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Managing uncivil behaviour in the workplace
Action plan for colleagues and teams to recognise and act on workplace incivility
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Nurse used funds from patient activity budget to pay for staff party
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Nurses’ uniforms: what do scrubs say about the nursing identity?
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Band 4-6 revised profiles will be published after review of all bands is complete
Band 8 revamp boosts incentive for nurses to take the step up
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Managing uncivil behaviour in the workplace
Action plan for colleagues and teams to recognise and act on workplace incivility
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Features
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Uniform approach: what we like about our standardised scrubs
Nurses from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland on the pros of their nations’ uniforms
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
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
How to handle a bullying, weak or incompetent boss
Tips on initiating constructive conversations and where to seek support over poor leadership
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
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 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
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
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
What I wish I’d known as a nursing student
Five newly registered nurses reflect on their transition from studying to practising
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 educator: skills, experience and the pay for the role
We look at how CNEs help develop the workforce by sharing their expertise
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: 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