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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
Living with… borderline personality disorder
Hollie Berrigan discusses the sometimes devastating effects of a BPD diagnosis
Magnet hospitals: what makes them places where nurses want to work?
Why UK hospitals are trialling the US model and what it means for staff and patients
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
Mental health: delivering specialist support and care for military veterans
New service Op COURAGE provides specialist services for veterans
Storytelling: a way to build therapeutic relationships in mental health settings
How storytelling offers positive mental health benefits and is a useful de-escalation tool
Glove use and vaccinations: what the COVID-19 guidance says
There has been some confusion over whether gloves should be worn by vaccinators
COVID-19 vaccination: your guide to consent
Managing this vital part of the roll-out, plus the process for those who lack capacity
Older people abuse: how nurses can spot the signs and what to do about it
It is vital that nurses recognise abuse, be it physical, emotional, financial or sexual
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
How a beauty salon boosts creativity and recovery on a psychiatric intensive care unit
Shannon Ward’s move into beauty therapy helps patients to better mental health and recovery