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What to do if your boss has their ‘pet’ people

Nurses say that favouritism is something is common in healthcare settings and can lead to

09 Jan 2023
How to find your voice and make it heard so you can stand out from the crowd

Finding your professional voice can help you stand out from the crowd and boost your confi

06 Jan 2023
Hostile patients: how to deal with aggression, verbal attacks and other forms of abuse

Nurses are all too familiar with a whole spectrum of hostile behaviour – so why do patient

19 Dec 2022
Racism in the NHS: do you feel safe to stand up and be counted in your workplace?

Nurses have a new guide to addressing racist behaviour and incidents in the workplace – fi

12 Dec 2022
Young onset dementia: how to spot it, and the symptoms you might not expect

People under 65 with dementia can struggle to get a diagnosis and appropriate care, making

14 Nov 2022
Workplace aggression: how to handle difficult colleagues and when to raise concerns

What to do if hostile, rude or negligent behaviour from a colleague or manager is affectin

07 Nov 2022
Sleep deprived? How to get a good rest, whatever your shift pattern

Nurses who work shifts are prone to sleep problems because of disruption to the circadian

04 Nov 2022
Challenging clinical decisions: how to raise concerns about care

Nurses may find it difficult to question senior colleagues about patient care decisions.

31 Oct 2022
Gloves off: how to implement greener infection control with one small change

Nurse’s award-winning campaign showed how reducing disposable glove use can save healthcar

21 Oct 2022
When patients withhold facts: how to spot untruths and encourage openness

Omissions of truth or white lies may be a patient’s way to avoid judgement, but can jeopar

17 Oct 2022
Advance care planning: my tips for supporting patients in end of life decision-making

RCN Nursing Awards 2022 Patient’s Choice winner Sarah Malik champions choice and communica

14 Oct 2022
‘Start with just one act of kindness’: meet the RCN Nurse of the Year 2022

Alison Bunce’s community initiative puts compassion and kindness first, coordinating servi

06 Oct 2022

Nurses can find it difficult to discuss how a patient wishes to die.

30 Sep 2022

With short-staffing, ongoing COVID-19 pressures and the cost-of-living crisis hitting home,

12 Sep 2022

In a pressured NHS, it can be difficult to find time to engage fully with patients, but the

29 Jul 2022

Five nurses reflect on what attracted them to nursing older people, the satisfaction in the

22 Jun 2022

Integrated care systems may seem like just another in a long line of health and care reform

20 Jun 2022

As COVID pressures continue and NHS oncology services tackle huge waiting lists, clinical n

02 May 2022

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