Why you should read this article:
Analysis
When a patient dies: providing compassionate care and support
How to maintain the dignity and privacy of patients following the end of life, while also
Flexible working: have the new rules made a difference for nurses?
Nursing Standard survey reveals how important flexible working arrangements are to nurses
Skin damage at work: the personal cost of COVID-19 handwashing and PPE wearing
Red, cracked skin is not only painful but affects infection control, patient safet
Acting-up pay and rebanding: are you rewarded for taking on extra responsibility?
Many nurses are taking on duties beyond their job description, thanks to chronic staff sho
Secrets of a festival nurse: how to find the perfect role at the best events this summer
If you love music, camping and you’re not averse to a bit of a mud, why not consider worki
Managers with anxiety or depression: when is it okay to say you’re not okay?
Candour about your mental ill health takes courage and can help reduce stigma, but if you’
Your next pay rise: find out what to expect from NHS negotiations
Nurses’ guide to pay offers, what staff think about going on strike, and how much you’d be
What’s keeping you awake? Your guide to better sleep during the COVID-19 pandemic
Advice on how to plan around shift patterns, cope with insomnia and anxiety, and
Wearing religious emblems: your right to choose or your employer’s right to regulate?
When a cross, a hijab or a kara may be permitted at work, and when uniform policy banning
Do you dream of handing in your notice to the NHS – and what would persuade you to stay?
As staff quit the NHS in huge numbers, it’s more important than ever that nurses air their
Video consultations are here to stay – here’s how you and your patients can get the most o
How nurses can help guard against risk of sepsis among vulnerable care home residents
Older people in care homes are at higher risk of sepsis but there are tools to help nurses
How to identify eating, drinking and swallowing difficulties, often associated with stroke,
Acting FAST is just the beginning – find out how to ensure your patients get the best care,
Nurses reveal what makes them struggle into work even when they feel unwell, and how they f
Risk factors for migraine – including workplace stress, lack of breaks and hormone changes
Up to 80% of children present at hospital for conditions needing no treatment, making it ha
Current staffing woes are rooted in nurse shortage that hampered the NHS long before COVID-
