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Picture shows medic writing on clipboard. If a resuscitation attempt is inappropriate and no DNACPR order is in place, you must be ready to defend your decision.

If healthcare professionals feel a resuscitation attempt is inappr

06 Mar 2020
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Unregistered staff in ‘nurse’ roles, and ‘advanced’ titles misused, sur

03 Mar 2020
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Cerys Parfitt serves a memory meal to a patient

How a trust wants to make mealtimes more palatable by offering patients food fro

10 Feb 2020
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woman helps frail man to take a meal at a kitchen table

It’s tough coping with loved ones’ needs as well as a demanding job – but flexible wo

03 Feb 2020
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Older patient on trolley in corridor

Nursing Standard readers reveal concerns over undignified care and

24 Jan 2020
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The Scottish national nursing uniform uses different shades of blue to differentiate between roles

Why nurses favour a UK-wide standardised uniform that makes clear who does

20 Jan 2020
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pair of hands with signs of dermatitis

The condition can be devastating for a nurse’s career and well-being, but it’s possib

13 Jan 2020
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illustration shows contents of person's head – cogs and wheels – being examined and manipulated

Nurses explain how they use CBT to support well-being of patients with physical conditions

07 Jan 2020
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Call the midwife

From Call the Midwife to 24 Hours in A&E, staff talk about healthca

20 Dec 2019
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The Ibrahim family (L-R) April, Isaac and Magdi Ibrahim, with baby Eliana. This article looksw at the legal and professional implications of nurses going to the aid of people in trouble outside their workplace.

The legal and professional implications for nurses who go to the aid of

17 Dec 2019
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Norovirus, shingles, cld,fluand tonsillitis were among the most common illnesses nurses attributed to work

What nurses told our survey about norovirus, healthcare-related injury and working wh

09 Dec 2019
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Top portion of clock face with the hands showing a minute to 12

Many nurses see long shifts as helpful to their home life, but there are dangers – for nur

03 Dec 2019

Many directors of nursing don’t get a chance to hit their stride – or ch

18 Nov 2019

Amid global healthcare staffing shortages, the NHS is relying more heavily on overseas

11 Nov 2019

Expert nurses share what they have learned about supporting patients when th

28 Oct 2019

Women coping with menopause symptoms deserve support and empathy in the workplace

17 Oct 2019

Hiding behind racism as a ‘minority issue’ ignores its wider impact on staff and patie

01 Oct 2019

Exclusive research carried out by Nursing Standard shows understaffing a

29 Sep 2019

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