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Advice for new nurses: illustration of a nurse smiling, with question marks and medical equipment in speech bubbles above her head

The wisdom of experience passed on by colleagues – and practical jokes to watch out for

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he role of registered nurses in learning disabilities cannot be allowed to disappear as they play a key role in enhancing health outcomes and addressing inequalities

Why the government needs to show decisive action and commitment to save the specialism

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Advertised nursing job on a small island has almost all the makings of a perfect post
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An advertised nursing job on a small island has almost all the makings of a perfect post

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Learning disability nursing must be positioned as a compassionate profession

The profession must be positioned as clinically skilled, socially aware and vital

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Newly registered nurses are unemployed and demoralised: young woman holds up a sign reading ‘need a job’
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4 ways to fix the issue – but ministers, the NHS and our profession must pull together

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Differentiation of nursing roles: a nursing associate with a patient

The blurring of roles between nursing associates and nurses can be detrimental to both

Expert advice

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NHS pension opt-out and buy-back: two jars of money side by side, one nearly empty, one almost full

You may now be able to fill in your pension gap, but there are financial pitfalls too

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Nurse witness at employment tribunal: woman viewed from behind faces three panellists in official surroundings

Your role in the process, whether testifying for a colleague, employer or in your own case

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NHS pension opt-out: nurse figure climbs up stepped piles of coins

Opting out of NHS pension if money is tight is turning your back on future income

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Asking for help as a nurse: a nurse gestures as she explains a point to a colleague

Ideas about coping can make it hard to ask for support.

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Illustration of two nurses, one receiving negative feedback from her manager and looking unsure

Feedback won’t always be objective and may be demoralising, or even discriminatory

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A nurse sitting in a workplace setting rubs her eyes as if feeling tired after a shift

Tiredness is normal, exhaustion is not.

Editorial

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The new system will replace local commissioning groups

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People with learning disabilities and/or autism will need support to rebuild their lives

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CQC report acknowledges vulnerabilities of service users during COVID-19

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New law alone will not address unnecessary detentions of people with learning di

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Report reveals service users six times more likely to die than others during the first wav

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Image illustrates the online interaction between new nursing students and their lecturer during the first week of term at university

Nursing students starting university graduate courses face a strange new online world

Your views

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Nurse working hours: exhausted nurse drawn draped over a clock

Case of one nurse’s NMC suspension raises issue of working beyond your contracted hours

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CPD for nurses: a nurse studying via the RCNi Learn website on an electronic pad

Some argue staying up to date requires more than an hour of CPD a month

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Confidential patient records: a woman looking at files on a laptop and holding a mobile phone in her hand that displays a padlock

Without such boundaries, public trust in the nursing profession would be compromised

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The nurse as superhero trope can be damaging: two nurses stand atop a cliff, hands on hips while wearing capes

Hero image puts pressure on nurses to neglect their well-being and work to excess

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Everyday nurse leadership: illustration showing a nurse speaking to a group of four nurses

With staff at every level urged to lead, we ask our panel what this means in practice

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Flexible nursing degree: montage of woman in four contexts – home learning, parenting, on clinical placement and attending university lecture

Making the profession accessible to more people juggling carer and family commitments

Reviews

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job coaches for adults with disabilities

Nicky Genders looks at a book focusing on the role of a job coach for people with LD

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Moulster and Griffiths

Michael Brown looks at a book focusing specifically on learning disability nursing models

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Girls and Autism

A new book focusing on girls and women on the autism spectrum

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Childhood obesity

Community nursing reference guide on nutrition and childhood obesity 

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Census

Novel about a dying man on a road trip with his son who has a learning disability

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Transition to Nursing Practice

Associate professor Nikki Welyczko reviews a text that is applicable to four fields of nur

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