Nurse apprenticeships: why they’re a great way to start your nursing career
Minister and former nurse Anne Milton urges would-be nurses to consider apprenticeships
19 Jun 2019
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Nurses need to focus on their own health even though the odds are stacked against them
A new film aims to help nurses ditch coping mechanisms that are damaging their health
17 Jun 2019
Diabetes: how nurses can empower patients to achieve realistic lifestyle change
Enable the patient to take responsibility for their own diabetes management
17 Jun 2019
Why the gloomy claims about BME representation at board level don’t add up
Don’t believe the assertion that diversity on NHS boards is declining, writes WRES director
14 Jun 2019
Leave judgement at the door when talking about self-harm
Like many harmful coping strategies, self-harm provides short-term relief
13 Jun 2019
How nurses can use their expertise to influence global health policy
ICN chief Howard Catton looks at what the Year of the Nurse and Midwife has in store
10 Jun 2019
NHS People Plan: we need ambition, funding and leaders who are legally accountable
Safe staffing crisis is crying out for solutions that are radical, says RCN England director
07 Jun 2019
Innovation: how nurses can identify need and find solutions
Nurses have an essential role in helping organisations adopt new ways to cope with demand
05 Jun 2019
The latest learning disability care scandal makes me fear for my daughter’s future
Nursing student Leanne Patrick wants to challenge social attitudes – even among nurses
04 Jun 2019
Good management, not legislation, is the key to safe staffing
UK-wide safe staffing laws are only a small part of the solution
31 May 2019
End of life care: nurses offer much-needed continuity amid often fragmented services
Nurses can take the lead in timely planning and multi-agency collaboration, says Marie Curie
29 May 2019
Collective leadership is nursing’s direction of travel
Every nurse must be encouraged and empowered to take collective leadership, says Ruth May
22 May 2019
Decriminalise prostitution – it’s the best way to safeguard sex workers’ health
Sexual health nurse Louise Cahill explains why she asked RCN congress to back her call
21 May 2019
Jane Bates: Life is about endings and beginnings and it’s time for me to bid you goodbye
I may be retiring from nursing (and this column) but a nurse will always be who I am
17 May 2019
The #whatnurseswear campaign shows what nurses can achieve using social media
Nurses command respect for the profession by uniting to challenge outdated attitudes
16 May 2019
Why it’s not enough to focus on nurse numbers
Without the right skill mix across the healthcare team, it's not safe staffing
15 May 2019
Jane Bates: Preserving dignity in the face of illness
Grooming can help patients hold on to their dignity and avoid being overwhelmed by illness
09 May 2019
How to make nurses confident about research
Ensuring nurses can use and produce research starts with ‘hands-on’ preregistration education
08 May 2019