Expert advice

A 28-day supply of medicines is considered best practice, but with the holiday period on t

24 Apr 2017

Giving, or even lending, something to a patient can be misconstrued, so&nbs

11 Apr 2017

With the emphasis on strong nurse leadership, continuing education and adequate staffing l

03 Apr 2017

Allowing newly qualified nurses to prescribe from a limited formulary could give pati

29 Mar 2017

Removing yourself from the Nursing and Midwifery Council register limits the roles and pos

22 Mar 2017

Much is made about signs of stability and improvement, but the most important messages for

15 Mar 2017

If you are asked to write a report on an incident which occured when you were not there, p

02 Mar 2017

For community nurses whose prescribing powers are limited, undertaking the independent nur

28 Feb 2017

Brexit may be playing its part, but new entry requirements for the UK register are al

20 Feb 2017

Registered nurses have a duty under the NMC code to raise concerns if they believe the saf

14 Feb 2017

Wales has retained the bursary for new nursing students but planned compulsory servic

06 Feb 2017

‘Look alike’ and ‘sound alike’ medicines are a constant threat to patient safety, but nurs

02 Feb 2017

Compelling nurses to have the flu vaccination against their wishes is both unethical and un

25 Jan 2017

There are more than 70,000 nurse prescribers in the UK, many of whom have years of experien

05 Jan 2017

Zeba Arif advises a mentor who says she is being bullied by a student because of her e

03 Jan 2017

With a deadline of 2017, Health Education England wants to reduce attrition from healt

22 Dec 2016

Before having an alcoholic drink at work, check employer policies and make sure your profes

06 Dec 2016

The switch from bursary to a loan model for new nursing students is starting to feel very r

01 Dec 2016

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