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illustration shows a road that forks, with sign pointing left showing obese people, sign on right showing people of healthy weight

The idea of outlawing train picnics sounds extreme, but there’s wisdom in it

22 Oct 2019
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After struggling with symptoms, a nurse chief executive is pr

17 Oct 2019
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Picture shows a woman holding her shoulder to ease pain. The article stresses the need to raise awareness about coronary heart disease and heart attack, including gradual onset myocardial infarction, so that people know what symptoms to look out for.

Nurses need to know the truth about myocardial infarction – it cou

11 Oct 2019
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First intake of nursing students at University of Exeter

A new University of Exeter programme gives equal priority to menta

08 Oct 2019
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Nurse leader talks to colleague in a ward setting

We need a world where governments pay nurses more, and pay for more nurses

03 Oct 2019
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record-keeping

A staff nurse shares her tips for effective record-keeping

02 Oct 2019
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Glove use increases healthcare workers’ risk of developing contact dermatitis

They have a place in infection prevention and control, but are no substitute for hand

30 Sep 2019
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two nurses talk happily on the ward

Organisations should sometimes be willing to pay a premium to retain staff

25 Sep 2019
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illustration shows figure surrounded by security cameras – as trial suggests some benefits from their use

Use of bodycams needs more research, but evidence suggests they may have a role

22 Sep 2019
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patients lying on trolleys in a busy waiting area shows pressures hospitals can face

The urgent need to free up beds takes a toll even on patients deemed fit for discharge

18 Sep 2019
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Measles is a potentially life-threatening condition Picture: Science Photo Library

Investing in nurses and resources to educate parents is more press

13 Sep 2019
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NMC standards

The regulator’s ambitious standards apply to all nurses, not just students

12 Sep 2019

Urgent action is needed to avoid the catastrophic nursing shortage predicted by WHO

06 Sep 2019

Even with the best care, patients are dying in agony – assisted dying should be an option

05 Sep 2019

Let’s not allow mental health problems to become the new back pain for nurses

30 Aug 2019

Andrea Sutcliffe wants to take the fear out of fitness to practise processes

22 Aug 2019

Clinicians should keep an open mind and not go straight to the obvious diagnosis, says

18 Aug 2019

World Patient Safety Day helps us focus on what the evidence says about the role of nu

12 Aug 2019

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