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COVID-19 ‘surge’ training: helping nurses provide compassionate end of life care
Redeployed staff learn about communication skills and their roles as witness bearers
07 Sep 2020
Childbirth, menopause, ageing and stress incontinence: dispelling the myths
How nurses can explain that pads are not the answer and need not be inevitable
26 Aug 2020
Why general practice nurses must take ownership of what the new normal will mean
The pandemic has ushered in new ways of care delivery, many of which seem here to stay
24 Aug 2020
Keeping anticoagulant services flowing during the COVID-19 pandemic
From blood tests via letterboxes to managing drug switches, nurses have been adapting care
19 Aug 2020
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Support when families need it most: ‘health visitors may not know the impact they have’
Patient’s Choice nominee Noreen Ferguson helped a family deal with their son’s diagnosis
17 Aug 2020
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Safeguarding against the odds: ‘this highlights what learning disability nurses do’
Patient’s Choice award nominee Marie Perry ‘went all out’ to ensure a young man’s safety
17 Aug 2020
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Cardiac arrest on a long-haul flight: ‘this brave young nurse saved my life’
As a nursing student, Patient’s Choice nominee Isobel Corrie gave CPR to a fellow passenger
17 Aug 2020
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A champion for people with personality disorders: ‘our nurse always puts us first’
How Patient’s Choice nominee Rebecca Betts-Richards supports mental health service users
17 Aug 2020
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HIV nurse specialist ‘helped me rediscover my sense of purpose and self-confidence’
Mary Makarau has been nominated for the Patient’s Choice award for her compassionate care
17 Aug 2020
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The nursing home team that helped me fight for a ‘second life’
Patient’s Choice nominee Rekha Govindan changed the prognosis for a man given weeks to live
17 Aug 2020
COVID-19 and sepsis: what do the similarities mean for nurses and patients?
As with sepsis, for many people, the after-effects of COVID-19 will require long-term support
12 Aug 2020
COVID-19: what can we learn from our care and treatment of older people during the...
The pandemic has underlined the importance of identifying older people living with frailty,...
06 Aug 2020
Social prescribing for well-being: how nurses can combat loneliness and isolation
Connecting people to support and services is more important in the wake of COVID-19 than ever
03 Aug 2020
How are your bowel motions? The question nurses need to ask
Patients may be embarrassed to talk about bowel problems, but help is available
27 Jul 2020
Lyme disease: how nurses can identify it and advise patients
How to detect the tick-borne infectious disease and promote awareness among the public
06 Jul 2020
Shame, stigma and sexual dysfunction: the overlooked diabetes complications
Some physical and mental health issues common in people with diabetes are not discussed
29 Jun 2020
Nurse-patient conversations: compassionate communication while social distancing
Finding new ways to meet patients’ needs when face-to-face care is not an option
15 Jun 2020
More than a headache: how migraine treatment often falls short
Even though migraine is common, there’s a lack of understanding of it, even among nurses
03 Jun 2020