis in the NHS, yet nurses continue to find the energy to provide excellent care.

Nurses who worked with patients with AIDS in the 1980s
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‘Nursing in a war zone’: memories of AIDS wards in the 1980s

A film has captured nurses' harrowing but inspiring experiences

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RCN Nurse of the Year 2016: ‘Award win will open doors’

RCN Nurse of the Year 2016 Venetia Wynter-Blyth explains how winning the award has helped her expand her prehabilitation programme.

Palliative care
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‘In children’s palliative care we help make memories’

With a shortage of qualified nurses providing children’s palliative care in the voluntary sector, staff nurse Julie Webber explains why she loves this rewarding role

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App improves care of non-verbal patients

Tool helps children and adults express pain and discomfort

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Care plans minimise the use of restraint

A practice development team has devised protocols that put mental health patients at the...

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E-learning tool to support nurses in developing cultural competence

A new e-learning tool has been launched to support NHS clinicians in developing cultural...

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A chance to show what nurses can do

Winners from last year’s Nurse Awards have seen their influence increase and their projects...

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RCN Nurse of the Year explains her 'prehabilitation' programme

Venetia Wynter-Blyth's innovation has achieved better outcomes for patients undergoing cancer surgery

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Primary Health Care

Award-winning district nurse development programme raises morale

Why giving patients the best care service comes from the heart of nursing.

Christine Talboys
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Personalising care for patients with bladder cancer

Christine Talboys was shortlisted in the Cancer Nursing category at the RCNi Nurse Awards...

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Information mornings led by nurses are helping to transform care

A project transforming care for patients about to begin chemotherapy has reduced anxiety and...

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Award-winning service transforms care for people with suspected DVT

By using ultrasound in the community to confirm or exclude DVT, Jo Boyd and her team reduce...

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