Lynne Pearce

Nursing Standard

Unsocial hours payments for NHS staff: your quick guide

How much you should be paid and when – and what to do if payroll makes a mistake

Nursing Standard

From HCA to chief executive: what I’ve learned about leadership

How Jane Padmore has developed her own style, built around driving improvements for patients

Cancer Nursing Practice

Peripheral neuropathy: how nurses can spot it and support patients

Causes, symptoms and effects, and the questions cancer nurses should ask patients

Nursing Standard

What are e-PADs and how can I get the most out of them on placement?

The pros and cons of electronic practice assessment documents, plus tips from fellow students

Emergency Nurse

Hepatitis in children: symptoms, possible causes and treatment

Children affected by the sudden onset of hepatitis are predominantly under five years old

Nursing Standard

NHS mileage allowances: what are you entitled to and why it needs an urgent update

Nurses have been hit hard by rising fuel costs as NHS mileage allowances fail to cover costs

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Reasonable adjustments: what do I need to know and how can I adapt my practice?

How to ensure nursing care is person-centred and equally accessible to every individual

De-escalation of acute behavioural disturbance
Emergency Nurse

Acute behavioural disturbance: how to manage risk in the emergency department

Guidance on management covers de-escalation, restraint and tranquilisation

Nursing Standard

Talking continence: what you can do to encourage patients to seek timely advice

Embarrassment can stop people discussing bladder or bowel issues – here’s how you can help

Learning Disability Practice

Why communication is key in the care of people with learning disabilities

NHS organisations need to ensure healthcare information and support is accessible

Nursing Standard

Verification and certification of death: what is a nurse’s role in the process?

The obligations and processes related to patient death

Emergency Nurse

Eating disorders: tips for emergency nurses on how to spot the signs and symptoms

As a first point of contact, nurses are well-placed to recognise a new case or deterioration

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Professional nurse advocates are popping up across the NHS – so how do you become one?

Nurses need clinical and well-being support like never before, which is where PNAs come in

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Shingles: what you need to know about risk factors, diagnosis, treatment and prevention

Related to chickenpox, shingles can cause complications, particularly in older people

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Inflammatory bowel disease: what it is and how tailored care can improve quality of life

Ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease can be debilitating – find out how to support patients

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What is coaching and how can it help me take my career to the next level?

Find out what to expect from career coaching and how it can offer you fresh perspective

Nursing Standard

Pain measurement: tools that can aid assessment, including for patients with dementia

Find out about the tools and scales for acute and chronic pain that can aid your practice

Nursing Older People

Rheumatoid arthritis: causes, treatments, challenges and helping patients to cope

Nurses can play a vital role in helping people with RA live the best quality life

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