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Health inequalities: learning disability nurses need central role in new health checks
NMC set to overhaul public health and community nursing post-registration standards
Hospitals set up food banks and emergency loans for nurses
News
Health inequalities: learning disability nurses need central role in new health checks
Programme aims to improve access to timely treatment in Scotland, in line with rest of UK
NMC set to overhaul public health and community nursing post-registration standards
NMC’s co-produced changes will update, modernise and streamline post-registration standards
Hospitals set up food banks and emergency loans for nurses
RCN criticises the ‘outrageous state of affairs’ and demands fair pay for staff
Hospital worker arrested after infant dies of suspected poisoning
Woman reported to be a nurse suspected of administering poison with intent to endanger life
RCN Library’s first post-COVID exhibition shows 100 years of learning disability care
From asylums to individualised care, exhibition provides insights into past practice
London trust launches recruitment campaign to encourage local nurses to join its team
NHS staff front recruitment campaign as demand for mental health services rise
Analysis
Pressure to work overtime: how to say no and prioritise work-life balance
If you’re working extra hours it may well be unpaid – and it may well be damaging your health
When a patient dies: providing compassionate care and support
How to maintain dignity and privacy, support families and protect your own well-being
What’s keeping you awake? Your guide to better sleep during the COVID-19 pandemic
Advice on how to plan around shift patterns and cope with insomnia and anxiety
Safe mobilisation and how to keep a patient’s falls risk in perspective
Deconditioning happens fast – which is why supporting mobility is a nursing priority
Wearing religious emblems: your right to choose or your employer’s right to regulate?
When a cross, hijab or kara may be allowed under uniform policy – and when they might not
No space for breaks: staff rooms are too small, too grubby or non-existent
Even when you can take time out at work, are the facilities fit for purpose?
Clinical update
Cardiac arrest and CPR: guidance update aims to improve survival and patient outcomes
Resuscitation UK advice affirms role of advance care planning
COVID-19 and severe asthma: what to advise patients
NICE guidance on managing severe asthma in adults and children during the pandemic
COVID-19 nutritional advice
Nutritional advice to help patients during and after COVID-19 has been published
COVID-19: guidance on when to admit patients to critical care
NICE advises on assessing for frailty and including patients and carers in decision-making
COVID-19: infection prevention and control advice for all healthcare settings
The government has issued advice for all healthcare workers
Improving air quality at home: what to advise patients
NICE guidance on risks for those with allergies or respiratory or cadiovascular conditions
Policy briefing
Obesity strategy: steps for tackling a public health crisis
The government’s plan to get the nation fit, protect against COVID-19 and ease strain on the NHS
Rheumatology nursing: your guide to the new RCN competency framework
Skills and career framework aims to support the development of rheumatology nurse roles
COVID-19: when you can refuse to treat a patient due to inadequate PPE
The implications for nurses of RCN guidance on care provision and inadequate PPE
Essential bowel care advice for nurses
RCN guidance advocates a proactive approach to bowel care
Helping nurses to ‘defuse’ after difficult situations
The RCN has issued guidance on how to discuss and reflect on challenging incidents at work
Improving care for patients who have catheters
RCN updates its guidance on using catheters and how to minimise associated risks
Journal scan
COPD: patients in need of reassurance say they value input from clinicians
Healthcare professionals' support prevents people with COPD feeling overwhelmed by symptoms
Diet study offers hope for people with epilepsy
Bacteria may help limit seizures, study of high-fat, low-carbohydrate ketogenic diet finds
Hospitals underestimate number of staff needed to prevent infections
Study suggests new benchmark
Sharing surveillance of infectious diseases could reduce use of antibiotics
International study found diagnoses improved through shared use of surveillance systems
Sham operation casts doubt on back treatment
Surgery to repair spinal fractures was no more effective than a sham procedure
Documenting and treatment of pain falls as cognitive impairment increases
Pain management drugs less prevalent in nursing home residents with severe impairment
Podcast
Patient safety: safe staffing and knowing when not to compromise
Our podcast guest urges nurses to act if they think working standards are being eroded
Overcome self-limiting beliefs to build your confidence – and your professional career
Learn how to unlock the barriers that can hold you back from embracing new opportunities
Stressed out at work? Learn practical steps to improve your well-being
A new online course identifies your vulnerabilities and explains how you can work with them
Revalidation: do you struggle with the process? Our podcast can help
Learn what counts as continuing professional development, methods for reflection, and more
How to demonstrate effective leadership skills – whatever your seniority
Our latest podcast will empower you to develop your own leadership style
Practical advice for busy nurses on how to ensure you are eating healthily at work
Our podcast looks at barriers to healthy diets such as long hours and lack of breaks
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