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Healthcare projects on an overseas placement: how one student’s plan generated a team...
RCNi Nursing Student Award winner’s networking and persistence got a clinic up and running
08 Oct 2020
Preventing hospital admissions and improving end of life care: a team approach
How the RCNi Nurse Awards Team of the Year integrates physical and mental health services
08 Oct 2020
Iron deficiency anaemia: the condition every nurse needs to take seriously
The telltale signs of a condition that’s widely misunderstood, plus how to improve outcomes
05 Oct 2020
Diversity in nursing: why it’s time to think neurodiversity
How a nurse network aims to help staff thrive and make workplaces more ‘autism-friendly’
28 Sep 2020
Clinical trials: what does a research nurse do?
Roles that can change patient’s lives, from study coordinator to supporting participants
21 Sep 2020
Sexual harassment against nurses: what to do if you or your colleagues are affected
New RCN guidance aims to empower nurses to recognise and report it
14 Sep 2020
COVID-19 ‘surge’ training: helping nurses provide compassionate end of life care
Redeployed staff learn about communication skills and their roles as witness bearers
07 Sep 2020
Skilled professionals or NHS ‘heroes’: has public perception of nursing really changed?
An enhanced profile is one thing, but better pay and support requires a fundamental shift
31 Aug 2020
Childbirth, menopause, ageing and stress incontinence: dispelling the myths
How nurses can explain that pads are not the answer and need not be inevitable
26 Aug 2020
Why using the terminology of ‘pain catastrophising’ can be harmful
Patients experiencing chronic pain think the term belittles how they are affected
24 Aug 2020
Keeping anticoagulant services flowing during the COVID-19 pandemic
From blood tests via letterboxes to managing drug switches, nurses have been adapting care
19 Aug 2020
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Safeguarding against the odds: ‘this highlights what learning disability nurses do’
Patient’s Choice award nominee Marie Perry ‘went all out’ to ensure a young man’s safety
17 Aug 2020
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Cardiac arrest on a long-haul flight: ‘this brave young nurse saved my life’
As a nursing student, Patient’s Choice nominee Isobel Corrie gave CPR to a fellow passenger
17 Aug 2020
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A champion for people with personality disorders: ‘our nurse always puts us first’
How Patient’s Choice nominee Rebecca Betts-Richards supports mental health service users
17 Aug 2020
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HIV nurse specialist ‘helped me rediscover my sense of purpose and self-confidence’
Mary Makarau has been nominated for the Patient’s Choice award for her compassionate care
17 Aug 2020
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The nursing home team that helped me fight for a ‘second life’
Patient’s Choice nominee Rekha Govindan changed the prognosis for a man given weeks to live
17 Aug 2020
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Support when families need it most: ‘health visitors may not know the impact they have’
Patient’s Choice nominee Noreen Ferguson helped a family deal with their son’s diagnosis
17 Aug 2020
COVID-19 and sepsis: what do the similarities mean for nurses and patients?
As with sepsis, for many people, the after-effects of COVID-19 will require long-term support
12 Aug 2020