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Yvonne Coghill: Why you should nominate a colleague for an RCNi Award
Too few nurses from black and minority ethnic backgrounds receive awards for their efforts,...
26 Jan 2018
Susan Aitkenhead: National framework for nursing, midwifery and care staff will ensure...
Leading Change, Adding Value (LCAV) puts a new emphasis on measuring improvement. With the...
15 Jan 2018
Why we need nurses’ help in the fight against loneliness
Older people’s charity Independent Age is asking nurses to recommend its services to older...
08 Jan 2018
Lesley Carter: Nurses are key to preventing malnutrition in older people
More nursing care interventions and follow-up in the community after discharge from hospital...
13 Dec 2017
Opportunity for black and minority ethnic nurses to showcase their achievements
Community matron Dena Ross, joint winner of the Nursing Older People category at the RCNi...
11 Dec 2017
Enabling a good quality of life for older people through nursing care
Promoting people's health and well-being is a nursing responsibility.
16 Oct 2017
Walking a mile in another's shoes...
Visiting people living with dementia, rather than assisting their carers, was an unusual...
11 Oct 2017
Listening to the voices that need to be heard
Nursing recruitment and retention in care homes formed part of a study by Scottish Care, a...
07 Sep 2017
People should record their end of life wishes early
Compassion in Dying has developed a resource pack to help people record their end of life...
07 Sep 2017
Creativity can complement clinical interactions
Managing arts projects may be difficult for overstretched staff but simple principles can be...
08 Aug 2017
Making time for person-centred care
Human contact and reassurance can help older patients in the emergency department just as...
24 Jul 2017
Zena Aldridge: Reducing risks to people with dementia who go missing
A scheme that helps track down people with dementia who go missing from care homes is being...
20 Jun 2017
Engaging Somali and South Asian communities in end of life planning
The duty of the healthcare professional in emphasising the importance of end of life care...
07 Jun 2017
Forget research incentives and get to know older people instead
Recruitment for a study was fun once Lillian Jones stopped thinking about it
07 Jun 2017
‘I have Alzheimer’s and I have a voice’
A scheme devised by and for people living with dementia is enabling them to share their...
12 May 2017
Anguish and guilt at outliving adult children
Successful management of long-term conditions may mean more older people facing the cruel...
09 May 2017
Being research-savvy in acute care settings
In an often complicated system, nurses need to know what evidence can be trusted to improve...
03 Apr 2017
There are many ways of helping when death approaches
This year’s Dying Matters Awareness Week challenges the public to think about how they can...
31 Mar 2017