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Using virtual reality to help nursing students identify sepsis
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Number of NHS nurses in England rises – but union says patient demand is not being met
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Using virtual reality to help nursing students identify sepsis
University says headsets allow students to gain experience in potential patient scenarios
How does your workplace help or hinder you? Tell us about your job and conditions
Last chance to take our quick survey on the factors that are part of nurses’ working lives
Number of NHS nurses in England rises – but union says patient demand is not being met
Latest figures show 8,570 more nurses, though number of health visitors has fallen
CPR guidance to be updated after controversial fitness to practise ruling
RCN says update will give nurses clearer direction on resuscitation decisions
Coronavirus: new guidance aims to ‘fully prepare’ NHS staff to treat patients
Advice from NHS Staff Council includes rest breaks and ‘fit testing’ face masks
Promoting sexual safety among care home residents – advice for employers
CQC wants nurses to feel able to broach the subject of sexuality with individuals
Analysis
Care providers urged to make better use of patient feedback to improve services
Major review says patient experience could be used to create meaningful change
RCN’s ‘angry’ gender report demands pay parity nurses deserve
An RCN report on why nurses have been historically underpaid calls for fairer and more realistic job evaluation frameworks
Corridor nursing: why nurses are despairing and angry about the ‘new norm’ in the NHS
Nursing Standard readers reveal concerns over undignified care and patient safety breaches
Well-being at work: is your job making you ill?
What nurses told our survey about norovirus, healthcare-related injury and working when sick
Senior nurses need to discuss whether the practice of intentional rounding continues
Is intentional rounding the best way to deliver care or just a tick-box exercise?
Being a nurse in the menopause: why it’s no time for taboos
Women coping with menopause symptoms deserve support and empathy in the workplace
Clinical update
Novel coronavirus: how to spot suspected cases
New government guidance for nurses stresses importance of infection control measures
Sepsis Six update: the important changes every nurse needs to know about
UK Sepsis Trust reviews first step in its screening and management tool
Intermediate care and reablement
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has released new guidelines on intermediate care.
Multiple morbidities assessment
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has released its new guidelines on the care of people with multiple morbidities.
Clinical update – infusion therapy
Ensuring the safest care for patients undergoing infusion therapy through updated guidance.
Clinical update: monitoring during anaesthesia and recovery
New standards on patient monitoring require hospitals to provide capnography throughout anaesthesia
Policy briefing
Guide sets out strategies for healthcare staff retention
Suggestions focus on flexible working and pension options, support during menopause
Helping nurses to ‘defuse’ after difficult situations
The RCN has issued guidance on how to discuss and reflect on challenging incidents at work
Correct use of gloves and how to protect your skin
RCN Glove Awareness week stresses correct use of gloves and how nurses can protect their skin
Safeguarding framework will help nurses protect their patients
RCN sets out competencies for healthcare staff in relation to adult safeguarding
Animals in healthcare
A new RCN protocol supports nurses in planning to bring dogs safely into care homes and other healthcare environments
Updated National Early Warning Score
In December 2017, the Royal College of Physicians updated the National Early Warning Score to improve identification of acutely ill patients
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Working in Wales can really take you places in your career
Sian Thomas, a Consultant Nurse for Child Health in South Wales, and Nurse of the Year 2016, talks about why everyone looking for a rewarding nursing career should put Wales at the top of their list.
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