Up, up and away

Colin Taylor

Think out loud

Colin Macduff

Notice board

At the core of nursing

Karen Elcock

Respiratory assessment

Emma Brooker

Patient-focused outcomes in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Jane Scullion

Administration of oxygen therapy

Sarah McGloin

Subcutaneous injection technique

Janet Hunter

The role of massage therapy in the relief of cancer pain

Yisi Liu, Tonks N Fawcett

Fitting tribute to the best nurse since nightingale

John Adams

Relationship rules put love on a par with sexual abuse

Eric Phillips

Don’t deny patients’ their rights when using restraint

Research overseas posts to avoid any nasty surprises

Carolyn Scotton

A lasting lesson in nursing procedure – and humility

Suresh Gunputrao

Caring nature irrelevant to degree versus diploma debate

Executive committee

Demanding courses pave the way for high-quality care

Emma Ritchie

Take time out to reflect at RCN congress this year

Sue McBean

Huge cost implications of single-use tourniquets

Debbie Faith

Industrial muscle swings the balance in the battle against pay disparities

Jill Straiton

The Complete Guide to Female Fertility

Debby Holloway

Wound Care Essentials – Practical Principles: Second edition

Mike Jackson

Oxford Handbook of Clinical Examination and Practical Skills

Sonia Vanner

This time it’s personal…

Sally Wells

Take some time for yourself

Rosemary Cook

Starting out - Looking after an unconscious patient felt like a privilege

Beth Heppleston

Readers panel - Time to stand firm

Mike Lehane, Carol Singleton, Scott Justice, Lorraine Jeffs

Out of step

Jane Bates

David newnham wonders whether mercury is becoming the new asbestos

David Newnham

Sideways move

Simon Daniels

Chris Beasley introduces a campaign to cut down on the misuse of antibiotics

Chris Beasley

Ask and you will learn

Search for meaning

Long-term survival after liver transplant better in UK than US

Children of depressed mothers more likely to sustain injuries

Thirty-minute test for chlamydia speeds up treatment

Quality of life for the carers of people with alzheimer’s

Race, gender and disability: what is the NMC doing?

Petra Kendall-Raynor

Brisk start for fitness drive

New ICN chief executive to focus on regulation

Prescribing as patients barriers come down feel the benefits

Tamsin Snow

In brief

Severe shortages lead to call for increase in london midwives’ pay

Productive ward scheme gets results

Trust ratings misleading, say pollsters

Safety fears prompt trust to consider issuing nurses with stab-proof vests

Carter to raise nurse education concerns with university heads

Tamsin Snow, Sarah Harrison

NMC besieged over allowance delays

RCN blasts claims of heart death rate link with low nurse wages

Colin Parish

Still no multi-year pay settlement in prospect for nursing

Right to tap training budgets maintained

Inflation issue may be ruse for cost cutting

Evan Davis

Staff must learn to smile

Hate mail for nurse insisting on respect

Ward sisters win supernumerary status to promote patient dignity

Sarah Harrison

Finding the feelgood factor

Jean gray