Analysis
Deterioration: spotting the signs and escalating care on a pressured shift
Tools and advice to help teams ensure patients are monitored effectively
Fobbed off and undermined: the racist attitudes obstructing careers
How to combat the recruitment bias that holds back many black and Asian nurses
Calling in sick: do fear and guilt stop you from taking time off when you’re ill?
Advice if you are worried about sickness policies, or leaving colleagues in the lurch
Abuse of patients: what all nurses can do to help end bad practice
Advice on reporting concerns and abusive practices and the support available
How to get overseas recruitment right – and support nurses to stay
Advice on helping staff settle in, from welcome packs to shadowing team members
Strike action could be a defining moment for the profession – but can it succeed?
Why precedent proves nurses can win on the picket line, without losing public support
Brain fog: causes and coping strategies from menopause to long-COVID
Top tips on coping with debilitating brain fog when you need a clear head for work
Record-keeping and documentation: how to improve your practice and avoid mistakes
Advice on keeping accurate patient records, and fitting notes-writing into your shift
How to embrace your leadership potential, whatever your rank or role
Inspiring others to deliver the best care is a core competency, and key to leadership
Workforce vaccinations: impact of COVID-19 vaccine campaign on nurses’ views
What nurses are saying about having this year’s flu jab, and mandatory vaccination
Nursing student attrition: what's happening to the COVID-19 cohort?
Pandemic and cost of living adding to pressures on those due to graduate
PPE: there is more of it – but it’s still not fit for purpose, say female nurses
Nursing Standard survey finds many still struggle to get equipment that fits