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Diabetes insulin regimens: a community nurse administers insulin to a patient on a home visit
How to avoid ‘never events’ in diabetes care and ensure your practice is safe
02 Jun 2025
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Peripheral cannula
Expert nurses explain the risks, and share venepuncture best practice advice
28 Apr 2025
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Illustration showing potentially-life threatening pulmonary oedema as a result of fluid overload 
Why fluid balance charts aren’t always effective and ways to improve monitoring
01 Apr 2025
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Catheter use and infections: close-up of a patient in pyjamas with their hands resting on top of a urinary catheter tube
How to ensure proper hygiene, timely removal and patient education, and prevent infection
31 Mar 2025
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Respiratory rate: illustration showing the respiratory system overlaid with a clock face, suggesting the minute measurement needed to get an accurate breaths per minute count
It is too often recorded inaccurately, or not at all. Here’s what you need to know
04 Mar 2025
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Pressure ulcer risk assessment: a nurse uses a mirror to help examine the foot of a patient who is lying in a hospital bed
When and how to use tools such as the PURPOSE-T, Braden tool and Waterlow score
17 Feb 2025
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Nurses targeted with NMC referrals: a nurse in scrubs with a red target painted on her back
Whistleblowers say the fitness to practise process is being weaponised by NHS managers
20 Jan 2025
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Wegovy (semaglutide) and Mounjaro (tirzepatide) are prescription drugs that may be used in the management of weight loss and is available for certain patients. Picture shows an overweight man in consultation with an NHS nurse
How to support obese patients with evidence-based advice on semaglutide and tirzepatide
05 Nov 2024
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Treating high temperature with paracetamol: a nurse with a thermometer showing 39.5°C, after taking the temperature of an older patient lying in a hospital bed
Administering paracetamol is not always appropriate and can mask serious infection
21 Oct 2024
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Traumatic incidents: flowers and tributes outside The Atkinson art centre in Southport following the 29 July knife attack in the town when three young girls were killed
A nurse who provided care after the stabbings in Southport discusses the effects of trauma
23 Sep 2024
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Front-line healthcare staff have indicated in a study by the Institute for Employment Studies that they should be given more choice about when they work
Nurses should be given more choice about shift patterns, says a study – some employers agree
30 Aug 2024
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 The word PAIN in capital letters with a lightening flash hitting the letter ‘I’
By encouraging patients to talk about cancer pain, you could help improve quality of life
30 Jul 2024
Community nurses share their experiences of threatening behaviour and assaults
24 Jul 2024
Bullying or overly critical leaders create toxic teams – find out how to challenge it
08 Jul 2024
Difficult questions persist about raising concerns and preserving the profession’s image
02 Jul 2024
AI could transform cancer care and nurses could be at the forefront of its roll-out
26 Jun 2024
With no NHS clinical guidelines for the disorders, these conditions are difficult to diagnose
13 Jun 2024
Best practice NBM steps that all nursing and healthcare staff should be aware of
20 May 2024