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Zahawi ridiculed over claim nurses’ strikes will aid Putin
Nurses criticise Nadhim Zahawi for reframing their strike in light of war in Ukraine
Cardiovascular risk post-COVID: how to make your nursing interventions count
Spotting early signs of heart failure and ways to minimise impact of service delays
Grief café helps community nurses cope with patient deaths
Café is an informal space to discuss loss, death and dying and how they affect nurses
ICUs and high dependency units exempt from nurses’ strike action
RCN confirms that chemotherapy, dialysis and critical care units won’t be affected by strike
Nurses coming to work in UK after ‘forced migration’ from Zimbabwe
Thousands of nurses faced with broken agreements and withheld pay have flocked to the UK
Lucy Letby: infant ‘received IV feed contaminated with insulin’
Nurse accused of attempting to murder baby by injecting synthetic insulin into his nutrition
Evidence and Practice
Managing type 1 diabetes in school children
Exploring perceptions and attitudes towards the management of type 1 diabetes in schools
Alternatives to opioids for managing chronic pain
How a US-based pilot project supported patients to manage their pain and reduce opiods use
How preceptorship could improve the experience of transitioning into primary care
Newly registered nurses can experience transition shock while adapting to changes
Addressing childhood immunisation hesitancy in Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities
Exploring the challenges and opportunities of childhood immunisation hesitancy
Indwelling pleural catheter insertion for the management of malignant pleural effusion
Exploring patients’ experiences of living at home with an indwelling pleural catheter
Long term conditions: three ways to give patients the confidence to self-care
Teaching self-care can be woven into the routine conversations nurses have with patients
Features
Young onset dementia: how to spot it, and the symptoms you might not expect
Providing support for patients and their families, who crave tailored, age-appropriate care
Using every team member’s skills to improve the patient experience
The One Step at a Time initiative was set up following a nurse’s own experience of cancer
When patients withhold facts: how to spot untruths and encourage openness
‘White lies’ can jeopardise care, but they may just be a way to avoid judgement
‘Start with just one act of kindness’: meet the RCN Nurse of the Year 2022
Alison Bunce created a community initiative that puts compassion first
End of life: how to discuss advance care planning with patients
Advice on initiating conversations, communicating clearly and establishing what patients want
Nurse well-being: practical support for your own and colleagues’ mental health
Advice and help as workplace pressures and the cost-of-living crisis hit home
Opinion
Self harm: new guidance to help in your care of the vulnerable
New NICE guidance offers advice on caring for people who have self-harmed
Is laughing gas safe and what can I tell recreational users about managing their risk?
Evidence-based advice on the health implications of inhaling nitrous oxide
We need to recognise our value as nurses now more than ever
Such challenging times encourages primary care nurses to assess what else is possible
Students
How to show leadership and organisation skills as a nursing student
Students on GP placement found ‘lost’ patients who were missing out on vital diabetes care
What a career in community nursing really looks like – and where to start
QNI chief executive Crystal Oldman shares tips and resources in this helpful video
What to expect from a clinical placement in a care home
Seize the chance to develop skills in person-centred care for people with complex needs
Careers
Virtual wards: what are they and what do they mean for different nursing roles?
Services combine remote, hands-on and holistic nursing care – with new roles to match
Are you a super-helper? How to ditch the guilt and avoid burnout
Super-helpers won’t say no to helping people even when it affects their well-being
What does an occupational health nurse do and could it be the role for me?
Find out about a varied career that can be in the NHS or anywhere in the world of work