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Susan Aitkenhead: National framework for nursing, midwifery and care staff will ensure...
Leading Change, Adding Value (LCAV) puts a new emphasis on measuring improvement. With the...
15 Jan 2018
Why the nursing associate programme should be field specific
Nursing children and young people requires specific skills that nursing associates...
12 Jan 2018
Opportunity for black and minority ethnic nurses to showcase their achievements
Community matron Dena Ross, joint winner of the Nursing Older People category at the RCNi...
11 Dec 2017
Reflecting on progress in a swan-like manner
Ten months into her first qualified role, staff nurse Emma Cowen reflects on feelings and...
29 Nov 2017
We should reconsider use of ready-made formulas for long-term tube feeding in children
Research on the diversity of gut microbiome raises questions about how we feed children who...
09 Nov 2017
Starting out: the lessons that should have been learned
Four years ago, the government published the Francis report, but as winter looms the lessons...
16 Oct 2017
Empowering looked after children and young people to take control of their health
How one former care leaver is trying to help children and young people in similar situations...
16 Oct 2017
Feeling the benefits of a clinical internship
How a clinical internship can help you become an instigator of change in clinical practice.
13 Oct 2017
Dangers of a gluten-free diet for children who do not have coeliac disease
'Going gluten free' is a phrase heard often in the 21st century, but a study defined by the...
18 Sep 2017
Starting out: keeping the scales balanced
Rising from a 32-hour week to a 34-hour week seems insignificant, but for a newly qualified...
18 Sep 2017
Can resilience be taught in a classroom?
Putting into practice the theory behind resilience in the workplace.
18 Aug 2017
Stop bombarding children with junk food advertising
Former nursing director at London's Great Ormond Street Hospital, Judith Ellis, who now...
17 Aug 2017
Sue Morgan: Young people with cancer want more honesty from health professionals
A five-year research project shows that open and honest communication with health...
27 Jul 2017
A chance to shape the future of children’s nursing
The NMC consultation on new proficiency standards, which closes on 12 September, is an...
21 Jul 2017
The Charlie Gard case: the importance of professional ethical reasoning
When it comes to caring for children with complex needs, ethical reasoning must exist beyond...
20 Jul 2017
Charlie Gard case shows recourse to the courts is rarely helpful
Nurses working in these units are not in an emotional vacuum, says Doreen Crawford
13 Jul 2017
Starting out: nursing secondments can give trusts a return on their investment
With one in nine nursing posts in England currently unfilled, nurse recruitment retention is...
19 Jun 2017
The response to the Manchester attack made me proud to be a nurse
Following the attack on the Manchester Arena, paediatric nurse Sophie Monk worked overtime...
19 Jun 2017