Expert advice

5 healthy meals tips: how to pack a lunchbox to look forward to on busy shifts

Nutrition advice and snack ideas to help sustain you at work – even when you’re a long way

08 Apr 2024
When a patient is dying: nurses’ role in the hours before and after death

Advice for nurses on recognising when death is near, the checks that must be made to verif

26 Mar 2024
Menopause: what reasonable adjustments can I expect at work?

New guidance says employers must make adjustments for staff affected by menopause symptoms

15 Mar 2024
Diabetes and dementia: safely managing people living with multiple long-term conditions

Older people with diabetes are at higher risk of developing dementia and new Trend Diabete

13 Mar 2024
Sepsis guidance update: how do I need to change my practice?

Nurse specialist explains how more targeted antibiotic use based on level of risk as asses

12 Mar 2024
Ramadan and how to keep energy levels up in clinical practice during a month of fasting

Nurses, a nursing student and a dietitian share tips on fasting while in clinical practice

08 Mar 2024
Delegating healthcare activities: what is it and how can nurses do it safely?

What delegating healthcare activities entails and how Skills for Care’s guiding principles

15 Feb 2024
How to give your best to patients when you’re lacking motivation

Many factors can affect your morale, so finding ways to boost your motivation, and reachin

13 Feb 2024
Chronic cough in adults: how the latest guidance can help you help your patient

Latest advice for nurses on diagnosis and assessment, red-flag signs, common complications

31 Jan 2024
Redeployment: what to expect if you are asked to work in another clinical area

How and when nurse managers may shift team members, the potential impact on patient safety

30 Jan 2024
Front door frailty services: what nurses need to know plus tips on improving care

Early identification of frailty in the emergency department is key for achieving better pa

25 Jan 2024
How a new Parkinson’s dementia toolkit can help you

A toolkit for detecting and managing Parkinson’s dementia can help nurses support and asse

11 Jan 2024

Recommendations propose standardised, evidence-based care pathways and revised wound catego

10 Jan 2024

As staff are asked to reduce use of the commonly prescribed pain relief we look at alternat

09 Jan 2024

5 ways you can help protect your mind and body from the demands of the job, without risking

02 Jan 2024

Some trusts have dropped fees for hospital staff, but many nurses are still forking out for

12 Dec 2023

Increasing numbers of patients need to administer regular injections to manage their diabet

06 Dec 2023

Do your best to avoid common viruses such as flu, COVID-19 and norovirus by taking extra in

05 Dec 2023

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