Opinion
Extra shifts: would you be willing to do more to help clear the NHS backlog?
Nurse burnout busters: my staff retention to-do list for managers and nursing employers
My family and friends keep asking me for health advice. What should I do?
Comment
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
Staggered break times turns out to be a winning falls-prevention strategy for inpatients
How a hospital team has all-but eliminated falls in a simple but systematic way
DNACPR tragedy will prey on the consciences of nurses involved, but they are all of us
Patient’s death tells us what we already know, but will it change anything?
Paracetamol theft: does the punishment fit the crime?
Why I find it hard to swallow nurse’s six-month suspension for taking ward painkillers
Unsocial shifts and rotas: what’s your breaking point?
Nurses are flexible but there has to be give and take if the NHS is to boost retention
Bad behaviour exists in nursing, but supportive colleagues are there too
Bullying attitudes may arise when nurses lose compassion, and could drive others to leave
Expert advice
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
Stoma care: tips on how to support patients, dispel myths and banish stigma
Practical advice on nursing care and addressing individuals’ lifestyle concerns
What are High Intensity Theatre lists and what role do nurses play in them?
So-called ‘HIT’ lists are an innovative way to tackle surgical backlogs
NHS mileage rates and why no change should no longer be an option
With petrol price spikes hitting staff in certain communities extra-hard, what can be done?
How you can take your pension and keep a salary
Find out whether a flexible retirement option, such as retire and rejoin, could be for you
How genomics is changing patient care and what you need to know
Already used in many areas of nursing, it can offer patients more individualised treatment
Editorial
Why the wisdom and knowledge of our older colleagues should be valued
Too many older nurses feel undervalued and are leaving the profession
What can you do to ease stresses in the workplace?
If unaddressed, work-related stress can affect a nurse’s work performance and health
Digital nursing and mental health: we need you to inspire and share best practice
We welcome contributions from any potential authors on these and other topics
RCN award winner demonstrates compassionate leadership in action
Julie Roye and her team improved uptake of smear tests in a diverse patient group
Senior nurses are just as prone to workplace strains and stresses
We need greater awareness of how staff shortages and the pandemic are affecting senior nurses
Stay calm and provide practical leadership
Model good management and leadership, and demonstrate exemplary infection control
Your views
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
Will revising job profiles change how nurses are valued?
Revisions to nursing bands may make little difference without appropriate pay rises
Patient choice versus harm prevention: where do you strike the balance?
Shared decision-making means providing information that allows informed consent
Would a gratitude scheme help make you feel valued?
Giving ‘hearts’ colleagues can swap for gifts – our readers consider if it has an impact
Fitness to practise cases: is the NMC doing enough to tackle the backlog?
We ask our readers if more money will resolve the growing FtP caseload
Can difficult personal circumstances excuse mistakes at work?
We ask our readers if factors outside of work should be considered relevant
Reviews
Book review: Snowball in a Blizzard: The Tricky Problem of Uncertainty in Medicine
Retired practice development nurse Valerie McGurk reviews Snowball in a Blizzard: The Tricky Problem of Uncertainty in Medicine
Book review: Transitions to Practice: Essential Concepts for Health and Social Care...
Principle lecturer Kay Norman reviews Transitions to Practice: Essential Concepts for Health and Social Care Practitioners
Book review: Revalidation: A Journey for Nurses and Midwives
Professional development and revalidation lead nurse Carolyn Middleton reviews Revalidation: A Journey for Nurses and Midwives
Book review: Nurses and Nursing: The Person and the Profession
Patient experience and quality manager Eleanor Sherwen reviews Nurses and Nursing: The Person and the Profession
Book review: Learning for Organizational Development
This book offers useful advice easily transferrable to nursing management settings