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Critical care

ICUs are about more than beds and ventilators – they depend on a highly skilled workf

18 Mar 2020
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Handwashing

It’s not just hand hygiene technique that matters, human factors play a role in compliance

17 Mar 2020
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Dad's Army Coronavirus home guard

The government plan to recruit retired nurses during the COVID-19 crisis has&nbs

17 Mar 2020
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Nurses must take a break

Staff shortages shouldn’t equal missed breaks.

12 Mar 2020
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Head nurse Sun Chun, left, writes the name of her colleague Li Yunmo on her protective suit at the First Hospital of Wuhan City in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province

To support them, governments must provide the protective equipment teams need, says I

11 Mar 2020
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Illustration showing the five elements of the ABCDE approach to assessing deteriorating patients

The pros of the ABCDE approach are accepted, yet ‘doing the obs’ remains common practice

25 Feb 2020
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Image of man contemplating, with question marks around him

Not everyone is comfortable with a ‘choose your own’ approach to care, says Jane Bate

21 Feb 2020
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Reporting to senior colleagues

Whistleblowing is never easy – particularly if the person is&

18 Feb 2020
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nurse works at computer at work

Many nurses struggle to negotiate time out during working hours – but support is avai

11 Feb 2020
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Prescribing

In an overstretched NHS, prescribing enables nurses to be more efficient and aut

06 Feb 2020
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illustration shows planet earth in colours suggesting parts are flooded, others are overheated

Threats to health and healthcare systems from global warming make the need to address the

04 Feb 2020
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Three nurses stand together, smiling

Colleagues of my vintage remember when there was more room for camaraderie, says Jane Bate

23 Jan 2020

The voice of nurses has never been stronger, and we must use it to ensure election promises

21 Jan 2020

Advice on nurses’ rights when employers trigger investigations into sickness abse

17 Jan 2020

Recently-retired Jane Bates reflects on the everyday triggers that are k

08 Jan 2020

Year of the Nurse and Midwife presents an opportunity to advance the pro

07 Jan 2020

Whether you’re being bullied, or witnessing it, the RCN’s Josephine Brad

12 Dec 2019

Delivering end of life care may be familiar territory professionally, but caring for a&nbsp

10 Dec 2019

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