Erin Dean
NICE quality standard on suspected cancer
New guidelines published by NICE look to improve standards of care in cancer diagnoses.
Schwartz rounds for nursing students
Many NHS trusts give staff opportunities to share difficult experiences. Now these structured sessions are being introduced to universities in the hope of reducing student attrition and building resilience.
Ask dying adults about their spiritual beliefs, NICE says
Nurses should ask dying adults about their spiritual beliefs and cultural preferences, new guidance says.
Revalidation: one year on
In the build-up to the introduction of revalidation in April last year, many nurses worried about how they would cope with the new system and some predicted it would drive people out of the profession. But 12 months on, the picture is largely positive.
Handwashing
Our clinical update on new NICE guidance on tackling antimicrobial resistance.
We must not repeat previous mistakes, says former Mid Staffs trust head
Current NHS pressures are recreating the circumstances that led to disastrous failings at Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust, according to the nurse brought in to turn the hospital around.
Oncology nurses want more studies into using technology in the community
Using technology to manage cancer symptoms at home should be the focus of research, say oncology nurses.
NMC caution order for nurse who failed to perform CPR
A nurse has admitted misconduct after failing to attempt to resuscitate a care home resident she believed was dead.
Exclusive: Newly qualified nurses should have limited prescribing powers, draft NMC plans reveal
Graduating nurses in the UK will be given limited prescribing powers, according to the Nursing and Midwifery Council's draft education plans as seen by Nursing Standard.
Mental health nursing should retain its specialty undergraduate course
Mental health nursing should retain its specialty undergraduate course, an independent workforce review has found.
Childhood continence
Read our clinical update on a new children’s continence pathway.
Tackling malnutrition: more work needed to meet standards
Almost half of hospitals in England are not meeting mandatory food and drink standards, according to a new report.
Nurses and service users voice their concerns over mental health services
Mental health nurses are concerned about decreasing opportunities for long-term supportive relationships with patients, a major workforce review has found.
Exclusive: Nursing Standard-Marie Curie end of life survey findings
More than four out of ten nurses and healthcare assistants (HCAs) have received no training in end of life care, a survey by Nursing Standard and Marie Curie has found.
Exclusive: Nursing Standard-Marie Curie survey results
Two thirds (67%) of nurses think they have too little time to provide high quality care to dying patients, a Nursing Standard and Marie Curie survey has revealed.
Screening and management of long-term consequences of myeloma and its treatment
Life expectancy rates for patients who have myeloma, which affects areas of the body where bone marrow is active, are improving.
Screening and management of long-term consequences of myeloma and its treatment
Life expectancy rates for patients who have myeloma, which affects areas of the body where bone marrow is active, are improving.