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Making phone calls to isolated older people also help students develop communication skills
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Nurses take pay and PPE protest to Downing Street
Demonstrators demand respirator masks for all nurses during pandemic and a 10% pay rise
03 Jun 2020
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Cartoon-style PPE: how staff are reassuring young patients on a paediatric unit
Nurses say animal and Disney character visors have helped calm nerves during pandemic
03 Jun 2020
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Revealed: the extent of the mortality risk BAME nurses face from coronavirus
PHE report lays bare the statistics behind COVID-19 deaths of nursing and other health staff
02 Jun 2020
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COVID-19: nurses ‘should receive overtime payments for pandemic work’
Unions call for employers to act, after government says overtime pay can be decided locally
01 Jun 2020
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Florence Nightingale Museum struggling to avoid permanent closure
Online auction among fundraising efforts to save museum as COVID-19 keeps visitors away
01 Jun 2020
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Fund set up for families of Filipino NHS workers lost in pandemic
Target of £20,000 to help Philippines families of staff who die from COVID-19
29 May 2020
Evidence and Practice
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How to verify the death of a patient
Understanding the legal implications, and the need for sensitivity and compassion
26 May 2020
Using music interventions in the care of people with dementia
Learn how to harness the therapeutic properties of music
19 May 2020
Exploring healthcare professionals’ initial perceptions of caring for trans patients
Enhance your ability to identify trans patients’ needs and provide appropriate care
04 May 2020
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Using effective hand hygiene practice to prevent and control infection
Understand the complex factors that can interfere with hand hygiene compliance
27 Apr 2020
Role of non-specialist nurses in supporting people who misuse drugs
Learn about contributing factors, associated health issues and the interventions available
23 Apr 2020
The experiences of domiciliary caregivers simulating the role of care recipients
Improve your understanding of the caregiver-care recipient relationship and developing trust
20 Apr 2020
Features
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Self-isolating but still at work: the nurses behind the front line
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced many nurses to forge new ways of working from home
22 May 2020
More than a headache: how migraine treatment often falls short
Even though migraine is common, there’s a lack of understanding of it, even among nurses
03 Jun 2020
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COVID-19: remembering the nursing staff who have lost their lives
Colleagues and families pay tribute to nursing professionals who have died across the UK
29 May 2020
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‘Forgotten’ and struggling financially: can health charities survive COVID-19?
With staff redeployed and fundraisers cancelled, charities must find new ways to stay afloat
26 May 2020
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How to use your COVID-19 experience for reflective practice
Amid the upheaval of the pandemic, nurses can use reflection to process their experiences
12 May 2020
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Life in lockdown: how social distancing complicates existing mental health conditions
Mental health nurses discuss how the pandemic affects clients and disrupts services
08 May 2020
Opinion
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Even the suggestion of a pay freeze for nurses will hurt recruitment chances
The profession’s image is at an all-time high, but promises don’t last long in politics
02 Jun 2020
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COVID-19 and professional indemnity: what nurses need to know
Ensuring nurses on the temporary register have indemnity in every sense of the word
29 May 2020
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Less safe in lockdown: how nurses can help people facing an escalation of domestic...
Advice on spotting when someone is trapped in an abusive household, and what to do about it
28 May 2020
Students
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Easing loneliness in lockdown: the nursing student initiative that’s just a call away
Making phone calls to isolated older people also help students develop communication skills
02 Jun 2020
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Studying nursing in an online bubble: the realities of learning in lockdown
The tips and support systems helping one first-year student cope during the COVID-19 pandemic
29 May 2020
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Let’s quash the criticism of nursing students opting for theory-only studies
Those continuing their studies online amid COVID-19 need support, not judgement
20 May 2020
Careers
Nursing in the UK: my advice for international nurses
A Nigerian nurse who has settled in England explains how she helps others do the same
27 May 2020
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COVID-19: supporting people with dementia during the pandemic
How an Admiral nurse has adapted her role to help families cope during the crisis
22 May 2020
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How to escape the cycle of pandemic-induced guilt
Nurses who aren’t on the COVID-19 front line should not feel weighed down
20 May 2020