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Online learning sites offer ‘nurse prescribing course’ from £9
Course can be taken by anyone aged 16 or over and appears to offer no assessment
Nurse suspended from register for stealing paracetamol from ward’s supplies for own use
It was common for staff to use ward paracetamol – I thought it was allowed, nurse told NMC
Nurse who failed to attempt CPR told she must not be in charge of a shift for 12 months
NMC ruled registrant failed to show leadership in an emergency and must retake training
Nursing student’s use of CPR saves woman’s life at airport
Karen Cochrane’s action after witnessing a heart attack is praised by family and staff
Agency and bank: NHS employers’ spending hits record high
Option of extra shifts benefits many staff, but union calls for longer-term staffing plan
Rugby star Gareth Thomas praises nurse who helped him cope with HIV diagnosis
Welsh star urges nurses to use their platform and knowledge to tackle stigma
Nurse suspended for six months for record-keeping failures
NMC panel finds agency nurse failed to complete care notes and record contact with patients
Resolve pay issues this summer, Ranger tells politicians
Whoever is in power after general election must end unfair delays, says RCN acting leader
Failure to refer to district nursing before woman’s sepsis death
District nurse referral did not happen after information was missed from discharge summary
RCN leader Pat Cullen quits so she can seek selection to stand in general election
General secretary who took nurses into historic strikes stands down in bid to become MP
Where are the men? Nursing profession fails to attract males
Report calls for ‘dismantling of stereotype that views nursing as suited primarily for women’
Nurses’ general election priorities: what’s on your policy wish list?
Nursing leaders and organisations respond to the announcement of a July general election