Analysis

Record-keeping and documentation: how to improve your practice and avoid mistakes

Patient records act as a vital communication tool that helps ensure safety.

10 Oct 2022
Workforce vaccinations: impact of COVID-19 vaccine campaign on nurses’ views

As flu season looms, find out what nurses say about their intentions to have a flu jab and

20 Sep 2022
Nursing student attrition: what's happening to the COVID-19 cohort?

Nursing Standard investigation suggests 33% of nursing students who began courses in 2018

16 Sep 2022
Staff shortage: how it affects learning disability inpatients on mental health wards

Lack of specialist staff is leaving people with learning disabilities being cared for on m

09 Sep 2022
PPE: there is more of it – but it’s still not fit for purpose, say female nurses

More than two years after the COVID-19 pandemic began, a Nursing Standard survey finds nur

02 Sep 2022
Compassionate leadership: how to make it happen in your workplace

Empathetic and inclusive leaders enable teams to achieve better outcomes for patients, but

26 Aug 2022
Nurses’ freedom to speak: are things better for whistleblowers in the NHS?

While there have been improvements since a 2015 review, following care failings at Mid Sta

22 Aug 2022
Collective action: how nurse power can effect change in working conditions

Not everything needs a high-profile campaign – nurses acting together on lesser issues suc

19 Aug 2022
Medication errors: how to avoid them and what to do if you make one

Advice for nurses on common mistakes, potential consequences and methods to employ to impr

08 Aug 2022
Salary sacrifice purchases: things to consider before signing up

Employer-provided schemes can seem like a lifeline if you need to replace a fridge or mobi

25 Jul 2022
Pay offer: how it breaks down and what nurses need to know

Greeted with a furious decision to ballot on industrial action, this ye

21 Jul 2022
Using instant messaging apps at work: what are the advantages and risks?

Services such as WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger are a part of daily life, but how should

15 Jul 2022

For people with a learning disability or autism reducing long-term segregation has made slo

13 Jul 2022

Overheated workplaces and lack of access to drinking water can affect concentration and cau

08 Jul 2022

The deaths of Oliver McGowan and Paul Ridd shone a light on failings in care and were a cat

04 Jul 2022

Managing bleeding and pain at work can be difficult for nurses, especially on long shifts o

01 Jul 2022

What support can NHS staff get and what can regulators and managers do to address a toxic c

13 Jun 2022

Your quick guide to the votes and discussions on the agenda, ranging from financial hardshi

30 May 2022

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