Analysis

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
When parents or families disagree with life-or-death care decisions

Disputes over decisions to withdraw treatment for critically ill children are distressing

12 Sep 2022
Health inequalities: nurturing trust to reduce risk in hard-to-reach groups

Advice on tailoring public health messages about healthy lifestyle and preventable disease

05 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
Peripheral neuropathy: how nurses can help patients live better with the condition

A look at how nurses can support patients with symptoms of damage to the peripheral nervou

30 Aug 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
Good continence care: tips and tools for nurses working in any setting

There are many options to try before offering pads to patients with continence issues.

15 Aug 2022
Sight loss and driver safety: how to spot symptoms and advise your patients

How nurses can advise patients with eye health problems, common conditions that affect dri

12 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
Nursing in social care: how leadership opportunities can change its image

The pandemic highlighted the complex role of social care nursing, but career pathways and

05 Aug 2022

The condition often goes undiagnosed, leaving women with debilitating symptoms.

01 Aug 2022

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

25 Jul 2022

Having a terminal or life-limiting illness can increase a person’s risk of taking their own

22 Jul 2022

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

21 Jul 2022

Smokers remain a common sight outside hospitals, despite site-wide bans.

18 Jul 2022

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

15 Jul 2022

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