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An X-ray showing a hip fracture marked in red

Emergency nurses can play a pivotal role in ensuring new guidance from the RCEM is followe

24 Aug 2023
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The Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Act gives employers new powers – we look at how it re

16 Aug 2023
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The cost of living remains stubbornly high but there are some savings to be made for nurse

10 Aug 2023
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Nurse-patient communication is not just about the words you say.

01 Aug 2023
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A nurses uses a blood glucose monitor on an older person: diabetes management can fall through the gaps when older people transfer to care homes

Diabetes management can fall through the gaps when older people transfer to care homes, bu

31 Jul 2023
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You may be able to claim hundreds of pounds in backdated tax relief for uniform costs, mem

27 Jul 2023
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Person-centred nursing care requires an understanding of how certain terms may belittle, f

25 Jul 2023
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A healthcare professional carrying out cardiopulmonary resuscitation on a male patient

How nurses can help in avoiding making inappropriate do not attempt cardiopulmonary resusc

13 Jul 2023
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Hot weather

Being on shift in searing heat, in uniform and with little chance of a drink can make summ

11 Jul 2023
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Professional development options, your rights to study and training time at work, and your

06 Jul 2023
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Tips from the authors of an RCN best practice guide, to help you understand causes, issues

04 Jul 2023
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With further strikes off the table in England following the RCN ballot result, we look at

30 Jun 2023

Advice for nurses on how to prevent, detect and treat cellulitis, an acute bacterial infect

28 Jun 2023

Good communication with patients and colleagues is essential for effective care and active

27 Jun 2023

Misunderstandings can put patients at risk, so language skills should continue to be nurtur

20 Jun 2023

Managing continence issues at the end of a person’s life requires a sensitive, patient-cent

07 Jun 2023

Risk of violence or practising outside your competence may be your reason – but it’s a step

06 Jun 2023

A review of professional regulation may at last mean only those registered can call themsel

25 May 2023

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