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Non-NHS nursing: how your pay compares and how to ask for a rise
Working outside of the NHS, pay and conditions are not ‘locked in’ and can vary widely
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Non-NHS nursing: how your pay compares and how to ask for a rise
Working outside of the NHS, pay and conditions are not ‘locked in’ and can vary widely
Night shifts: will you get paid for lost hour as clocks go forward?
Check with your employer about pay this weekend, and read tips for better sleep after shifts
Partygate: ‘If Boris Johnson were a nurse, he’d be struck off’
Nurses voice their anger about former PM’s evidence to parliament about pandemic gatherings
Evidence and Practice
Reducing and managing dementia risk in primary care
The importance of understanding non-modifiable and modifiable risk factors for dementia
Student-led health check roadshows raising career profile
Pilot project raising the profile of general practice nursing, showcasing skills and values
Recognising and addressing health misinformation in nursing practice
Resources to address incorrect information and strategies for debunking online myths
Providing optimal nutritional care to patients with long-COVID
How primary care and community nurses can identify, assess, advise and monitor patients
Participating in research: the experience of a community nursing team
The benefits and challenges of participating in research as a nurse working in the community
Infant feeding issues related to gastrointestinal conditions: assessment and management
Developing positive relationships with parents and working in partnership with them
Features
Professional boundaries: when nurse-patient relationships become over-friendly
How off-duty messages or interactions with patients could have serious consequences
Terminal agitation: how to deal with distressing symptoms at the end of life
Advice on treating agitation, supporting families and coping with difficult patient deaths
Well-chosen words: how what you say makes a difference to outcomes
Tips for more powerful, productive and empathetic conversations with patients
How to spot the signs of dementia earlier in people with learning disabilities
What nurses and carers need to know about early diagnosis and support services
When your patient may have committed a crime: how to provide non-judgemental care
Any nurse may have contact with patients accused or convicted of an offence
Morale boost: leadership tips for supporting teams under pressure
How to help staff feel appreciated and heard amid unprecedented challenges
Opinion
Why cuts to health visitor numbers are fuelling a baby care crisis
Backlogs of care and unmet needs in health visiting services have been overlooked
Are you ready to shine? Then enter our RCN Nursing Awards 2023
The awards are open to nurses, midwives, health visitors, students and support workers
All you need to know about the end of life community sepsis tool
Latest version of the Sepsis Six tool helps assess risk and guide decision making
Students
Gastroenterology: what nursing students need to know about GI conditions and care
We ask expert nurses about caring for patients with digestive conditions
Dementia: how to tailor nursing care to the needs of patients and their families
Your guide to common types of dementia and compassionate and effective symptom management
Social prescribing: what is it and how can nursing students get involved?
Using activities such as art, gardening and sport to boost mental and physical well-being
Careers
Considering defence nursing? Here’s what you need to know
You can also learn first hand – and earn money – by joining the reserves or MoD bank
QNI field-specific standards – what are they and how will they be used?
Draft standards spell out expectations for SPQs for community nurses
Expedition nursing: an opportunity for thrill seekers to work while travelling
Job combines work with adventurous treks, sports trips or TV location shoots