Nursing Standard
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Mentoring: What’s in it for me?
Students and experienced nurses can learn from each other through a mentoring programme
Newsroom
Sexual harassment of nurses is too often ‘brushed aside as a misunderstanding’
Congress wants employers to provide more protection for staff
Demands to show ‘resilience’ put greater pressure on nurses, congress told
Nurses struggling to cope in stressful workplaces are pressured by demands to show resilience
Congress demands mandatory sepsis training
RCN members back call for mandatory sepsis training after hearing survivor’s account
Multitude of nursing uniforms causing confusion in England
Congress discusses whether a national uniform should be introduced
Substance misuse: ‘Doctors have a support service and so should nurses’
Congress hears of initiative to offer psychological help for nursing staff
Bullying in the NHS: ‘Nurses must take collective responsibility to help tackle problem’
RCN congress hears nurses’ own accounts of workplace harassment
Evidence and Practice
Prevention and management of hyperglycaemic crisis
Understand its causes and clinical manifestations, and how to care for patients
Caring for people with mental health conditions in general clinical settings
Learn communication skills to improve care for this patient group
Developing effective nurse leadership skills
Understanding and learning these skills at all levels of seniority
Nursing management of irritable bowel syndrome
Enhance your awareness of the range of IBS symptoms that patients may experience
Use of blood components in clinical practice
Familiarise yourself with the procedures involved in these transfusions
Challenges and facilitators in providing effective end of life care in ICUs
Learn how to enhance your practice in one of the fastest-growing healthcare specialties
Features
Mentoring: What’s in it for me?
Students and experienced nurses can learn from each other through a mentoring programme
What does flexible working mean to you?
It could help the NHS retain nurses – but should mean more than accommodating childcare needs
How can you make your trust the best place to work?
Leaders at two London trusts reveal how they empowered staff to improve practice
Nursing’s big moment: why 2020 will be a platform for the profession
The British nurse heading the ICN says it’s time to build on what Nursing Now has begun
The board game that helps everyone recognise they’re a leader
Nursing staff across all bands and roles take the lead – but often without recognising it
If nurses won’t raise the subject of death with a patient, who will?
Why it’s important to have an honest conversation about an individual’s end of life care
Opinion
Collective leadership is nursing’s direction of travel
Every nurse must be encouraged and empowered to take collective leadership, says Ruth May
Decriminalise prostitution – it’s the best way to safeguard sex workers’ health
Sexual health nurse Louise Cahill explains why she asked RCN congress to back her call
Workforce: Legislation alone won’t solve this staffing crisis
Whether England follows Wales or Scotland’s lead, there are other factors to consider
Students
Why memories of my elective placement in Ghana will stay with me through my career
Natasha Evans on how her trip enriched her understanding of public health issues
Tips for nursing students on making the most of your final clinical placement
With registration within sight, it’s time to maximise every learning opportunity
Listening to my intuition helped prevent a patient's suicide
I learned having the courage to act on your instincts is an important part of being a nurse
Careers
How to avoid the mind fog of the nurse’s endless to-do list
Tips for coping when you are feeling overwhelmed
Volunteering could be your ticket to festival season
Enjoy the atmosphere, help raise money for charity – and boost your CPD and practice hours
Charity abseil is my way to face my fears – and honour the NHS
Former health visitor Sue Smith is taking on a daring challenge to mark a career milestone