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Does your handover room make staff – old and new – feel welcome?
Negative energy in the handover room can be demoralising for all staff members
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Don’t treat us like numbers: why covering in unfamiliar settings comes with risk
Having transferrable skills doesn’t mean we’re all interchangeable, insist nurses
Rookie Nurses: your new TV series binge watch follows newly qualified nurses
The BBC fly-on-the-wall series shows the highs and the lows of daily nursing life
Nurses to stage 24-hour strike at London trust over pay
Unite members to walk out at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust on 1 June
Top hospital trust sees rating plummet as shortage of nurses leaves patients unwashed
Trust ‘making changes’ after concerns raised over ‘burnout, stress and work overload’
NHS pay offer imposed on staff as union insists only ‘meaningful’ talks can stop strikes
Most health unions accept 5%, but RCN holds out for offer ‘matching nurses’ value’
What nurses need to know about TBEV, the tick-borne encephalitis virus
Our podcast covers signs, symptoms and the importance of public health advice from nurses
Evidence and Practice
Anxiety disorders: exploring their presentation and treatment
Understand the psychological and pharmacological treatments available
Type 2 diabetes: treatment recommendations for reducing the risk of complications
Learn about the latest national guidelines, including pharmacological treatment
Nurses’ use of digital technology during the COVID-19 pandemic
Service evaluation looked at usability of systems and barriers to their use
Developing cultural competence in caring for people with mental health conditions
Identify strategies for providing effective and inclusive care to this patient group
Ensuring effective infection prevention and control in the community
Refresh your knowledge of procedures such as safe waste management and aseptic technique
Using collective leadership to support nurses and enhance patient outcomes
Increase your knowledge of relational approaches to leading staff
Features
Missed out on the role you wanted? How to deal with career disappointments
Viewed positively, a job rejection can help you clarify your career ambitions
Your experiences of sexism in nursing: does the profession have a problem?
Discrimination persists, whether as inequality in career progress or inappropriate comments
Why I quit nursing – and why I chose to return
Those who left but yearn to return are being welcomed back with open arms
Why nurses google their patients – and could it spell trouble?
It may aid diagnosis or settle curiosity, but trust and confidentiality are vital in care
What irritates you most about nursing? The 5 most common gripes
Your daily frustrations, from IT issues to lack of food on shift and no time for training
Nurses’ COVID deaths: did those personal tragedies lead to lasting change?
One legacy was highlighting how race inequalities in nursing can have deadly consequences
Opinion
Does your handover room make staff – old and new – feel welcome?
Negative energy in the handover room can be demoralising for all staff members
Is ‘nurse’ title finally about to be protected in law?
A review may lead to regulation of the title, a move seen as important for patient safety
Cut in working hours but not in pay: sounds too good to be true, and in the NHS, it is
Four day week for full-time staff helps work-life balance, but isn’t feasible for nurses
Students
How to introduce yourself to patients: 9 tips for students
Simple steps to enhance communication with patients from the outset
Drug administration for students: what is the BNF and how do I use it?
Tips on how to access it and build your confidence to administer drugs safely
Childcare help for nursing students: what am I entitled to?
Free childcare, parental payments and allowances – the criteria and how to access them
Careers
I want to work in Australia – what are my options and what do I need to do?
A practical guide to taking a nursing job down under, including the pros and cons
Ready to call it quits? How to fall back in love with nursing
Advice from those who’ve been there on how to refresh your focus and reinvigorate your career
I want to get out of the NHS, so what are my career options in the private sector?
Read about roles in hospitals, occupational health, and even the football premiership