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Emergency department worker wearing PPE

An emergency nurse in Belfast says vital work has seen staff 

03 Apr 2020
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Worried about social media content

As the public looks for guidance online, it’s important that nurses choose their

02 Apr 2020
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Picture shows a young nurse in scrubs looking weary with her hand to her head. Added stress from the coronavirus and helping patients to cope with an uncertain future is stretching the resilience of nurses.

Stress from the COVID-19 crisis and helping patients to cope with

01 Apr 2020
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COVID-19: illustration showing how the pandemic is reshaping social care nursing

A blurring of organisational boundaries and how we share information lo

31 Mar 2020
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Applauding NHS workers

After the applause quietens, nurses must be assured they will always be equipped to do the

31 Mar 2020
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COVID-19 emergency teams

An emergency nurse’s experience of coping with the constantly evolving coronavirus cr

27 Mar 2020
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An older lady sitting on a hospital bed. Picture: iStock

Addressing patient needs starts with thorough pain assessment

25 Mar 2020
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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

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

25 Feb 2020

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

21 Feb 2020

Whistleblowing is never easy – particularly if the person is&n

18 Feb 2020

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

11 Feb 2020

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

06 Feb 2020

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

04 Feb 2020

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