Analysis

Tattoos and skin health: spotting signs of melanoma and treating rashes and infections

Advice for nurses on adverse reactions to inking, and how to screen for skin cancer as sle

24 Oct 2022
Why nurses need to talk about vitamin D with their patients

In autumn and winter months, nurses can encourage people to boost their vitamin D levels t

13 Oct 2022
Record-keeping and documentation: how to improve your practice and avoid mistakes

Patient records act as a vital communication tool that helps ensure safety.

10 Oct 2022
Type 2 diabetes: unexpected comorbidities and how to help complex patients

Study highlights greater patient complexity, with unexpected common issues including back

03 Oct 2022
Eczema in adults: a quick guide to causes, types and supporting patients to self-manage

Eczema is a common condition characterised by dry, itchy skin.

26 Sep 2022
What can be done to persuade nurses to stay in general practice?

While general practice nursing is a rewarding specialty, there are huge staffing shortfall

23 Sep 2022
Workforce vaccinations: impact of COVID-19 vaccine campaign on nurses’ views

As flu season looms, find out what nurses say about their intentions to have a flu jab and

20 Sep 2022
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
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
Type 2 diabetes: how to manage the rise in cases among children and young people

The number of type 2 diabetes cases is rising among children and many are not receiving sp

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

Empathetic and inclusive leaders enable teams to achieve better outcomes for patients, but

26 Aug 2022

While there have been improvements since a 2015 review, following care failings at Mid Staf

22 Aug 2022

Not everything needs a high-profile campaign – nurses acting together on lesser issues such

19 Aug 2022

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

15 Aug 2022

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

12 Aug 2022

Advice for nurses on common mistakes, potential consequences and methods to employ to impro

08 Aug 2022

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