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Dear next prime minister: RCN members’ open letter to Conservative leadership candidates
Follow-up call to older people post-discharge cuts readmission rates by almost a half
More than half of prison staff exposed to psychoactive substances at work
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Dear next prime minister: RCN members’ open letter to Conservative leadership candidates
Nurse activists’ bid to quiz Tory hopefuls on safe staffing, nurses’ pay, and student bursary
Follow-up call to older people post-discharge cuts readmission rates by almost a half
Aston University researchers say the phone conversation could free up ‘thousands of beds’
More than half of prison staff exposed to psychoactive substances at work
Nurses and other staff falling ill after exposure to Spice and other drugs, survey finds
Nursing director struck off NMC register for bullying and aggression
Hazel Dinnie ‘frightened her staff to the extent that they considered leaving their roles’
Infection control in tattoo shops needs to be tightened up, says RCN
College backs call by Royal Society for Public Health for UK-wide rules on tattoo parlours
Your guide to all the routes into nursing
Our interactive graphic shows the path for nursing apprentices, associates and degree options
Analysis
End of life care: what thousands of nurses told our annual survey
The pressures of short-staffing and how some staff spend breaks sitting with dying patients
RCN congress 2019: your quick guide to what’s on the agenda
Nurses’ pay, staffing levels, clinical issues and bullying to be discussed
Health visitors and school nurses’ new curriculum reflects range and breadth of role
Documents sets out the knowledge, skills and attributes they need
Revealed: what nurses say about short-staffing and how it’s harming patient care
Nurses open up about the risks to patient safety – and their work-life balance
Primary care networks: what are the implications for all community nurses?
NHS England wants the networks rolled out by June, presenting opportunities and challenges
Community mental health nurses should also work in general practices to ease care burden
GP Partnership Review examines the difficult challenges general practices face
Clinical update
Sepsis guidance: what nurses are now required to do
Compliance has become mandatory for all NHS trusts in England
Updated National Osteoporosis Society guideline on vitamin D
A guideline on which patients to test and who to treat for vitamin D deficiency
NICE issues guidance on decision-making and mental capacity
This guidance reflects concerns about the implementation of the Mental Capacity Act 2005
Quality standard for eating disorders highlights need for closer liaison between teams
Eating disorders guidance from NICE calls for better coordination and earlier access to care
Updated NICE guideline on diagnosis and management of chronic heart failure
People with chronic heart failure should be given a detailed care plan, updated NICE...
Updated NICE guidance on dementia care
First update in a decade says staff working with people who have dementia need extra training
Policy briefing
Improving care for patients who have catheters
RCN updates its guidance on using catheters and how to minimise associated risks
Correct use of gloves and how to protect your skin
RCN Glove Awareness week stresses correct use of gloves and how nurses can protect their skin
NHS Improvement guidance calls for consistent approach to pressure ulcer definition and...
Guidance calls for the 72-hour rule for pressure ulcers to be scrapped
Safeguarding guidelines for protection of children and young people
RCN publishes updated guidance for safeguarding children and young people
New RCN position statement on termination of pregnancy
College responds after members support call for decriminalisation
Diabetes: recommendations for improving mental well-being
All-party group calls for clearer pathways to support individuals’ psychological needs
Research news
Do nurse interventions cut cardiovascular disease in people with severe mental illness?
Study of primary care practices in England finds increased risk factors
Smartphone app helps improve tuberculosis treatment observation
Research finds video-observed therapy intervention has lower dropout rate among patients
Has Leeds bucked the national trend in childhood obesity?
Fall in obesity in reception age children following implementation of citywide strategy
Study supports new screening method for cervical cancer
Screening for high risk human papillomavirus more sensitive than cytology testing
Parenting scheme works for at-risk families
A scheme for at-risk families helps improve mothers’ mental health and parenting confidence
Taking about self-harm: improving consultations between nurses and young people
Practice nurse conversation guide could help in consultations with young people who self-harm
Journal scan
Assessing patients for intermittent self-catheterisation
Study looked at types of catheter available for intermittent use
Clinical presentation of scabies in older care home residents differs from classic...
Prospective study of scabies outbreaks in ten care homes for older people
Study advocates continued use of anticoagulants in patients with resolved atrial...
Treatment with anticoagulants reduces risk of stroke by two thirds
Diet study offers hope for people with epilepsy
Bacteria may help limit seizures, study of high-fat, low-carbohydrate ketogenic diet finds
Sharing surveillance of infectious diseases could reduce use of antibiotics
International study found diagnoses improved through shared use of surveillance systems
Higher vitamin D level associated with lower risk of total cancer
Japanese study suggests beneficial effects for prevention of cancer in all sites
Podcast
Childhood obesity: my vision for unlocking the potential of school nurses
Series 3 Episode S7: Pippa Bagnall calls for more work on child obesity prevention
Hear how a nurse-led acute response team dramatically reduced cardiac arrest
Series 3 Episode 6: Nurse practitioner Amor Palada talks about preventing cardiac arrest
Reaching out to nursing students via the internet
Series 3 Episode 4: how the online Student Nurse Project is connecting students nationwide...
How to support patients to stay safe when meeting people through dating apps
Season 3 Episode 2: Sexual health nurse discusses sexual assault and dating apps
Nursing Standard podcast: Could parliament's Brexit chaos be the catalyst for...
Episode 7 of the Nursing Standard podcast has an interview with nurse peer Baroness Mary...
Nursing Standard podcast: Agile working
Tissue viability nurse Debbie Wickens takes us on her rounds
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