Nursing Standard
Rheumatology nursing: your guide to the new RCN competency framework
Skills and career framework aims to support the development of rheumatology nurse roles
07 May 2020
Erin Dean
Nursing Standard
COVID-19: NICE guidance on community and end of life care
NICE has published guidance on treating the symptoms of COVID-19 in patients at home
24 Apr 2020
Nursing Standard
COVID-19: when you can refuse to treat a patient due to inadequate PPE
The implications for nurses of RCN guidance on care provision and inadequate PPE
23 Apr 2020
Nursing Standard
COVID-19: the steps to take when your shift ends to stay safe at home
Online sources list rigorous steps to take– but what do the experts say?
22 Apr 2020
Primary Health Care
How one social enterprise has transformed respiratory care
Melissa Canavan took the risky step of leaving her job to set up a new business
16 Apr 2020
Nursing Standard
COVID-19: nurses say they are not getting adequate PPE
A survey by Nursing Standard finds front-line staff fear for their lives
10 Apr 2020
Mental Health Practice
Dementia and the prescription of antipsychotics in hospital
Key points for nurses from a dementia audit by the Royal College of Psychiatrists
06 Apr 2020
Nursing Standard
COVID-19: how the NHS and the nursing profession have coped so far
As lockdown continues, we take stock of the impact on and response from services and staff
06 Apr 2020
Cancer Nursing Practice
COVID-19: implications for people receiving cancer treatment
NICE has published new guidance about cancer care during the pandemic
05 Apr 2020
Nursing Children and Young People
Long-term ventilation: best practice in caring for children and young people
Concerns about standards of care with long-term ventilation reviewed by NCEPOD
01 Apr 2020
Cancer Nursing Practice
Cancer nurses do compulsory training in their own time, our survey shows
Many use their holidays to do continuing professional development and pay for it themselves
01 Apr 2020
Nursing Standard
COVID-19: guidance on when to admit patients to critical care
NICE advises on assessing for frailty and including patients and carers in decision-making
31 Mar 2020
Nursing Standard
How to help patients cope with hay fever
Symptoms can be debilitating, but the condition is often under-recognised and poorly managed
30 Mar 2020
Nursing Standard
COVID-19: infection prevention and control advice for all healthcare settings
The government has issued advice for all healthcare workers
20 Mar 2020
Cancer Nursing Practice
How exercise can boost health and recovery of people with cancer
Physical exercise has a positive effect on cancer patients before, during and after treatment
09 Mar 2020
Mental Health Practice
Interventions to improve the mental health and well-being of children and young people
Public Health England focuses on promoting critical importance of mental health
02 Mar 2020
Nursing Children and Young People
Parenteral feeding in neonatal care: best practice
New national guidance aims to tackle wide variation in practice, safety concerns and costs
26 Feb 2020
Cancer Nursing Practice
Colorectal cancer: improving quality of life and survival
New guidance covers the management of local disease and secondary tumours
24 Feb 2020