Opinion
Unsocial shifts and rotas: what’s your breaking point?
Menopause: what reasonable adjustments can I expect at work?
Sepsis guidance update: how do I need to change my practice?
Comment
Unsocial shifts and rotas: what’s your breaking point?
Nurses are flexible but there has to be give and take if the NHS is to boost retention
Our professional inferiority complex: why you’re never ‘just’ a nurse
Safety-critical care is what we do, yet some of us can’t resist the urge to downplay
Hospital car parking: who exactly is making a profit from all those charges and fines?
Using staff as cash cows if they drive to work shows how far goodwill has fallen in the NHS
Cruel curbs on migrant care workers’ lives are at odds with British values
Rules to stop overseas staff bringing family are also risky for the care sector and NHS
Do autism health passports actually help nurses and patients in practice?
Two autistic researchers look at the pros and cons of health passports
Feeling unwell? Damned if you don’t work, damned if you do
Guilt may send you to work when ill – but at the heart of the problem is staff shortages
Expert advice
Menopause: what reasonable adjustments can I expect at work?
Most nurses will experience menopause and new guidance says employers have a duty to help
Sepsis guidance update: how do I need to change my practice?
Nurse specialist explains the importance of more targeted antibiotic use
Ramadan and how to keep energy levels up in clinical practice during a month of fasting
Tips on the best ways to minimise hunger and thirst, while making time to pray on shift
How to give your best to patients when you’re lacking motivation
Finding ways to boost morale and reaching out to peers can help you get back on track
Chronic cough in adults: how the latest guidance can help you help your patient
Advice on diagnosis and assessment, red flags, complications and timely referral
Redeployment: what to expect if you are asked to work in another clinical area
How and when staff may be moved, and what makes them feel supported in unfamiliar roles
Editorial
When ‘banter’ is no laughing matter and should not be tolerated in healthcare workplaces
If a colleague’s behaviour intimidates, belittles or offends, managers must act
If you’re worried about your CPD hours, don’t be – we’ve got your back
Revalidation requirements can feel daunting, which is why we’re here to help
Red flags for patient safety: wave them high in the coming election year
Daily safety breaches in the NHS must be taken seriously, not waved away with empty pledges
New NHS uniforms won’t please everyone, but will they help you stand out from the crowd?
Nationally colour-coded designs have yet to win universal praise inside the profession
Nursing Live: here’s why we hope you can join us for our celebration of nurses
Get your ticket to a unique event designed to inspire you, whatever your career stage
Martha’s rule: role nurses will play points to profession’s unique position of trust
Nurses to be central to new process designed to enable families to secure a second opinion
Your views
NHS pay: would a separate pay spine benefit nurses?
We ask our readers if a split from Agenda for Change is the best approach
Your mental well-being: why should struggling in your job be seen as a sign of weakness?
As nurses, we often put ourselves last, yet still ‘resilience’ is a stick to beat us with
A year on from NHS industrial action, what has changed for nurses?
After the hard-won pay deal, we ask our readers’ panel how they feel about the dispute now
Will the colourways of the new NHS uniform really help distinguish nurses’ roles?
The colour-coding designed to denote who’s who, has its critics among nurses
What would give you the confidence to speak up against poor practice?
After Letby, nurses are raising concerns about the treatment of those who speak out
Patient confidentiality and sharing patient data in your work WhatsApp group
What safeguards do you need to help you use instant messaging responsibly?
Reviews
Health Communication: Theoretical and critical perspectives
This frank and bold text sets out to dispel assumptions and fill a much-needed gap in health communication literature
Working Together in Clinical Supervision: A Guide for Supervisors and Supervisees
A useful, well-written book primarily aimed at less experienced supervisors and supervisees. It would be most suited to busy mental health professionals seeking an up-to-date and concise text to guide their clinical supervision
Book review: Snowball in a Blizzard: The Tricky Problem of Uncertainty in Medicine
Retired practice development nurse Valerie McGurk reviews Snowball in a Blizzard: The Tricky Problem of Uncertainty in Medicine
Pain: A Sociological Introduction
Individual stories that will resonate with those who experience pain are included in this book, which is a refreshing and easy read while tackling a wide topic in an informative way
Recovery in Mental Health Nursing
The blurb on the back cover says this book is for nurses and other professionals in mental health practice, but the contents are clearly directed towards nursing students
Positive Communication: Activities to reduce isolation and improve the wellbeing of...
Useful activities to help boost confidence, self-esteem and wellbeing in older people