Why does nursing research matter? For an answer to that question you only have to glance at the programme for this week’s RCN international nursing research conference in Edinburgh.
Nurses have a lot on their plate just now so tackling climate change might feel like someone else’s problem. But the World Health Organization has identified climate change as the greatest threat to public health, so it’s an issue that we must all engage with if we want to pass a planet fit to live on to our children and grandchildren.
Think Twitter is not for you, or don’t have the time to find out? Janet Snell discovers what’s in it for nurses and decodes some of the social media jargon
I loved the #ImInWorkJeremy Twitter response to the health secretary’s ultimatum last week over moving to a seven-day NHS by 2020. Health staff posted selfies of themselves at work over the weekend to make the point that for many front line NHS professionals, weekend working is already the norm.
It was good to see so many Filipino nurses standing up for themselves and protesting outside the Daily Mail offices after the newspaper’s blatantly racist reporting following the Victorino Chua murders. Calling for a halt to the recruitment of all nurses from the Philippines because of the terrible actions of one individual is ridiculous. It is also a hugely unfair slur that plants doubt in the minds of patients.
Senior figures have joined forces as part of Nursing Standard's Care campaign to demand minimum staffing levels that ensure quality care. Janet Snell reports