Podcast

Nursing Standard’s editor Flavia Munn and senior nurse editor Dr Richard Hatchett present a regular podcast on topics affecting nurses and healthcare in the UK.

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How to switch off and unwind after a nursing shift

Our podcast guest offers advice including how to decompress and practise self-care

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Getting the most out of social media – a nurse’s guide

Tips on how to get the most out of social media safely and responsibly

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Kindness: a practical support guide for nurses (and patients)

Hear how it can enhance care and team working and why it trumps ‘resilience’

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 How to build trusting end of life relationships with patients

How to build trusting end of life relationships with patients

Advice on person-centred approaches, effective communication – and self-care for nurses

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Saving the NHS: why nurses are determined to keep striking

Our podcast visits nurses on the picket line to hear their personal reasons to strike

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Reducing imposter syndrome and achieving change at work

Our podcast guest explains how she tackles her fears – and why you should embrace failure

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A time for giving – but nurses must beware presents from patients

With nurses only able to accept trivial gifts, our podcast discusses what might be permitted

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What’s in your night shift bag?

Tips from our podcast for your first night shift, including finding a routine that works

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Climate emergency: what can nursing students do to be greener?

Our podcast guests discuss how they are making their university course more sustainable

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Halloween: why do so many nurses have spooky stories?

Ciaran O’Keefe talks about his TV work with the paranormal and nurses’ ghostly interactions

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What is it like to be a newly qualified nurse?

Securing a role that is the right fit for you to thrive in your new career

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How to cope with the emotional strain of being a nurse

Our podcast explores vulnerability and the distress of caring for seriously ill patients

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How will the changes to post-registration standards affect your career?

What community nurses need to know – and how to gain a specialist practice qualification
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Nursing students: what I wish I’d known before starting out

Tips from two nursing students on juggling the competing priorities
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Dementia and pad culture: dignified continence care in hospitals

Our podcast discusses use of continence pads for people with dementia admitted to hospital
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Nurse shortages: why is there a constant struggle to fill rotas?

ICN chief Howard Catton talks of the need for up to 13 million new nurses globally
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Monkeypox: how nurses can spot and treat it – and protect themselves

Our latest podcast guest explains all you need to know about the virus
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Fitness to practise: why nurses shouldn’t be fearful of the NMC

Nursing and Midwifery Council chief Andrea Sutcliffe on treating all staff equally

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