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Agency nurse stigma: an agency nurse stands at a nurses' station on a ward talking to a permanent team member

Agency nurses: why are some staff suspicious and even hostile towards them?

Temporary staff are essential in the NHS, yet it’s a career choice that can carry stigma

Photo of nursing student checking finances with calculator

How much money does a nursing student need to live on?

What amount do they need, how much financial support do they get – and is it enough?

Photo of NMC plaque, illustrating a story about a fitness to practice panel hearing in which a mental health nurse was struck off for lack of safeguarding of a vulnerable patient

Struck off: nurse whose basic care failures left vulnerable patient in near-death state

Mental health nurse neglected to take action to protect service user

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Image of a woman having a hot flush, which is a common symptom of menopause Hot flushes are a common symptom of menopause

Diabetes and menopause: how their symptoms can overlap

Our podcast guests discuss how certain menopause symptoms can be confused with diabetes

Chancellor Rachel Reeves' budget will allocate £1.5 billion for new surgical hubs and scanners, alongside £70 million for new radiotherapy machines

Our poll reveals nurses want pay rise like junior doctors, as NHS gets budget boost

Nursing Standard poll shows majority support demands for 22% rise and reject current award

Around 350 nurses who graduated from the University of Brighton from 2019 onwards have been told they could be 160 hours short of necessary supervised practice hours by the Nursing and Midwifery Council

Nurse graduates: anger over NMC practice hours debacle

Regulator says many did not complete placement hours required over two years after graduating

Evidence and Practice

Barriers to effective end of life care in the acute sector: a literature review

Barriers to effective end of life care in the acute sector

A literature review concluded that all staff should be prepared to care for patients at the...

Sucralfate enemas

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Management of immune-related adverse events in oncology settings

Management of immune-related adverse events in oncology settings

Understanding the use of immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) therapy

Delivering a pre-systemic anticancer therapy patient education session

Delivering a pre-systemic anticancer therapy patient education session

Six areas for nurses to consider when planning pre-SACT patient education sessions

Evaluating self-administered sucralfate enemas for reducing rectal bleeding in patients with radiation proctitis

Self-administered sucralfate enemas to ease rectal bleeding caused by radiation...

A prospective service evaluation found enemas were effective when backed by nurse-led...

Cancer-related pain

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Features

 Nurse behind seated patient stoops slightly and has her hands on his shoulders to express warmth and reassurance. Touch is a powerful way to show compassion in nursing

Using touch to show compassion: tailoring non-verbal communication to the individual

Judging when it’s appropriate to touch a patient or relative – and when it’s not

Bad manager

How to handle a bullying, weak or incompetent boss

Tips on initiating constructive conversations and where to seek support over poor leadership

A nurse in scrubs is frowning and hunching her shoulders in a sign of distress

Under excess pressure? The emotional signs of stress and how to deal with them

Tips for identifying worrying signs and supporting yourself and colleagues

Illustration featuring five different NHS uniform tunic colours, from left to right: indigo, green, sea blue, navy blue and light blue

Uniform approach: what we like about our standardised scrubs

Nurses from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland on the pros of their nations’ uniforms

Illustration shows healthcare staff around a table formed from a clock face to suggest a team approach to rostering

Rostering: could more control over your shift timings transform your work-life balance?

Team-based rostering pilots point to improved staff retention and greater collaboration

An illustration showing a smiling nurse in uniform standing in front of a crowd, represented by several sets of hands raised high and clapping

Daunted by public speaking? Tips to take you from nervous to confident

Nurse experts share their advice on how to prepare well and engage an audience

Opinion

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Cancer Nursing Practice provides critical content that is appropriate, comprehensive and easy to read, but is always open to suggestions from readers. Illustration shows someone stepping away, which consultant editor Carole Farrell is doing after 15 years

I want Cancer Nursing Practice and its readers to go from strength to strength

Consultant editor Carole Farrell is leaving her role and wants the journal to thrive

Heterosexual couple in their thirties sitting on the floor and looking at each other with relaxed expressions but crossed arms, suggesting an attempt at communication 

How can I get my partner to understand the pressures and demands of my job?

Advice on how to prevent the challenges of nursing from creating tensions at home

The RCN has proposed newly registered nurses start on band 6: close-up of a nurse holding a tablet receiving instructions from a more senior nurse on a ward

Should newly registered nurses start on band 6?

Band 6 starting point would aid recruitment, but may be too much too soon, says our panel

Students

Nurse, face unseen, holds an illuminated lightbulb, with systematically connected dots appearing to radiate from, illustrating the capacity of nurses to be innovative

Care innovations: how to spark ideas on placement and influence change in practice

Hospital-based projects are a chance to gather evidence, present a case and improve care

Nursing student or young nurse checks medication at patient’s bedside, while senior nurse checks her work, holding the BNF

The 10 ‘rights’ of drug administration: how do they help me practise safely?

Your essential patient-safety checklist and how to use it to prevent medication errors

An illustration of a nurse with a thought bubble coming from her head as she thinks about her experiences

What I wish I’d known as a nursing student

Five newly registered nurses reflect on their transition from studying to practising

Careers

Studying for a master’s degree: a young woman makes notes in a library with a stack of books on her desk

How can I juggle studying for a master’s degree with my day job?

The post-grad qualification is often needed for senior roles. Tips on how to achieve it

Narcissistic personality traits include self-worth being a top priority. Magnifying glass hovers over words in black on a page and focuses on the word ME, which is highlighted in red

What to do if a co-worker always thinks they know best

How a disregard for others can affect morale and what ‘narcissistic behaviour’ means

Nurses making a direct appeal to their employer over pay can seek union and colleagues’ support to build their case

I don’t work in the NHS, so how do I negotiate my own pay deal?

Making the case for a pay rise when you’re outside Agenda for Change

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