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Anxiety, headaches and chest problems: sharp rise in nurse sickness since COVID-19
Winter well-being campaign aims to encourage staff to prioritise mental and physical health
Blood tube shortage: what nurses need to know
Non-urgent primary care and community testing in England halted until 17 September
Building resilience at work: nurses join study on coping with stressful events
Critical care staff will learn strategies and skills to help them after COVID-19 pressures
Coronavirus reinfection: what we know so far
The risk for nurses, plus how to advise patients worried about contracting COVID again
Unions label 1% nurse pay rise suggestion as 'insulting'
RCN accuses government of being dangerously out of touch with nursing staff and public
Rules relaxed on recruiting overseas nurses
RCN cautions that change risks damaging health and care systems of developing countries
Evidence and Practice
Undertaking pre-pilot work to gain an empathetic insight into participants’ perspectives
Pre-pilot work and a reflective approach can strengthen rigour, as well as assist in planning
Patient and public involvement in research design and oversight
Nurse researchers are ideally placed to collaborate with patients and public in research
Interpretative phenomenological analysis and adults with intellectual disabilities
Strategies for recruiting and collecting data from adults with intellectual disabilities
Maintaining momentum in action research
Critical reflection can help identify and overcome the challenges arising in action research
Experiences of an insider researcher – interviewing your own colleagues
Reflections on insider research by participants in a constructionist grounded theory study
Evidence and practice: a review of vignettes in qualitative research
How to develop insight into the research process by developing vignettes as a research tool
Features
Nurse-led project shows how rewarding a career in cancer research can be
Cancer Research UK senior nurse Ben Hood’s project ignites interest in cancer research role and boosts recruitment
A day in the life of a clinical research nurse
The shared diaries offer a taste of nursing life and its high points and challenges
Opinion
Strategies for becoming a successful writer
Many experience writing challenges, but there are techniques and strategies that can help you
Peer review: how to do it well
Tips for peer reviewers to ensure they can influence what is published
Methodological issues and methods in doctoral studies: tips and advice for success
Advice on a good basis for sound nurse research
Careers
Clinical research: how getting involved gives your professional development a boost
Tips for taking an active role in nurse research, and why it’s exciting and rewarding work
How to rebuild positivity and move forward even when you’re exhausted
COVID-19 pandemic has left nurses traumatised, but healing is possible
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