Career advice
Is this your next challenge in emergency care?
A retrieval service role combines the fundamentals of nursing and the pressure of trauma care
Practice related feedback: How reducing anxiety for a patient and their family was...
Amanda (Mandie) Burston, assistant resuscitation officer at Royal Stoke University Hospital, found a patient’s feedback highlighted the importance of supporting communication with family and friends
Delivering person-centred care in police custody
From seeing a detainee who has collapsed in a cell to assessing someone’s fitness to be interviewed for murder, it's all in a day's work for police custody nurse Matt Peel.
Caring for yourself when you are the patient
Being a nurse doesn’t give immunity from long-term illness: points to consider after being diagnosed
Study highlights link between unfairness and staff sickness
Work dissatisfaction can affect health, recruitment and retention
Rediscover your passion by setting fresh career goals
Work motivation can be kick-started by redefining your ambitions
Stress puts off nurse directors from going for the top job
A recent report shows nurse directors are reluctant to take on chief executive roles because of the high personal cost
Simple ways to take back control and reduce your stress levels
In a challenging work situation, the level of stress and anxiety you are feeling may well be unnecessary – but you can beat it by taking control with these simple tools.
Be a leading candidate
Nerves can take hold and speech become garbled when you are put on the spot. Here, we offer expert advice on being the best you can be at a job interview.
Workplace matters
Medical settings are fast-paced and busy, so if someone is not pulling their weight, it can have a big effect on the rest of the team and the quality of care being given. What if it is one of your colleagues who is not fulfilling their duties or performing to the required standard?
A good emergency nurse is able to juggle multiple tasks
Nick Castle says he 'stumbled into' emergency nursing
Stay open to change
Most of us find change a challenge, but by accepting it as inevitable we can make the most of opportunities that arise.