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ReSPECT form update: a more patient-centred focus for advance care planning
NHS staff uninformed about asbestos-related risk in workplaces, charity says
Mary Seacole among black Britons honoured with special post boxes
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NHS staff uninformed about asbestos-related risk in workplaces, charity says
Study recommends mesothelioma awareness be added to mandatory staff training
Mary Seacole among black Britons honoured with special post boxes
Special edition post boxes to mark Black History Month honour contributions of black Britons
Redeployed school nurse wins QNI award for her COVID-19 work
Queen’s Nursing Institute honours nurse who helped vulnerable families during the pandemic
Delayed graduation: why nursing students face months of clinical placement catch-up
COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on practice learning schedules
RCN’s Beat the Flu campaign warns of double jeopardy with COVID-19 this winter
Campaign urges nurses and healthcare staff to get the flu vaccination as early as possible
QNI’s free online conference will share lessons learned from COVID-19 pandemic
Queen's Nursing Institute also says conference is a thank you to community nurses
Analysis
Long-COVID: what nurses need to know about longer-term effects of the virus
How to support people who still have symptoms months after their initial infection
Coronavirus in the community: the innovations helping nursing services keep up
Collaboration has helped staff face the enormous challenges of community care
How nutrition can aid successful long-term recovery from COVID-19
Nutritional support is vital to help patients with the lasting effects of coronavirus
Nursing students: here’s how your training will look in the new academic year
Post-pandemic peak, universities plan to continue with initiatives such as online lessons
What happens to all the nurse well-being support and the wobble rooms now?
COVID-19: Not all employers will be keeping staff hubs open and parking free
Revalidation: steps to get your application back on track
COVID-19 work pressures have put paid to many nurses’ CPD plans – but help is at hand
Clinical update
Diagnosis of respiratory symptoms
New guidance offers pragmatic advice on the safest approach during the pandemic
Cervical cancer and screening: advice for nurses
Updated RCN guidance on cervical cancer covers vaccination recommendations and screening
How to deliver person-centred end of life care for older people living with frailty
New guidance aims to help nurses deliver high-quality, person-centred care
Diabetes and care homes: how nurses can manage risk related to COVID-19
Advice on effective management of hyperglycaemia, as well as end of life care and foot care
COVID-19 and severe asthma: what to advise patients
NICE guidance on managing severe asthma in adults and children during the pandemic
COVID-19 nutritional advice
Nutritional advice to help patients during and after COVID-19 has been published
Policy briefing
ReSPECT form update: a more patient-centred focus for advance care planning
How nurses can implement changes to the RCUK process for end of life decision-making
Obesity strategy: steps for tackling a public health crisis
Government’s plan to get the nation fit, protect against COVID-19 and ease strain on the NHS
Managing recovery from COVID-19
A service to aid long-term recovery will offer personalised, online-based aftercare
Guidance on school nursing during the pandemic
Advice on how school nursing services in England can operate during imposed restrictions
COVID-19: when you can refuse to treat a patient due to inadequate PPE
The implications for nurses of RCN guidance on care provision and inadequate PPE
Interventions to improve the mental health and well-being of children and young people
Public Health England focuses on promoting critical importance of mental health
Research news
How cost-effective is the Family Nurse Partnership?
A study to see if the programme for first-time parents is good value for money for the NHS
An intervention package helps parents of excessively crying babies
Parents and healthcare professionals endorse use of selected support materials
The Daily Mile: is this initiative fit to get children moving?
School trial of a 15-minute jog shows positive outcomes but concerns over implementation
Skipping urgent referral linked to mortality risk
People with cancer who skip referrals are more likely to die within a year of diagnosis
Vital role for nurses in shingles vaccination uptake
Nurses play a pivotal role in uptake of the shingles vaccine targeting people over 70
Better mental health support needed for new mums
Support from health visitors to new mothers with mental health problems could be improved
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
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Chronic lymphcytic leukaemia: Improving treatment and support for patients
This feature has been funded by Janssen UK and written on the company’s behalf by M&F Health, based on an interview with Advanced Nurse Practitioner, Karen Stanley.
Bubbly little girl needs a “forever home” – can you help?
Lambeth Council are appealing to all members of the caring community
Ask the experts webinar: serious skin infections
This webinar explores the nursing management of serious skin infections and how they can be effectively managed and treated. Richard Hatchett, a nurse tutor and senior editor at RCNi, discusses nursing innovations with Sharon Falconer, a specialist outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) nurse from Aberdeen, and Malcolm Bain from the medical department at Correvio.
Wales offers a great quality of life for the newly qualified nurse
Newly qualified Mental Health Nurse Luke Pybus, from Somerset, is delighted he made the career move to work in Wales.
Working in Wales can really take you places in your career
Sian Thomas, a Consultant Nurse for Child Health in South Wales, and Nurse of the Year 2016, talks about why everyone looking for a rewarding nursing career should put Wales at the top of their list.
Sponsored: Find your most extraordinary RMN job with Priory
Most nurses enter the profession to make a real difference to people’s lives, and our Registered Mental Health nurses are no different. What sets them apart, however, are the incredible lengths they go to, to make it happen.