Acute kidney injury: how you can play a vital role in raising awareness of the risks
Nurses can help put across the message that follow-up and continued monitoring are crucial
18 Feb 2022
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Plight of obese children has been worsened by the pandemic: here’s how nurses can help
Less activity and poor diet choices have triggered a worsening of obesity
01 Feb 2022
Apps, coaching and healthy food options at work: weight management support for nurses
Resources that can help you change how you think about food and lose weight while you sleep
28 Jan 2022
Non-melanoma skin cancer: how to optimise patients’ outcomes and care experience
NMSC mortality is low, but nurses can ensure its impact on individuals is not downplayed
24 Jan 2022
Dementia misdiagnosis: identifying people at risk of being missed
GP and memory assessment services curtailed by COVID-19, but staff training needs recognised
06 Jan 2022
Living with. . . self-harm
A nurse discusses her own experiences to help others give effective, non-judgemental care
13 Dec 2021
Fear of cancer recurrence: how nurses can support people after successful treatment
For some patients such fears can be debilitating and may require psychological support
23 Nov 2021
Vaccine hesitancy: how a bespoke pathway helps people with learning disabilities
Learning disability nurse Rebecca Crossley’s vaccine clinic adapts to each individual
17 Nov 2021
How to increase health check uptake for people with learning disabilities
A nurse-led team improved health outcomes for service users during COVID-19
08 Nov 2021
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Nurse leadership: targeting stem cell donation and vaccine uptake in the Sikh community
How RCN Nurse Award winner Rohit Sagoo has improved outcomes and engagement
18 Oct 2021
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‘We can help women stop a tragic cycle’: meet our RCN Nurse of the Year 2021
Nicola Bailey defied opposition to set up abortion care in Northern Ireland amid the pandemic
12 Oct 2021
Ovarian cancer: how to improve early diagnosis and management of the ‘silent killer’
Nurses need to be alert to possible symptoms at the earliest stage
23 Sep 2021
Sexual exploitation of children: how to raise concerns
NSPCC warns of a rise in cases of child exploitation during the pandemic
16 Sep 2021
A day in the life: nursing at a special school for pupils with learning disabilities
Anxious children, COVID-19 scares and hospital admissions all in a day’s challenges
23 Aug 2021
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Community nurse looked beyond labels and ‘held on to hope when I lost mine’
Katie McIlroy has been nominated for the Patient’s Choice award for care of women with...
04 Aug 2021
Community nursing: tackling long-term effects of COVID-19 on older people with frailty
More services are concentrating on keeping people safe at home and encouraging self-care
19 Jul 2021
Sickle cell crisis: step-by-step advice on spotting the signs and how to respond
Lack of knowledge of the blood disorder is common. Find out how to help your patients
12 Jul 2021
How to spot and act on the red flag signs of childhood cancer
Potential cases can be easily missed in primary care as symptoms mirror common ailments
06 Jul 2021