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Peripheral neuropathic pain: supporting patients with self-management
Recognise non-pharmacological interventions and how to provide information and advice
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Community nurses’ missing money: why staff continue to be denied their ‘backlog bonus’
Health minister urged to honour pledge to NHS-contracted staff as new financial year looms
How to encourage nurses to rethink resigning
From flexible working options to stay conversations, how line managers can retain nurses
Nurse struck off for altering patient’s notes after death
Fitness to practise hearing finds Helen Powell deliberately misled the Coroner’s Court
DNACPR: nurses need training to improve vital conversations
Scenario-based training and guidance on end of life conversations is needed, says report
Flexible working: how nurses will benefit from change in law
The flexible working request changes that will come into force in April
Tarred with the same brush? Nurses pay with their mental health for Lucy Letby’s crimes
Surge in calls to helpline partly blamed on post-Letby climate of suspicion
Evidence and Practice
Peripheral neuropathic pain: supporting patients with self-management
Recognise non-pharmacological interventions and how to provide information and advice
The role of decontamination in reducing healthcare-associated infections
Recognise the most common HCAIs, decontamination methods, and legislation and guidance
Enhancing communication in nursing and multiprofessional healthcare teams
How interpersonal relationships and organisational culture can affect team communication
Effects of climate change on the health of children and young people
How it can affect their physical and mental health, and how nurses can offer support
Health promotion: reconfiguring nurses’ practice to reduce social inequalities
Moving towards a wider consideration of structural factors affecting patients’ health
Online spaces and the control of communicable diseases: implications for nursing
The benefits and challenges of using online spaces such as social media platforms
Features
Under excess pressure? The emotional signs of stress and how to deal with them
Tips for identifying worrying signs and supporting yourself and colleagues
Uniform approach: what we like about our standardised scrubs
Nurses from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland on the pros of their nations’ uniforms
Rostering: could more control over your shift timings transform your work-life balance?
Team-based rostering pilots point to improved staff retention and greater collaboration
Daunted by public speaking? Tips to take you from nervous to confident
Nurse experts share their advice on how to prepare well and engage an audience
Bonding with long-term patients: promoting continuity of care within healthy boundaries
Tips on fostering ongoing therapeutic relationships while avoiding undue attachment
A guide to managing your finances: how to save money and access support
Four experts offer their top tips for nurses on tax, pensions, debt and grants
Opinion
Menopause: what reasonable adjustments can I expect at work?
Most nurses will experience menopause and new guidance says employers have a duty to help
Sepsis guidance update: how do I need to change my practice?
Nurse specialist explains the importance of more targeted antibiotic use
Ramadan and how to keep energy levels up in clinical practice during a month of fasting
Tips on the best ways to minimise hunger and thirst, while making time to pray on shift
Students
How to secure your dream job in your favourite placement setting
Showing a passion for the nursing specialty and telling managers what you want will help
Navigating patient consent: tips for nursing students
Practical advice on the fundamentals of consent and determining capacity
Care innovations: how to spark ideas on placement and influence change in practice
Hospital-based projects are a chance to gather evidence, present a case and improve care
Careers
Sexual assault referrals: my work as a forensic nurse examiner
A typical day in this demanding role, and the skills and compassion required
How do I become a nurse specialist and what skills do I need?
Specialising in an area of nursing can enhance patient care and your career opportunities
Why I love my new job as a cath lab nurse – and how you can find your ideal role too
Cardiac nursing’s joys and challenges, plus tips on starting strongly in a new job