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urses face a dilemma when friends and family ask them about health issues

Advice on how, as a nurse off-duty, you can maintain your professionalism when asked for h

09 Aug 2024
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A girl on a bus seems pensive as she looks out of the window

By using social prescribing nurses can offer young people quick, alternative treatments co

07 Aug 2024
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Illustration of article about NHS mileage rates shows nurse filling her car at a petrol pump

When nurses must use their cars to travel to patients and service users in the community,

16 Jul 2024
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A picture of a pig-shaped money box sitting on top of coin stacks of decreasing size, with a person’s hand hovering above about to place a £2 coin inside the money box

Find out how flexible retirement options for nurses such as partial retirement or ‘retire

09 Jul 2024
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Image of a figure depicting a nurse carrying a large structure designed like a DNA double helix

Genomics is already used in many areas of nursing, and can offer patients more targeted, i

04 Jun 2024
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A stoma bag is positioned on a patient’s abdomen by gloved hands

Advice for non-specialists on supporting patients with colostomy and other stomas, and rea

21 May 2024
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Illustration of a female lead nurse talking to two female nurses who report in to her

Assertively expressing concern about issues that may affect patient safety or team working

22 Apr 2024
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Glass dishes in two rows containing food that would constitute nutritious meals nurses to sustain nurses at work. There is thyme and yoghurt dress, chicken breast, couscous, cucumber, carrot, chickpeas and boiled eggs

Nutrition advice and snack ideas to help sustain you at work – even when you’re a long way

08 Apr 2024
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Close-up image of two hands, as a nurse in uniform sits at the bedside of a dying patient in hospital, holding their hand

Advice for nurses on recognising when death is near, the checks that must be made to verif

26 Mar 2024
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A nurse in scrubs sits while taking a break, looking tired and fanning her face with her eyes closed as she struggles with symptoms of menopause during a shift

New guidance says employers must make adjustments for staff affected by menopause symptoms

15 Mar 2024
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A nurse holds up and shows a bottle of medication to an older man seated next to his female companion

Older people with diabetes are at higher risk of developing dementia and new Trend Diabete

13 Mar 2024
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An older black man in a sickle cell disease consultation with a primary care nurse

Sickle cell disease is a lifelong blood disorder which can leave people at risk of serious

12 Mar 2024

Nurse specialist explains how more targeted antibiotic use based on level of risk as assess

12 Mar 2024

Nurses, a nursing student and a dietitian share tips on fasting while in clinical practice.

08 Mar 2024

The Clive Treacey Safety Checklist supports safe care for people with epilepsy and a learni

07 Mar 2024

What delegating healthcare activities entails and how Skills for Care’s guiding principles

15 Feb 2024

Many factors can affect your morale, so finding ways to boost your motivation, and reaching

13 Feb 2024

Latest advice for nurses on diagnosis and assessment, red-flag signs, common complications

31 Jan 2024

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