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Nurse pay: how do you make your band 5 salary stretch?
With the RCN pay offer consultation due to end, we talk to four nurses about how they cope
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Nurse pay: how do you make your band 5 salary stretch?
With the RCN pay offer consultation due to end, we talk to four nurses about how they cope
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How the figures compare across the UK, and what could help stop the trend
The secrets of effective nurse leadership
Explore what makes a successful leader and which leadership style is right for you
Evidence and Practice
Patients who decline blood transfusion: a review of alternative management strategies
Learn about four alternative approaches to transfusion identified from the literature
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Features
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Podcasts that support your practice, share career advice, or help you wind down
Using touch to show compassion: tailoring non-verbal communication to the individual
Judging when it’s appropriate to touch a patient or relative – and when it’s not
How to handle a bullying, weak or incompetent boss
Tips on initiating constructive conversations and where to seek support over poor leadership
Under excess pressure? The emotional signs of stress and how to deal with them
Tips for identifying worrying signs and supporting yourself and colleagues
Uniform approach: what we like about our standardised scrubs
Nurses from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland on the pros of their nations’ uniforms
Rostering: could more control over your shift timings transform your work-life balance?
Team-based rostering pilots point to improved staff retention and greater collaboration
Opinion
‘Nurse’ title for unregistered roles is a dangerous deception and holds us in contempt
Healthcare support staff are invaluable, but inflated titles do them no favours either
NHS pay offer: is 5.5% the first step to a fair deal for nurses?
Whether it’s a step forward or not nearly enough after years of pay stagnation, have your say
Mpox: should UK be worried and are nursing staff at increased risk?
How to spot signs, identify risk factors and understand the treatment options
Students
Struggle with maths? How to improve your skills
Our panel offers advice for students who struggle with numerical calculations
Debriefing: what is it and how can students benefit from it?
The value of discussing and reflecting on sudden or difficult events
Uniform rules: when should ‘professionalism’ outrank individuality?
Weighing up policy requirements for students with views on tattoos, false nails and lashes
Careers
Clinical nurse educator: skills, experience and the pay for the role
We look at how CNEs help develop the workforce by sharing their expertise
Is your manager toxic towards you? How to spot the signs and what to do about them
Advice on what to do if you’ve had enough of working for an undermining boss
Band 8: I’m ambitious to get there, but what should I expect and how do I step up?
How to take the opportunity to have wider influence on the quality and direction of care