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Let’s make 2020 our chance to push for more nurse funding
Year of the Nurse and Midwife presents an opportunity to advance the profession
07 Jan 2020
Bullying at work: we all know nursing is far from immune, but support is out there
Whether you’re being bullied, or witnessing it, the RCN’s Josephine Brady offers advice
12 Dec 2019
When nurse and carer roles collide: the pressures of nursing a dying loved one
Delivering end of life care can change a family relationship
10 Dec 2019
Ethical nursing practice means being willing to show moral courage – despite the risks
Develop the confidence to have a say in complex decision-making
05 Dec 2019
End of life care: my experience as a nurse and daughter
Nurse Alison Woods describes her contrasting emotions during her mum's final days
29 Nov 2019
HIV: if we can achieve normalised testing we’ll be helping to banish the stigma for good
As nurses, let’s build on all the advances that have transformed care since the bleak 1980s
29 Nov 2019
Nursing shortage: the nettle politicians struggle to grasp
The NHS workforce crisis needs joined-up government action, not empty election promises
26 Nov 2019
Election promises don’t go far enough to remedy our nurse and student shortfalls
Funding for nurse education needs to be across the board, not robbing Peter to pay Paul
22 Nov 2019
With childhood immunisation rates falling, it’s time to ramp up the scare tactics
Parents should be spared no detail about the reality of diseases like diphtheria and polio
19 Nov 2019
How to say sorry to patients and their families
Apologising when things go wrong is part of compassionate care – but you have to get it right
14 Nov 2019
Stop blaming nurses for malnutrition in older people
Focus instead on the widespread myths in the community about healthy eating
13 Nov 2019
WHO’s $60 million mental health initiative should not ignore nursing
Nurses are strangely absent from the World Health Organization’s five-year mental health plan
05 Nov 2019
Joker distorts link between mental illness and violence
Joker is playing to packed cinemas, but its portrayal of mental illness is worrying
25 Oct 2019
Put that snack away: childhood obesity and the case for banning food on public transport
The idea of outlawing train picnics sounds extreme, but there’s wisdom in it
23 Oct 2019
Let’s talk about the menopause at work
After struggling with symptoms, a nurse chief executive is promoting a culture of openness
17 Oct 2019
There’s no such thing as a textbook heart attack
Nurses need to know the truth about myocardial infarction – it could save patients’ lives
11 Oct 2019
‘No health without mental health’ should be the maxim of all adult nursing students
A new University of Exeter programme gives equal priority to mental and physical health
08 Oct 2019
What well-resourced nursing practice can achieve – if nations invest in it
We need a world where governments pay nurses more, and pay for more nurses
04 Oct 2019