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Reflective practice: your questions answered
Practical advice to help you improve your practice and complete revalidation
04 Apr 2019
How does your manager recognise excellent practice?
Chief nurse Carolyn Fox explains the power of celebrating what staff do well
02 Apr 2019
Why we should be asking communities for help rather than giving it
People at the sharp end of inequality can view nurses as a threat, says Heather Henry
27 Mar 2019
We can learn a lot about leadership from people who aren’t nurses
A training course with people far removed from nursing offers a fresh perspective
25 Mar 2019
From student to staff nurse: advice for a smooth transition
How to make the most of preceptorship, plus practical tips from educators and new registrants
21 Mar 2019
I was made redundant and survived – and here’s how I did it
A nurse explains how losing a senior role made her realise the value of colleagues’ support
19 Mar 2019
Shared decision-making: how nurses can help patients weigh up the issues
A person-centred approach will make interventions easier for patients to understand
12 Mar 2019
'We're creating the nursing roles of the future'
As a trust chief nurse, Carolyn Morrice is a pioneer of integrated care and new nursing roles
08 Mar 2019
How to recognise and treat pain in someone with dementia
When nurses ‘think pain’ and take appropriate action, it can transform patients’ lives
07 Mar 2019
Chronic pain: how to support patients by asking the right questions
What you need to know about assessing an individual’s experience of pain
05 Mar 2019
The network for general practice nurses of the future
How student ambassadors are helping to promote the specialty as a first-choice career
28 Feb 2019
Help patients plan for a potential health crisis
The ReSPECT scheme uses advance discussions to make care choices for a future emergency
25 Feb 2019
We need to speak up about why being a nurse is fantastic
England’s new chief nurse Ruth May believes this message is key to recruitment and retention
22 Feb 2019
Three minutes to save a life: the course designed to raise suicide awareness
University initiative aims to equip all staff and students to support people at risk
19 Feb 2019
Adapting the NEWS early warning tool to assess patients in the community
Creating baseline measurements in the patient’s own home ‘makes perfect sense’
19 Feb 2019
The impact of nutritional care on patient outcomes
Why getting people eating well can be the key to getting everything right
15 Feb 2019
How a hospital food plan can tackle more than nutrition
Communal dining and food waste reduction go hand in hand with the Food for Life programme
12 Feb 2019
How I’m undoing the damage caused by workplace bullying
A nurse describes the professional and personal consequences of bullying by her manager
05 Feb 2019