Primary Health Care
Editor's choice
Mandatory vaccination will not eliminate parental opposition, says RCN congress
Speakers argue educating parents and understanding their fears is more effective
Newsroom
Sexual harassment of nurses is too often ‘brushed aside as a misunderstanding’
Congress wants employers to provide more protection for staff
Demands to show ‘resilience’ put greater pressure on nurses, congress told
Nurses struggling to cope in stressful workplaces are pressured by demands to show resilience
Congress demands mandatory sepsis training
RCN members back call for mandatory sepsis training after hearing survivor’s account
Multitude of nursing uniforms causing confusion in England
Congress discusses whether a national uniform should be introduced
Substance misuse: ‘Doctors have a support service and so should nurses’
Congress hears of initiative to offer psychological help for nursing staff
Bullying in the NHS: ‘Nurses must take collective responsibility to help tackle problem’
RCN congress hears nurses’ own accounts of workplace harassment
Evidence and Practice
Pre-registration nurse placements in general practice: the picture so far
A scoping review of ten years of literature examined pre-registration nurse placements
Continuing professional development: lymphoma in primary care
Lymphoma encompasses a heterogeneous group of haematological malignancies that require...
Continuity of care for adults living in the community who have been diagnosed with...
There is a need for continuity of care for adults diagnosed with congenital heart disease (...
Assessing the needs of young carers and young adult carers in a south west London...
A knowledge gap was identified in the Kingston Carers’ 2016 Joint Strategic Needs Assessment...
Social prescribing offers options and support
Three studies examine how social prescribing promotes a health and social care partnership
Care of children dependent on long-term ventilation
Three studies examine the rise in long-term ventilation to support respiratory function
Features
How to avoid the pitfalls when a patient needs the help of an interpreter
Why language and communication should not be barriers to a patient receiving quality care
Why the skills of assistant practitioners and nursing associates could bridge the gap
Assistant practitioners and nursing associates can help relieve pressure on busy nurses
Why nursing in remote communities can be such a rewarding challenge
Four Queen's Nurses working in Scotland provide an insight into their different roles
Cautions against catheters
Nurses should constantly review the need to continue with catheters, says updated guidance
How in house staff development can grow your own district nurses
A trust has devised a range of courses to develop the skills of all its nursing workforce
The network for general practice nurses of the future
How student ambassadors are helping to promote the specialty as a first-choice career
Opinion
Why do patients not want to see the 'nurse' practitioner?
A stereotyped view of nurses persists, and the profession needs to tackle misconceptions
Asthma and COPD: inhaler and spacer rescue packs could be a game-changer
Comments are sought on issuing rescue packs to those at risk due to these conditions
Public health nurses face being denied NHS pay rises
A funding complication could result in some public health nurses leaving
Students
It’s just not true that your first job must be in an acute hospital – and here’s why
QNI's Crystal Oldman on why the community is the perfect place to start your nursing career
What a placement on a remote island taught me about truly person-centred care
Working in this environment means really getting to know your patients, says Elizabeth Spence
Refugee camp made me thankful for NHS
A nursing student describes volunteering at a refugee camp and reflects on what she learned
Careers
Charity abseil is my way to face my fears – and honour the NHS
Former health visitor Sue Smith is taking on a daring challenge to mark a career milestone
I’m so glad I moved into practice nursing after having my children
Working in general practice offers scope for progression, but work-life balance too
Care home support nurse
Primary care nurses must adapt ways of working due to an increase in frail older patients