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Shifts, sleep deprivation and fatigue: I’m exhausted – what can I do?
Tiredness is common for nursing staff, especially when night shifts are involved, but many
Raising difficult subjects with colleagues: how to achieve a positive outcome
As a nurse, you may need to address potential conflict with someone at work before it esca
Feeling under pressure in work or at home? Here’s how setting achievable goals can help
As a nurse, you may face challenges and stresses at home as well as at work, whether with
Help! I’m stuck in my comfort zone and don’t know how to get out of it
In nursing, embracing new challenges and stepping out of your comfort zone can be hard.
The health risks of shift work: can the right food help?
Nursing staff often have trouble accessing healthy food during shifts, as well as taking b
No time to wee: can holding it in cause urinary incontinence?
Nurses often find it difficult to take toilet breaks during long and busy shifts on wards
How can I overcome my fears about making mistakes at work?
A fear of making mistakes in your nursing role may stem from anxiety as a result of workpl
Taking on shifts and tasks I don’t want: how do I stop being a people pleaser at work?
Nurses who find it difficult to say no to extra tasks out of the urge to people please or
How switching from intravenous to oral antibiotics can save your time
Nurses can help achieve important benefits from substituting intravenous with oral antibio
How can I get my partner to understand the pressures and demands of my job?
Nurses’ partners can find it hard to understand and make allowances for the unique stresse
Mpox: should UK be worried and are nursing staff at increased risk?
Mpox and risk in the UK: should nursing staff be worried about the emergence of the new st
My family and friends keep asking me for health advice. What should I do?
Advice on how, as a nurse off-duty, you can maintain your professionalism when asked for h
When nurses must use their cars to travel to patients and service users in the community, t
Find out how flexible retirement options for nurses such as partial retirement or ‘retire a
Genomics is already used in many areas of nursing, and can offer patients more targeted, in
Advice for non-specialists on supporting patients with colostomy and other stomas, and reas
Non-emergency surgery High Intensity Theatre (HIT) lists are a novel way of boosting the nu
Assertively expressing concern about issues that may affect patient safety or team working
