Jane Bates
Jane Bates: Preserving dignity in the face of illness
Grooming can help patients hold on to their dignity and avoid being overwhelmed by illness
Random acts of kindness do nursing proud
Despite pressure of work the kindness of nurses has diminished not a jot, says Jane Bates
What is it about nurses that makes us seem fair game for personal remarks?
The things some people say to us are just plain rude, says Jane Bates
Even handmaidens need handovers
No one should be expected to start a new post without a handover, says Jane Bates
Sometimes there’s just no way round raising the delicate matter of personal hygiene
Jane Bates on when duty of care to a preoperative patient has to trump your blushes
Brexit-weariness may be catching, and the prognosis isn’t good
Jane Bates has identified news-related conditions she’d like to add to the medical dictionary
Tiresome taboo over period pains
It is time to stop being embarrassed about menstruation, says Jane Bates
My wish for a life without emotional blackmail
Unfair pressure to do extra work is the bane of a nurse’s life, says Jane Bates
Jane Bates: tales of dangling eyeballs are nothing more than fake news… honest!
It can be hard for nurses to debunk myths that some patients seem to prefer over hard fact
Jane Bates: mentors can’t wrap students up in cotton wool
But it is our duty to help them build resilience against nursing’s hard knocks
Jane Bates: Staff shortages means we lose chances for compassion
No one had time to comfort a distressed patient. If only a liaison officer had been there
Jane Bates: Is it alright to contact a sick colleague?
A modern conundrum brings back memories from Jane Bates' student days
Jane Bates: How art helped me cope with the tough times
Jane Bates recalls how art galleries helped heal the stress of work as a nursing student
Jane Bates: Painful predicament of the worried well
Risk being labelled ‘worried well’ or miss a diagnosis so as not to ‘bother the doctor’?
Jane Bates: A grandma’s grumble on behalf of young families
Support for young families is lacking, and the authorities need to get their act together
Jane Bates: When Veganuary seems a diet challenge too far
Gloomy days and chocolate conspire against the meat-free, dairy-free nutritional trend
Jane Bates: Advice that’s tough to digest
Nutrition advice to pregnant women can cause anxiety, says Jane Bates
Jane Bates: Well-being is on trend, but no one’s talking about fear of failure
For many of us, learning from our mistakes seems merely an expression, not an option