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Community nurse looks fed up as she sips hot drink in her car between home visits. Many community nurses are seeing a delay in payment of part of their 2022-23 pay deal

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

A nurse’s hand holding and offering a white envelope containing a letter of resignation

How to encourage nurses to rethink resigning

From flexible working options to stay conversations, how line managers can retain nurses

Nursing and Midwifery Council sign, illustrating story about a nurse's fitness to practise hearing

Nurse struck off for altering patient’s notes after death

Fitness to practise hearing finds Helen Powell deliberately misled the Coroner’s Court

A tearful older woman is consoled by a nurse

DNACPR: nurses need training to improve vital conversations

Scenario-based training and guidance on end of life conversations is needed, says report

Photo of staff writing on a roster on the wall, illustrating story about changes to flexible working

Flexible working: how nurses will benefit from change in law

The flexible working request changes that will come into force in April

Pensive nurse using her phone. Inset, mugshot of serial killer nurse, Lucy Letby, whose crimes are cited as reasons why nurses seek mental health helpline’s support

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

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

The role of decontamination in reducing healthcare-associated infections

Recognise the most common HCAIs, decontamination methods, and legislation and guidance

Enhancing communication within nursing and multiprofessional healthcare teams

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

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

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 practice

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

A nurse in scrubs is frowning and hunching her shoulders in a sign of distress

Under excess pressure? The emotional signs of stress and how to deal with them

Tips for identifying worrying signs and supporting yourself and colleagues

Illustration featuring five different NHS uniform tunic colours, from left to right: indigo, green, sea blue, navy blue and light blue

Uniform approach: what we like about our standardised scrubs

Nurses from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland on the pros of their nations’ uniforms

Illustration shows healthcare staff around a table formed from a clock face to suggest a team approach to rostering

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

An illustration showing a smiling nurse in uniform standing in front of a crowd, represented by several sets of hands raised high and clapping

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

Community nurse arrives at man’s front door. The two greet each other, suggesting a they share a warm bond

Bonding with long-term patients: promoting continuity of care within healthy boundaries

Tips on fostering ongoing therapeutic relationships while avoiding undue attachment

Image representing rising prices shows a jagged red arrow pointing upwards against an assortment of groceries spilling out of a paper bag

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

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

Menopause: what reasonable adjustments can I expect at work?

Most nurses will experience menopause and new guidance says employers have a duty to help

Nurse reads a vital signs monitor at patient’s bedside. This is key information when assessing level of risk for a person with sepsis

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

A nursing student smiles as she sits next to a resident in a care home while on placement

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

Patient consent

Navigating patient consent: tips for nursing students

Practical advice on the fundamentals of consent and determining capacity

Nurse, face unseen, holds an illuminated lightbulb, with systematically connected dots appearing to radiate from, illustrating the capacity of nurses to be innovative

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

Article author and newly registered nurse Alice Amil smiles as she arranges equipment in the cath lab

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

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