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Patient deterioration: combining skills, knowledge and gut feeling in decision-making

Advice from three highly experienced nurses, who draw on a complex mix of clinical skills,

18 Feb 2022
Acute kidney injury: how you can play a vital role in raising awareness of the risks

Nurses should help educate older people and carers about risks associated with acute kidne

18 Feb 2022
Plight of obese children has been worsened by the pandemic: here’s how nurses can help

The COVID pandemic has brought reduced activity and an unhealthy diet leading to higher le

01 Feb 2022
Apps, coaching and healthy food options at work: weight management support for nurses

Resources designed to support healthcare workers’ well-being that can help you lose weight

28 Jan 2022
Non-melanoma skin cancer: how to optimise patients’ outcomes and care experience

Nurses are an important source of support for patients with NMSC lesions because the physi

24 Jan 2022
Dementia misdiagnosis: identifying people at risk of being missed

GP and memory assessment services have been curtailed by COVID-19 leading to a patient bac

06 Jan 2022

A nurse discusses her own experiences to help others give effective, non-judgemental care

13 Dec 2021
Fear of cancer recurrence: how nurses can support people after successful treatment

For some patients such fears can be debilitating and may require psychological support

23 Nov 2021

Learning disability nurse Rebecca Crossley’s vaccine clinic adapts to each individual

17 Nov 2021
How to increase health check uptake for people with learning disabilities

A nurse-led team improved health outcomes for people with learning disabilities with the h

08 Nov 2021

How RCN Nurse Award winner Rohit Sagoo has improved outcomes and engagement

18 Oct 2021

Nicola Bailey defied opposition to set up abortion care in Northern Ireland amid the pande

12 Oct 2021

Nurses need to be alert to possible symptoms at the earliest stage

23 Sep 2021

The NSPCC has warned of a rise in cases of child exploitation during the pandemic and the n

16 Sep 2021

Anxious children, COVID-19 scares and hospital admissions all in a day’s challenges

23 Aug 2021

Katie McIlroy has been nominated for the Patient’s Choice award for care of women with

04 Aug 2021

More services are concentrating on keeping people safe at home and encouraging self-care

19 Jul 2021

Lack of knowledge of the blood disorder is common. Find out how to help your patients

12 Jul 2021

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