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The leadership strategy that changed the way others – and my team – saw our department
Does your work deserve wider recognition? Be inspired to enter the RCNi Nurse Awards 2020
04 Jul 2019
Rapid triage: award-winning action plan slashes four-hour target breaches
How an emergency nurse practitioner team transformed an under-pressure eye casualty service
04 Jul 2019
Managing healthcare without a government: it’s time to step up, says NI chief nurse
Charlotte McArdle wants nurses to take the lead in the transformation of health services
26 Jun 2019
Is technology the next step in falls prevention?
Motion sensors are helping one dementia unit to prevent falls, reduce injuries and cut costs
25 Jun 2019
The mental health conference that felt more like a festival
Student-led conference on mental health nursing incorporated yoga, dance and social media
21 Jun 2019
Social media: a useful tool for nurses that can become a weapon against them
Nurses can be targets of online abuse – with even fellow registrants going on the attack
19 Jun 2019
How nurses can ease families’ anguish in the aftermath of a car crash
A critical care sister explains how a shocking family tragedy gave her unique nursing insight
14 Jun 2019
Opioid misuse: breaking the prescription addiction cycle
Help patients understand how opioids are making their pain worse, not better
11 Jun 2019
Nurse-led innovation that cuts costs and workload while improving patient outcomes
Video and simulation training in IV self-administration allows faster inpatient discharge
06 Jun 2019
‘We’re offering nurses the best deal in the UK’
Scotland’s health secretary is a former nurse who supports safe staffing legislation
03 Jun 2019
The man who inspired Sherlock Holmes also deduced the value of well-trained nurses
New research from QNIS shows Joseph Bell’s role as an advocate for the profession
30 May 2019
Focusing on a patient’s human rights will help you resolve ethical dilemmas in practice
A human rights approach makes nursing care more person-centred
28 May 2019
Mentoring: What’s in it for me?
Students and experienced nurses can learn from each other through a mentoring programme
21 May 2019
What does flexible working mean to you?
It could help the NHS retain nurses – but should mean more than accommodating childcare needs
20 May 2019
How can you make your trust the best place to work?
Leaders at two London trusts reveal how they empowered staff to improve practice
14 May 2019
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
12 May 2019
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
09 May 2019
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
07 May 2019