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How to assess a patient’s chronic pain
Familiarise yourself with the tools you can use to explore a person’s pain experience
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Nurse struck off for prescribing Botox remotely and unsafely
Heather Hazzard failed to check the qualifications of reporter who posed as a beauty...
Managing your money in 2025: the 5 changes you need to know about
Experts’ advice on how to stay on top of your personal finances
Nurse’s stabbing at hospital leaves the profession in shock
Latest incident highlights rising dangers of violence for nurses in the workplace
Nurse shortages: is learning disability the most at-risk field?
How the numbers compare and where in the UK universities have stopped offering courses
Nurse safety: ‘serious concerns’ over driving after long shifts
RCN and road safety charity express concerns about staff driving home after long shifts
How to keep your job fresh, even when times are tough
Three nurses share how they stay inspired and make the most of opportunities
Evidence and Practice
How to assess a patient’s chronic pain
Familiarise yourself with the tools you can use to explore a person’s pain experience
Exploring the effects of financial stress on undergraduate nursing students in Scotland
Understand how it can affect mental health and cause them to consider leaving their course
Wound infection: diagnosis, treatment and prevention
Learn about topical antimicrobials, antibiotics and wound bed preparation techniques
How to undertake peripheral intravenous cannulation
Understand its preparation and process, and how to reduce patients' pain and anxiety
How to undertake and record a 12-lead electrocardiogram
Familiarise yourself with its preparation, equipment and procedure
Features
Listen to this! 15 podcasts made with you in mind
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
Help! I’m stuck in my comfort zone and don’t know how to get out of it
Ways to change your mindset so you can feel the fear, do it anyway – and have no regrets
The health risks of shift work: can the right food help?
Advice on planning nutritious meals and snacks – and the breaks to enjoy them
The public understands nurses’ value – pay needs to catch up
Keep shining a light on what you do, and why you deserve so much better
Students
Patient risk assessment: a guide for students on the most-used tools
Essential jargon-busting on ABCDE, NEWS2, MUST and other tools to support your practice
WhatsApp: is it ever safe for students to share professional information?
Advice on using the social media app without compromising standards or confidentiality
Compassionate communication skills: 7 tips for nursing students
Active listening, eye contact and other advice to improve your communication skills
Careers
Revalidation: how to renew your NMC registration
Make sure you know what is expected and make revalidation part of your ongoing practice
Leading change: how to take action, whatever your role or seniority
Improvements at work don’t always require big steps, and anyone can initiate change
Home-based nursing roles: what are my options?
Advice from those who have made the switch in search of flexibility and work-life balance