Measures to stop the rot

Nicola Davies

Going dutch

Bruce Turner

Student life - Lost in the hubbub

Joanne Hardy

Immune system

Lynda Latham

Immune system

Lynda Latham

Learning zone assessment - Pulmonary function

Tanya Fernandes

Interpretation and evaluation of pulmonary function tests

Rachel Booker

Interpretation and evaluation of pulmonary function tests

Rachel Booker

Skin disinfection and its efficacy before administering injections

Gemma Gittens, Toni Bunnell

Working in a youth offending team: the learning disability nurse’s role

Karina Hepworth

Christopher John Goodall nurse teacher and author 1949-2009

Vic Gacek

Correction

Employ local nurses before turning to foreign recruits

Katie Newman

The media spotlight shifts from obese to older people

Jenny Faiz

Lamp-carrying nurse should have removed her watch

Dumbing down nursing would be a retrograde step

Samantha Chenery-Morris

MR Cameron’s proposals could leave us used and abused

Catherine Knox

I feel uncomfortable with this microchip technology

Nykoma Hamilton

Contrary to news story, our trust does consult nurses

Julie Hendry

Calling patients ‘service users’or ‘customers’ turns care into business

Ellie Carter-Brown

Handbook of Home Health Standards – Fifth edition

Ruth Sander

Handbook of Home Health Standards – Fifth edition

Ruth Sander

What You Need to Know About Cannabis – Understanding the Facts

Nigel Wellman

The Complete Recovery Room Book – Fourth edition

Pam Nelmes

What you need to know about cannabis – understanding the facts

Nigel Wellman

The complete recovery room book – fourth edition

Pam Nelmes

The best of the week’s health-related TV and radio

Margaret Paul

Starting out - exchange visit opened my eyes to other practices and beliefs

Beverley Tompkins

Secrets of healing surface in Anglo Saxon skull

Jan Halstead

Readers panel - Should people who misuse alcohol or illegal drugs have their benefits cut unless they agree to be treated for their addiction? We asked our readers panel

Bríd Hehir, Stephen Weeks, Christopher Humm, Carol Singleton

Euro-vision

Jane Bates

Outsidein - David Newnham is hanging on to his hankie – until he gets swine flu

David Newnham

Webwise

Francis Biley

No more tears

Jessica Streeting

Voices - Elizabeth Anionwu asks how good senior nurses are at whistleblowing

Elizabeth Anionwu

Measures to stop the rot

Nicola Davies

Sketching out a new career

Notice board

Fitness regime

Oona Mashta

Home-made health

Lynne Pearce

What the directive will mean

Gerry Bolger

Time in motion

Alison Moore

Risk of type 2 diabetes might be reduced by tea consumption

Surgical gloves should be changed after an hour and a half

Osteoporitic fractures increase mortality risk for five to ten years

Antioxidant vitamin intake could be linked to asthma

Will measuring the quality of nursing care improve patients’experience?

Fashion students to design practical clothes for people with chronic wounds

Nurses left to protect children as social workers struggle to cope

Erin Dean

Minister refutes malnutrition claim

Patients warned about relationships with staff

Scots increase emphasis on spiritual care

News in brief

NICE sets targets for type 2 diabetes care

RCN Guide aims to improve health in prisons

Injured nurses may access acupuncture

Staff who drink too much urged to ‘consider their reputation’

Tamsin Snow

Staff aged 59 urged to stay on

Rise in nurse vacancies as ageing workforce heads for retirement

Erin Dean

Management training helps ward leaders to improve staff morale

All-graduate profession on experts’agenda

Judging panel seeks top nurse

Shortages lead to virtual placements

Universities accused of ignoring mentors over ‘failing’ students

Petra Kendall-Raynor

International lessons

Bruce Turner

The truth about attrition

Graham Scott