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Why it’s important to keep our links with European nurse networks strong
As UK nurses, we need to hold on to our international collaborations after Brexit
Newsroom
Take a break, have a smear test: NHS trust’s bid to boost uptake among staff
Workplace cervical screening is proving a hit with nurses
Northern Irish trust tells office-based nurses to clean their own workspace
Union Unite says the directive may aim to save money but is ‘absurd’
Matt Hancock draws fire for claiming some nurses stand up when a doctor enters the room
Nursing community takes to social media to accuse health secretary of ‘spouting rubbish’
NHS hospital patients in England to receive free sanitary products
Scheme to tackle ‘period poverty’ is good news for nurses, says RCN
‘If we don’t fill vacancies we can’t begin to take on other challenges’
Nursing shortage is profession’s most pressing issue, England CNO Ruth May tells summit
New nursing leaders announced for NHS in England
Chief nursing officer Ruth May says senior team can ‘deliver on our commitments’
Evidence and Practice
Enhanced supervision: new ways to promote safety and well-being in patients requiring...
The number of older people with multiple co-morbidities and cognitive impairment being...
Relationship between communication skills and emotional intelligence among nurses
Aim Nurses’ emotional intelligence (EI) affects many of their behavioural skills. Given the...
Importance of reflection in revalidation
Reflection is a hallmark of professional practice and an important element of the Nursing...
Applying the Data Protection Act 2018 and General Data Protection Regulation principles...
The Data Protection Act (DPA) of 1998 was radically updated in 2018 and since then there has...
An exploration of NHS clinical staff perceptions of changes to clinical products and...
The NHS in England is working to reduce variation and waste in the use of clinical products...
Evaluation of matron ward rounds to enhance patient experience and improve staff morale
Intentional rounding was introduced in the UK in 2012 to improve direct nursing care...
Features
Nursing associates: how employers can make the most of the new role
Workforce decisions need to be made about how nursing associates fit into the wider...
Tenacity, passion and visible leadership are vital in older people’s care
This article in our careers series profiles an assistant director of nursing who wants staff...
Improving communication and palliative care at times of clinical uncertainty in...
This is the fifth in a series of six articles that aims to encourage nurse leaders to...
Always Events: what health services should do every time
Defining what should happen each time users come into contact with health services
Outstanding nurses whose compassion and innovation won recognition
We hope our roll-call of amazing nurses will inspire you to nominate yourself or a colleague...
‘The pressures on mental health are extraordinary’
Claire Johnston reveals her plans to help rebuild the NMC – and her optimism for the future...
Opinion
Why it’s important to keep our links with European nurse networks strong
As UK nurses, we need to hold on to our international collaborations after Brexit
A Framework for Mental Health Nursing in Wales
A policy document celebrating and improving the country’s mental health nursing profession
Mental healthcare: change is needed at the top to address care inequalities
More BME mental health nurses and leaders could improve patient outcomes
Careers
Children and young people’s care pathway lead and matron
RCNi award-winning team leader Rebekah Bewsey: 'I don’t think I chose nursing; it chose me'
Care home operations dementia manager
RCNi award winner Yvonne Manson knew early on that she wanted to work in care homes
‘It is a privilege to work with people who are at their most vulnerable’
Advanced nurse practitioner Ann Collins talks about her work with older people