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Image depicts a nurse sitting on a pile of coins with arrows pointing to a 5% figure in the background. The NHS Pay Review Body (RB) recommendation of a 5.5% pay rise has been accepted by the Welsh Government

Recommended 5.5% pay rise approved for nurses in Wales

Award receives tepid response from RCN Wales, which will now ask members if it’s enough

Well-fitting shoes for nursing shifts: many nurses walk a lot during shifts and well-fitting shoes are key to preventing injury

How far do you walk at work? Fitness and foot care tips for long shifts

Taking care of your feet and choosing the best shoes for you

Rolled up fifty pound notes tied with ribbon

Nurse used funds from patient activity budget to pay for staff party

NMC panel hands out two-month suspension, but finds nurse is not ‘inherently dishonest’

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Modern nursing scrubs are built for practicality, unlike uniforms of the past, which have included items such as frilly caps, cuffs and corsets

Nurses’ uniforms: what do scrubs say about the nursing identity?

The latest Nursing Standard podcast looks at the changing image and nature of the profession

Nursing staff face months of waiting to hear the results of the national job profile review

Nursing job profiles: nurses won’t know review outcome until 2025

Band 4-6 revised profiles will be published after review of all bands is complete

Band 8 pay point changes give nurses more incentive to move up from band 7

Band 8 revamp boosts incentive for nurses to take the step up

New NHS pay points incentivise staff on band 7 to seek promotion despite loss of overtime pay

Evidence and Practice

Managing uncivil behaviour in the workplace

Managing uncivil behaviour in the workplace

Action plan for colleagues and teams to recognise and act on workplace incivility

Communication in leadership

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Self-awareness in nurse leadership

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Patient safety during transfers from critical care: developing and assessing a checklist

Patient safety during transfers from critical care: developing and assessing a checklist

A checklist reduces incidents but a shift in workplace culture may be needed to foster...

Exploring the practice learning experiences and disaster preparedness of nursing students during the COVID-19 pandemic

Practice learning experiences and preparedness of nursing students during COVID-19

Student accounts show a need to investigate the scope and timing of disaster preparation in...

Interventions aimed at preventing suicide in the healthcare workforce: a systematic review

Interventions aimed at preventing suicide in the workforce: a systematic review 

How nurse leaders can implement suicide prevention interventions for their staff

Features

Montage of 15 podcasts selected to interest nurses

Listen to this! 15 podcasts made with you in mind

Podcasts that support your practice, share career advice, or help you wind down

Illustration featuring five different NHS uniform tunic colours, from left to right: indigo, green, sea blue, navy blue and light blue

Uniform approach: what we like about our standardised scrubs

Nurses from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland on the pros of their nations’ uniforms

Illustration shows healthcare staff around a table formed from a clock face to suggest a team approach to rostering

Rostering: could more control over your shift timings transform your work-life balance?

Team-based rostering pilots point to improved staff retention and greater collaboration

 Nurse behind seated patient stoops slightly and has her hands on his shoulders to express warmth and reassurance. Touch is a powerful way to show compassion in nursing

Using touch to show compassion: tailoring non-verbal communication to the individual

Judging when it’s appropriate to touch a patient or relative – and when it’s not

Bad manager

How to handle a bullying, weak or incompetent boss

Tips on initiating constructive conversations and where to seek support over poor leadership

A nurse in scrubs is frowning and hunching her shoulders in a sign of distress

Under excess pressure? The emotional signs of stress and how to deal with them

Tips for identifying worrying signs and supporting yourself and colleagues

Opinion

Nurse choosing extra shifts

Extra shifts: would you be willing to do more to help clear the NHS backlog? 

NHS staff already work over their hours, often unpaid to help cut patient waiting times

Nurse retention: steep rise in newly registered nurses quitting profession means action is needed to boost morale and reduce burnout

Nurse burnout busters: my staff retention to-do list for managers and nursing employers

Here’s how to give newly registered nurses – and all nurses – the workplaces they deserve

urses face a dilemma when friends and family ask them about health issues

My family and friends keep asking me for health advice. What should I do?

How to maintain professionalism when faced with health questions outside work

Students

Nurse, face unseen, holds an illuminated lightbulb, with systematically connected dots appearing to radiate from, illustrating the capacity of nurses to be innovative

Care innovations: how to spark ideas on placement and influence change in practice

Hospital-based projects are a chance to gather evidence, present a case and improve care

An illustration of a nurse with a thought bubble coming from her head as she thinks about her experiences

What I wish I’d known as a nursing student

Five newly registered nurses reflect on their transition from studying to practising

Image showing a group of people in profile representing different races and cultures, with different dress, hair colour and skin colour

Settling in as an international nursing student: tips and support

The interventions that can help, from cultural events to peer support and orientation

Careers

Clinical nurse educators support all health and social care staff. A student watches as a nurse explains something while pointing to a computer screen

Clinical nurse educator: skills, experience and the pay for the role

We look at how CNEs help develop the workforce by sharing their expertise

A toxic manager’s behaviour is designed to limit the nurse’s chances of career progression, and undermines confidence

Is your manager toxic towards you? How to spot the signs and what to do about them

Advice on what to do if you’ve had enough of working for an undermining boss

Band 8 nursing roles are about demonstrating leadership that is based on extensive clinical experience

Band 8: I’m ambitious to get there, but what should I expect and how do I step up?

How to take the opportunity to have wider influence on the quality and direction of care

Jobs