Using positive reinforcement to manage violence and aggression
Reminding a service user with learning disabilities how much her behaviour had improved...
06 Jul 2017
Patient-centred care
A passport to better care for patients with Parkinson’s
Difficulties faced by patients inspired nursing student Lorraine Ramnath to develop a...
15 May 2017
Improving the patient experience through person-centred care
When one of her patients refused to eat, nursing student Georgiana John used her nursing...
10 Mar 2017
First steps into the world of nursing
There are many career paths open to new nurses but all of them are based on the core values...
20 Feb 2017
Compassion in continence care
Helping a distressed patient with faecal incontinence reminded student Danielle Moxen about...
16 Feb 2017
‘This is who I am’: getting the language right when caring for transgender patients
Asking a transgender patient what their preferred prononun is can go a long way towards...
01 Feb 2017
Children’s nursing: Caring from the first moments
Children’s nursing offers a wealth of career opportunities. Senior lecturer at De Montfort...
30 Jan 2017
The little things matter in patient-centred care
Creating a colour-coded chart to enable a patient to understand her medications showed...
10 Jan 2017
'Look beyond the obvious'
Caring for a sprightly 90 year old helped Lisa-Marie Morphett realise that looks can be...
17 Oct 2016
Demonstrating compassion in action
Nursing student Poppy Butler learned the value of going the extra mile to improve a patient’...
12 Oct 2016
Tailor your communication to your patient
Caring for a patient with a severe brain injury taught Lauren Stafford the importance of...
12 Jul 2016
Holding a patient's hand taught me an important lesson on placement...
Spending time providing a patient with simple reassurance can be as exciting as any other...
13 Jun 2016