Analysis

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Nursing shifts: the evidence on safe rota patterns and shift lengths, as well as nurse preference, depicted by a nurse in uniform holding a large clock, with the words ‘interactive story’ over the image

Research shows that 12-hour shifts, a staple of many nurses’ weekly rota, are like Marmite

28 Aug 2024
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The 2024-25 NHS nurse pay offers for England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland have been announced, and are in line with NHS Pay Review Body recommendations. Image shows a nurse in uniform standing in front of a blackboard with a financial chart

After months of delays, the independent NHS Pay Review Body (RB), which advises government

27 Aug 2024
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NHS support staff can have job titles that suggest they may be registered nurses. Image shows a badge that reads 'not an actual nurse', worn by someone in a blue uniform

NHS job titles risk misleading staff and the public by use of ‘nurse’ designation in unreg

23 Aug 2024
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Health literacy: a patient may not understand all the information a nurse gives them

A practical guide to help you improve your written and verbal communication, and ensu

19 Aug 2024
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Newly registered nurses find there are not enough jobs as employers freeze recruitment spending

Newly registered nurse job applicants explain the impact of repeated rejections despite nu

12 Aug 2024
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RSV particles in human lung cells

How nurses can recognise respiratory syncytial virus signs and symptoms; the risk RSV pose

08 Aug 2024
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A review of nursing regulator the NMC found institutional bullying, racism and sexism. The NMC plaque is shown

Institutional bullying, racism and sexism at the Nursing and Midwifery Council was highlig

05 Aug 2024
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NHS Pay Review Body’s recommended 5.5% pay rise for NHS nurses represented in an illustration of a purse labelled with 5.5% and with coins dropping into it

Is the NHS Pay Review Body’s recommended nurse pay award enough?

02 Aug 2024
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Self-awareness and the ability to spot the signs of compassion fatigue in yourself or nursing colleagues is important.

Work pressures can cause emotional and physical exhaustion, leading to irritability, low s

29 Jul 2024
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NHS backlog: nurse in scrubs with a coins and a clock behind them, suggesting extra hours worked and money earned through overtime shifts

The Labour government wants nurses to do extra overtime shifts to help clear the waiting l

26 Jul 2024
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A manikin of an infant lying on a bed is used to help a nursing student practise using a stethoscope

Less child-specific content is being taught on preregistration children’s nursing programm

25 Jul 2024
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Image of an older male patient lying in a hospital bed having his temperature taken by a nurse using a digital thermometer

It is not only high temperature nurses need to be alert for in suspected sepsis cases – lo

22 Jul 2024

Some NHS trusts say restrictions maintain the image of the profession – but others are rela

15 Jul 2024

Micromanaging, unsupportive leaders can create toxic teams, negatively impacting morale and

08 Jul 2024

Lucy Letby's crimes pose difficult questions about the ability to raise concerns in healthc

02 Jul 2024

Generational differences in how colleagues communicate can cause conflict.

01 Jul 2024

Nurses’ duty to raise concerns when patient safety is at risk does not always mean ref

28 Jun 2024

Maria Caulfield, a nurse who is standing for re-election as a Conservative MP, talks to Nur

25 Jun 2024

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