Cancer Nursing Practice
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How to address mental health issues in people with cancer during COVID-19
Macmillan Cancer Support offers well-being advice for patients and nursing teams
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Unions label 1% nurse pay rise suggestion as 'insulting'
RCN accuses government of being 'dangerously out of touch' with nursing staff and public
Healthcare assistant who worked at the same trust for 40 years dies of COVID-19
Margaret Waine remembered as a caring colleague known for tucking her patients in at night
NHS pay: nurses in bid to pile pre-Budget pressure on Chancellor
Staff on AfC terms use social media campaign to demand inflation-busting deal
New timetable announced for RCN presidential election after suspension
Nominations for leadership role open on 3 March
NHS teamwork in the pandemic: how is it for you?
Study asks nurses how COVID-19 has affected the functioning of clinical teams
Rules relaxed on recruiting overseas nurses
RCN cautions that change risks damaging health and care systems of developing countries
Evidence and Practice
Caring for someone with cancer and severe mental illness
Cancer care for people with mental illness should be shared with mental health services
Providing cancer treatment and care to people living with cancer and dementia
Dementia complicates cancer treatment and care and there can be many challenges
Reducing the risk of medication errors in cancer settings
Why you should read this article • To recognise that medication errors in cancer settings...
Experiences of healthcare staff in cancer care for people with learning disabilities
A literature review of cancer assessment and treatment for people with learning disabilities
Protecting nurses against the risks of occupational exposure to systemic anticancer...
Why you should read this article: • To learn about the risks of exposure to systemic...
Mesothelioma: exploring gender differences in diagnosis, legal advice and risk
Emphasis on risk of exposure to asbestos in high-risk jobs may have obscured others at risk
Features
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
Glove use and vaccinations: what the COVID-19 guidance says
There has been some confusion over whether gloves should be worn by vaccinators
Empathy at the end of life: how to care without compromising your well-being
A cancer nurse specialist shares her experience of learning self-care in her new book
How genomics is changing cancer nursing
What nurses working in cancer care need to know about genomics
How to use social media to get health messages to patients and the public
Use digital technology to support self-management and communicate with hard-to-reach groups
Cervical cancer: how nurses can help reverse the fall in screening uptake
Nurses need to allay people’s fears about screening – and in doing so could save lives
Opinion
Dying from inequality as much as from COVID-19: the reality for deprived communities
Nurses see the impact of poverty in the pandemic, and we must advocate for the disadvantaged
How to address mental health issues in people with cancer during COVID-19
Macmillan Cancer Support offers well-being advice for patients and nursing teams
Cancer care: resilience is vital for nurses and patients now and post-COVID-19
When the pandemic subsides, oncology nurses will need to support patients and each other
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
Critical care in the community: how a secondment has expanded my skills and experience
RCN Nurse of the Year Ana Waddington is pushing her boundaries in a mobile response unit role
Why you should do a PhD: a nurse’s guide to entering the research world
Children’s cancer nurse Helen Pearson explains what motivates her academic work
From nurse to trust chief: ‘my background informs my style of staff leadership’
Cancer centre chief executive’s own experience of being disciplined shaped her approach