Topic

Interpersonal skills

A nursing job interview with smiling candidate and interviewers
Nursing Standard

Nursing careers: how do I progress from band 6 to band 7?

Career advice
09 Apr 2026
The ethics and practice of performative empathy in dementia care
Nursing Older People

Performative empathy in dementia care: ethics and practice

Clinical
08 Apr 2026
A person holds a clapper board on a film set, standing at the top of a building overlooking a city skyline
Nursing Standard

Working in film and TV – what roles are there for nurses?

Career advice
27 Nov 2025
Nursing Management

Using emotional intelligence to develop and lead collaborative nursing teams

Clinical
26 August 2025
Nursing Standard

How to be assertive and get ahead in your nursing career

Career advice
21 August 2025
Nursing Standard

Job interviews: how to use real-life work examples to answer questions

Career advice
24 July 2025
Nursing Standard

Career moves: how to adapt your skills for different nursing roles

Career advice
17 July 2025
Nursing Management

Emotional intelligence and communication skills

Clinical
09 June 2025
Nursing Standard

End of life care: what fundamental skills do nurses need?

Podcast
30 April 2025
Nursing Standard

Uniforms and recruitment freezes: how changes affect nurses

Podcast
24 April 2025
Nursing Standard

Therapeutic relationships: listening skills for effective communication

Podcast
17 April 2025
Mental Health Practice

CPD focus: importance of listening in developing therapeutic relationships

CPD articles
01 April 2025
Nursing Standard

Breaking bad news: how nursing students can build up confidence

Nursing studies
26 March 2025
Nursing Standard

Nursing job interviews: common questions and how to answer them

Analysis
28 February 2025
Nursing Management

Feedback in nursing practice: exploring barriers to and strategies for effective delivery

Clinical
17 December 2024
Nursing Standard

Compassionate communication skills: tips for nursing students

Nursing studies
11 December 2024
Nursing Standard

Communication strategies to support people experiencing mental health issues

Clinical
11 November 2024
Nursing Management

Uncivil behaviour

Clinical
17 October 2024
Nursing Management

Managing uncivil behaviour in the workplace

CPD articles
12 September 2024
Nursing Management

Communication in leadership

Clinical
08 September 2024
Learning Disability Practice

Developing a practice template for communicating with families of people with learning disabilities

CPD articles
15 August 2024
Emergency Nurse

How to take a comprehensive patient history

How to
30 July 2024
Cancer Nursing Practice

A compassionate communication skills training course for staff working in cancer services

Clinical
16 July 2024
Nursing Standard

Getting patient and colleague names right – and why it matters

Analysis
06 May 2024
Nursing Management

Exploring the role of communication in effective nurse leadership and patient care

Clinical
27 March 2024
Nursing Standard

How to build your confidence at work

Podcast
23 February 2024
Nursing Standard

How can nursing teams improve communication between generations?

Features
26 January 2024
Nursing Standard

Why I wanted to be a nurse leader and how I achieved it

Analysis
11 December 2023
Nursing Standard

How nurses’ personalities affect teamwork and communication

Analysis
09 October 2023
Emergency Nurse

Supporting nurses in acute and emergency care settings to speak up

Clinical
19 September 2023
Emergency Nurse

Maximising nurse-patient communication in the emergency department

Clinical
01 August 2023
Nursing Standard

Active listening in nursing: what is it and how can I use it?

Expert advice
27 June 2023
Nursing Standard

Nurses’ English language skills: how to avoid miscommunication

Expert advice
20 June 2023
Nursing Children and Young People

Prosopagnosia (face blindness) and child health during the COVID-19 pandemic

Clinical
23 January 2023
Nursing Standard

Favouritism in nursing: what to do if you feel unfairly treated

Features
09 January 2023
Nursing Older People

Reframing nurses’ time to enhance interpersonal interactions in dementia care

Clinical
10 August 2022
Nursing Standard

NMC to launch consultation on relaxing English language tests

News
31 May 2022
Nursing Standard

Should overseas nurses’ English language requirements be relaxed?

News
25 May 2022
Nursing Standard

Conflict with nursing colleagues: when should you apologise?

Analysis
13 May 2022
Nursing Standard

Overseas nurses’ skills being squandered by tough language tests

News
04 May 2022
Emergency Nurse

Exploring the factors that influence trauma team activation in emergency department staff

Clinical
03 May 2022
Nursing Standard

Stop using ‘outdated’ language that disempowers patients

News
28 April 2022
Nursing Management

Exploring how reflective practice training affects nurse interns’ critical thinking disposition and communication skills

Clinical
12 April 2022
Nursing Standard

Career change: utilising your existing skills to secure your dream job

Podcast
27 January 2022
Nursing Management

Exploring the relationship between leadership and conflict management styles among nursing students

Clinical
19 January 2022
Nursing Older People

Demonstrating empathy when communicating with older people

CPD articles
12 January 2022
Mental Health Practice

Exploring the therapeutic relationship in nursing theory and practice

CPD articles
27 July 2021
Nursing Standard

Providing interprofessional education for pre and post-registration nurses

Clinical
01 March 2021
Nursing Management

Using huddles to improve communication and teamwork in an instrument-processing department

Clinical
16 November 2020
Learning Disability Practice

Using the semantic wave to support intellectual disability nursing students to apply theory and evidence in practice

Clinical
27 August 2020
Nursing Standard

How to develop and present a conference poster

How to
03 August 2020
Nursing Standard

Understanding and applying personality types in healthcare communication

CPD articles
16 June 2020
Nursing Standard

When social media becomes a minefield for nurses

Features
05 June 2020
Primary Health Care

Ethical challenges in delivering person-centred care

CPD articles
26 February 2020
Nursing Standard

Optimising professional communication with patients

CPD articles
06 January 2020
Nursing Management

Chairing and managing formal workplace meetings: skills for nurse leaders

CPD articles
19 September 2019
Nursing Standard

Strategies for dealing with rude colleagues who ruin your day

Features
30 August 2019
Nursing Older People

Effective communication with older people

CPD articles
29 May 2019
Nursing Standard

Sometimes there’s just no way round raising the delicate matter of personal hygiene

Comment
11 April 2019
Nursing Management

A simple ‘thank you’ can have powerful results

Comment
09 April 2019
Nursing Management

Relationship between communication skills and emotional intelligence among nurses

Clinical
05 March 2019
Nursing Standard

The next generation needs encouragement, not derision

Advice and development
04 March 2019
Cancer Nursing Practice

After diagnosis people with cancer need to be able to speak openly

Comment
14 February 2019
Nursing Standard

Effective intercultural communication in nursing

Clinical
28 January 2019
Nursing Standard

Developing clinical reasoning and effective communication skills in advanced practice

CPD articles
24 December 2018
Nursing Standard

Good communication is essential to good care

Editorial
05 December 2018
Nursing Standard

Don’t let upsetting remarks affect your focus

Career advice
17 September 2018
Nursing Standard

Exploring the characteristics of effective communicators in healthcare

Clinical
07 September 2018
Emergency Nurse

Make time to listen to colleagues, who may be under stress

Comment
03 March 2018
Nursing Standard

Communication: Express yourself without ambiguity

Career advice
01 February 2018
Mental Health Practice

Using drama to teach interpersonal skills

Clinical
10 May 2016
Nursing Standard

Keep calm and carry on: advice on dealing with a difficult colleague

Career advice
25 November 2015
Nursing Standard

Evaluating the VERA framework for communication

Clinical
09 September 2015
Primary Health Care

Communication & Interpersonal Skills in Nursing

Reviews
28 August 2015
Cancer Nursing Practice

Patient & Person: Interpersonal Skills in Nursing

Reviews
08 July 2015
Nursing Standard

Effective communication skills in nursing practice

CPD articles
03 December 2014
Nursing Standard

Professional practice skills for nurses

CPD articles
03 September 2014