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Remembering people who died in pandemic: community nurses Olaoluwa Ojuolape, Nike Bademosi and Emma Robinson carry flowers to lay at the opening of the London Blossom Garden, a COVID memorial space, in 2021  

March 2025 is the fifth anniversary of the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

13 Mar 2025
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Mental health nurse uniforms: illustration showing seven nurses, five of them dressed casually, with two in standardised scrub uniforms

Nurses in every area of practice need to balance a professional appearance with infection

10 Mar 2025
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Inadequate nursing handovers can contribute to failures in responding to a rapid decline in a person's health

People of any age can decline rapidly, whether in a hospital ward, emergency department, c

07 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

Abnormal respiratory rate (RR) can indicate that a patient is deteriorating, yet RR is a v

04 Mar 2025
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Nurses leaving to work abroad: illustration showing a nurse holding her passport and leaning on a suitcase, set against a large map of Australia on a partially-seen globe

Growing numbers of registered nurses are considering leaving the UK due to burnout and hea

03 Mar 2025
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Nursing job interviews: a job interview candidate sitting at a conference table shakes the hand of an interviewer as another looks on

Tips to help you prepare for a nursing job interview, from how to make a good first impres

28 Feb 2025
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Juggling working and parenting as a nurse: a woman stands in a family kitchen as she helps her son get ready for school

Finding work-life balance remains a challenge for many nurses trying to cope with the emot

24 Feb 2025
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Obesity is on the rise in the UK and certain people are now eligible for weight-loss injections which they administer themselves with injection pens

About 75% of people aged 45-74 are overweight or obese in England and the cost to the NHS

21 Feb 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

Risk assessment tools help to identify patients’ risk of developing prevent ulcers, and th

17 Feb 2025
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12-hour nursing shifts: exhausted looking nurse is drawn draped over a clock

In nursing, 12-hour or even longer shifts are commonplace.

14 Feb 2025
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NMC transformation plan: headquarters name plate of the nurse regulator

The Nursing and Midwifery Council commissioned an independent review of its organisational

10 Feb 2025
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Nursing band 5 and 6 roles: illustration showing a nurse in scrubs stepping from a platform labelled band 5 to one marked band 6, with bands 4 and 3 behind them

How do pay and career opportunities compare for nurses at band 5 and band 6?

07 Feb 2025

Hardship grants, crisis funds and money to cover educational or unforeseen costs are availa

04 Feb 2025

The nurse workforce has a significant proportion of women in the typical perimenopause and

03 Feb 2025

The NEWS2 tool helps nurses and other registered healthcare professionals to recognise

31 Jan 2025

Nurses are being left ‘vulnerable and exposed’ to unfair disciplinary proceeding

28 Jan 2025

NHS nurses describe the appalling impact of increasingly having to provide inadequate care

24 Jan 2025

Nurse whistleblowers say the Nursing and Midwifery Council fitness to practise process is b

20 Jan 2025

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