Cancer Nursing Practice
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How will cancer services and nurses have to adapt as we leave lockdown?
As COVID-19 restrictions ease there will be implications for cancer nurses and their patients
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COVID-19 backlog could overwhelm workforce, warns cancer charity
Government ‘must address staffing crisis now’ to ensure access to cancer nurse specialists
COVID-19: nurse who cared for prime minister in hospital resigns over 1% pay offer
Jenny McGee says she is leaving NHS because nurses ‘are not getting the respect we deserve’
Chester hospital deaths: trial date set for nurse charged with murder of eight babies
Lucy Letby, who worked at the Countess of Chester Hospital, to stand trial in July 2022
Fitness to practise: nurses wait longer for outcomes as cases pile up
Backlog of FtP cases grows as regulator grapples with staffing and drive to improve decisions
‘Incredibly discriminatory’ email about Nigerian nurse prompts NMC intervention
Regulator and NHS commissioning group investigate message sent to job applicant
Men in Nursing video aims to tackle perceptions and promote diversity
Universities in Northern Ireland want to show nursing as rewarding career for men
Evidence and Practice
Supporting self-management for people with laryngeal cancer through printed information
Nurses can use a combination of generic and condition-specific self-management approaches
Effectiveness and safety of NEPA in preventing chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting
UK online service evaluation of patient-reported effectiveness of netupitant and palonosetron
Understanding the routes to diagnosis for colorectal cancer in New Zealand
Protocol paper on designing a research study aimed at understanding the routes to diagnosis
Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on people with mesothelioma and their carers
This service evaluation focuses on the effects of the pandemic on patients and their carers
Barriers to the delivery and uptake of psychosocial care in adult cancer services
A critical evaluation of the literature using a qualitative research design
Caring for someone with cancer and severe mental illness
Cancer care for people with mental illness should be shared with mental health services
Features
Nurses and stress: how performing arts skills can improve self-care and communication
Training given by actors is helping NHS staff to look after themselves better
Nurses’ time to shine: how to get started on your RCN Nursing Awards entry
Advice from winners, nominees and our chair of judges to help you celebrate your achievements
Hand hygiene: how can you be sure your workplace is getting it right?
Compliance is critical to patient safety, but monitoring it is far from straightforward
COVID-19: diary of a cancer nurse specialist
Prostate Cancer UK's John Robertson shares an account of a typical day
Cancer care: how online exercise plans can boost patient recovery and quality of life
Nurses should promote online exercise support to people with cancer
COVID-19: remembering the nursing staff who have lost their lives
Colleagues and families pay tribute to nursing professionals who have died across the UK
Opinion
LGBTIQ+ and healthcare: a guide to gender-inclusive language
Non-inclusive language can create barriers to quality cancer care
How COVID-19 changed our ways of working – for the better
Ward sister Aisling Grant says pandemic innovations will be useful for the future
Dying and bereavement: what patients and families want at the end of life
Why workforce gaps and overstretched services remain the biggest hurdle to getting it right
Students
Don’t worry if you shed a tear
Looking after a patient nearing the end of life can be daunting, but one nursing student realised that through a caring approach he was able to make a difference
An insight into the hidden battles of patients with invisible illnesses
When nursing student Laurie Batchelor helped care for a patient in the community with cancer, she gained a greater understanding of the experiences of those living with invisible conditions
Student’s homemade songbook helped patients forget cancer symptoms
When nursing student Georgia Brain created a book of lyrics to help her patients remember the words of songs from their youth, she learned a valuable lesson about the importance of a patient-centred approach to care
Careers
Acute care in the community: why it’s rich in career opportunities
Homecare is an acute nursing environment with a diverse range of roles at all levels
Is it time to step up to a band 6 nursing position?
The pandemic may have given you a taste of more senior roles – so consider your next move
From burnout to a top job in nursing research: what I’ve learned
Senior nurse researcher Jill Maben shares her tips for a move into research