What to do if you have cause for concern

Jan Goldsmith

Enough money? Don’t bank on it

Claire Cannings

Technology is a key feature of learning

Pam Moule

Guidance from mentors and experienced students

Maria Fernandez

Prepare for your ward experience

Heulwen Morgan-Samuel

Keep ahead of the rest with our top writing tips

Jean Rose

Newly qualified nurses reflect on their training

Achieve your goals

Dianne Watkins

‘Basic’ skills are essential to good care

Emma McNaughtan

Make the most of your time with these coping strategies

Diane Phimister

Noticeboard

Great expectations

Rita Newland

Hard work, but worth the pain

Saffron Brown

‘Travelling on a scholarship was a life-changing experience’

Julia Terry

Power to the people

Lynne Wallis

Cataract surgery

Tracy Kitchener

Addressing the spiritual care needs of people near the end of life

Stuart Milligan

A student’s experience of nursing care in a Ghanaian hospital

Joyce Matthews, David Briggs

Promoting health: a smoking cessation case study

Maeve Keane, Gill Coverdale

Why you should publish in our peer-reviewed sections

Our leaders would do well to emulate Florence Nightingale

Michael Owen

GPs have a role to play in the care of vulnerable older people

Patricia McCollum

Article on assisted dying lacked empirical evidence

Celia Manson

The school nurse role is to be an advocate for the child

Patient involvement could lead to better care and fewer complaints

Natasha King

Webwise

Laurence Dopson

Army of Angels

Laurence Dopson

Neonatology at a Glance – second edition

Natasha King

Tired But Wired – The Essential Sleep Toolkit

Duncan Jaycock

Dignity in Healthcare – A Practical Approach for Nurses and Midwives

Bev Al-Azzawi

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

Margaret Paul

Starting out - Boundaries between nurses and patients must be clearly defined

Sarah Lee

Boundaries between nurses and patients must be clearly defined

Sarah Lee

Safety left in the balance

Jane Brown, Steve Flatt, Paul Jebb, Alison Crumbie

Quiet please, drug round in progress

Matt Griffiths, Joyce Robins

Voices

Rosemary Cook

A swift half

Game of chance

Rosemary Cook remembers an old-school figure at the Queen’s Nursing Institute

Student life-keep ahead of the rest with our top writing tips

Jean Rose

Changing perceptions

Help in hard times

Lynne Pearce

Has the legend grown stale?

Jennifer Trueland

Interactive video gaming is an effective therapy for stroke patients

Effective antibiotics are in sight after scientists unlock secrets of superbug

Breast cancer drug Herceptin less well-tolerated in women aged over 70

Eating chocolate with low fat and sugar content can benefit Cardiometabolic disorders

A third of women endure at least one incident of violence

Employers insist nurses should tighten their belts even more

We should highlight examples of good practice in care homes

Margot Lindsay

Feedback on the holistic care of children with atopic eczema

Joan Myers

RCN seeks catch-all term for brain conditions

Lib Dem health bill critics push for changes to avert ‘catastrophe’

Bill Doult

World in brief

NHS trusts advised to renegotiate ‘wasteful’ building repayments

Pop star finds record of relative’s midwife past

‘Reopen wards and reuse beds sooner after norovirus outbreaks’

Erin Dean

Game helps keep staff one step ahead of infection

NHS reorganisation could threaten vaccine success

Top scientist exposes safety syringe leak

News in brief

Taking the plunge to raise funds for charity

Countries unite in combating non-communicable diseases

Police continue interviews over saline deaths

Deans dispute Carter’s claim that some students are underprepared

Erin Dean

Staff urged to seek out flu jab

Most nurses work extra hours on a regular basis

College council may decide on pension strike ballot this week

Tamsin Snow

Key workers entitled to feel hard done by

Graham Scott