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Photo of striking nurses with placards alongside pay ballot voting information:

Nurses report trouble voting on pay deal as they ‘break the internet'

Frustration as RCN website is overwhelmed by nurses trying to vote on negotiated pay deal

Photo of sunny swimming pool in Saudi Arabia, just one of the benefits of a nursing role at a new hospital

Nurses offered ‘enticing’ life in Saudi Arabia to escape NHS pressures

Apply for posts at a new hospital that promises good money and plenty of sunshine

Nurse wearing PPE at patient’s bedside in ICU at St George’s Hospital in London during the COVID-19 pandemic

COVID death-in service compensation: do you know anyone who’s still missing out on help?

Uptake of cash assistance scheme for nurses’ dependents lags behind pandemic death toll

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

Illustration of clock going forward in spring, which may mean nurses on night shifts get paid for the lost hour

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

Reducing and managing dementia risk in primary care

The importance of understanding non-modifiable and modifiable risk factors for dementia

General practice nursing: student-led health check roadshows raising career profile

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

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

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

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

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

People with a learning disability are more likely to develop dementia than the general population and to do so at an earlier age

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

Photo shows nurse looking at a smiling baby in its mother's arms: backlogs of care and the unmet needs of families with babies and children are on the rise but overlooked

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

Illustration shows SEPSIS spelt out in wooden cubes: The UK Sepsis Trust and Marie Cure's latest version of the Sepsis Six tool helps nurses in the community to assess risk to patients and guide decision making

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

The Queen’s Nursing Institute (QNI) has published a draft set of standards to support specialist community nursing practitioner qualifications

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

Jobs