Erin Dean

Nursing Standard

Instant messaging: guidance for NHS staff in hospital

Guidance aims to help judge how and when to use instant messaging in acute clinical settings

Woman looks in distress at her insulin kit
Nursing Standard

Diabetes: recommendations for improving mental well-being

All-party group calls for clearer pathways to support individuals’ psychological needs

vaginal mesh
Nursing Standard

NICE guidance on vaginal mesh surgery

'Non-surgical options for urinary incontinence and prolapse must be exhausted first...

Nursing Standard

NHS issues staff guidance on safe use of instant messaging in acute care

Advice includes which smartphone apps to use to coordinate care during emergencies

Nursing Standard

NICE issues guidance on decision-making and mental capacity

This guidance reflects concerns about the implementation of the Mental Capacity Act 2005

Learning Disability Practice

New NICE guideline on decision-making for those who lack capacity

NICE guideline helps healthcare staff apply the principles of the Mental Capacity Act 2005

Nurse and young woman
Nursing Standard

Quality standard for eating disorders highlights need for closer liaison between teams

Eating disorders guidance from NICE calls for better coordination and earlier access to care

Penelope Clark
Learning Disability Practice

‘Taking on a lone position has been a challenge. I love it’

Award-winning Penelope Clark moved her family 800 miles to take up a post as the only community liaison nurse for learning disabilities and autism on the remote Shetland Islands

Vera Clement
Nursing Children and Young People

Palliative and end of life care can be a rewarding choice

Palliative care clinical nurse specialist for children and young people Vera Clement describes why she is dedicated to improving choice for end of life care

Social isolation in older people
Nursing Standard

Lifting the barriers to mental healthcare for older people

New resources are tackling the stigma and social issues that restrict access to care

Emergency Nurse

Ensuring safe staffing in emergency departments

Guidelines to help hospitals with workforce planning and staff deployment

Neonatal herpes
Nursing Children and Young People

Preventing herpes in newborn babies

Although rare, the effects of herpes in newborn babies can be devastating, so it is important that parents are aware of the infection and how to avoid it

nurse and patient view laptop
Nursing Standard

Updated NICE guidance on dementia care

First update in a decade says staff working with people who have dementia need extra training

Nursing Standard

The myths that make men shun nursing

Attracting more men into the profession is not just about numbers, but improving care

Senior care
Primary Health Care

Integrated care and 'virtual wards' help prevent unnecessary hospital admissions

A new model of integrated care sees multidisciplinary teams monitoring older people with deteriorating health to help them avoid the need for emergency care

Primary Health Care

RCN urges nurses to encourage cervical screening tests

New RCN guidelines advise nurses to encourage eligible women to access cervical screening tests

Nursing Older People

Could it be delirium?

A campaign to increase awareness of delirium urges swift action to prevent harm

Nursing Management

Careers advice: what the experts say

Senior nurses offer some tips on the practicalities of the recruitment process

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