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Identifying incontinence and promoting continence in people living with dementia
Practical strategies that can support people living with dementia and their family carers
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Consultants’ better deal exposes injustice our female-dominated profession faces – RCN
Focus on curbing exploitation of foreign staff, not immigration levels, minister told
Union and care providers call on government to take action against unethical employers
Nurses may see shorter working week if AfC recommendations approved
Scottish Government also considering pay changes and protected learning time
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NHS nurses received the lowest public sector pay deal, with no promise of pay scale reform
Nurses’ views bypassed in higher-level staffing decisions
Data given precedence over nursing judgement at the cost of patient care, study finds
Nurse helpline sees calls about suicide double in one year
Nursing leaders warn of mental health crisis and call for funds for dedicated support
Evidence and Practice
Identifying incontinence and promoting continence in people living with dementia
Practical strategies that can support people living with dementia and their family carers
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Nurses’ experiences of identifying delirium superimposed on dementia
How aesthetic ways of knowing people can enhance patient assessment
A journal club for healthcare professionals in an older people’s residential setting
Such clubs can help develop staff members’ critical thinking and presentation and...
Music therapy interventions in a dementia inpatient unit: reflections and practicalities
Learning points from therapy sessions including engaging individuals and staff, timing and...
Benefits of deprescribing for older people with frailty and polypharmacy: part two
Nurses should be aware of tools that may assist in preventing or reducing inappropriate...
Features
Care for transgender people: how to create positive, inclusive experiences
The steps you can take to tackle health inequalities faced by trans people
Patient’s Choice award winners: The district nursing team that transformed my life
Janette Connor nominated the team for their holistic, compassionate care
Protect your well-being: how to stay calm when the world feels chaotic
Ways to maintain your focus and balance in the face of relentless grim news
RCN Nurse of the Year 2023: ‘We empower patients with choice’
Julie Roye’s determination to break down health inequalities has had an impressive impact
Famous names in praise of nurses – ‘the country should value them more’
Nursing Live speaker poet Michael Rosen among celebrities to express their admiration
Palliative care is everyone’s business: steps you can take to improve patient experience
How to promote seamless and person-centred support across primary and secondary care
Opinion
Heart attack stereotypes: would you recognise signs and symptoms, especially in women?
Listen to what your patient is telling you because we’re not always a textbook case
Patient’s clinical negligence complaint left me broken and isolated by misplaced shame
Accusation blighted my life – but here’s how I survived, and you could too
Dreaded form-filling: would standardisation across all settings make your job easier?
Universal patient documentation and its potential to ease your admin burden
Students
What is ChatGPT and can I use it to help with an assignment?
Students need to be AI-literate, but must use the technology with caution
Student hardship funds: what am I entitled to and how can I apply?
The support available if you find yourself struggling to make ends meet
Community project placement: what will I learn and how do I get one?
These non-clinical placements help develop students’ understanding of health inequalities
Careers
Midlife financial review: do I need one, and how do I do it?
Tips for nurses on NHS pensions, planning for future need and seeking financial advice
Palliative care: what’s involved and could it be the role for you?
Besides managing symptoms, nurses offer emotional, spiritual and psychological support
Safe staffing: how to report concerns, whatever your role or seniority
A practical guide to using ‘red flags’ to raise staffing gaps