Student life - Speaking of spirituality

Lesline Lewinson

Don’t lose sight of the finish

Nicola Davies

Notice board

Learning from collaboration

Anne McCarthy, Rosie Kneafsey, Vicky Kean, Tracy Robbins, Michelle Palmer

The right rewards

Nicola Davies

Malnutrition

Alba Andújar

Nursing and Midwifery Council revalidation

Rebecca Myatt

Person-centred care for people with dementia: Kitwood reconsidered

Gary Mitchell, Joanne Agnelli

People with learning disabilities in rural Scotland: review of policy

Anthony Clapham

How to perform respiratory assessment

Joyce Smith, Melanie Rushton

Win: Evaluation Practice for Projects with Young People

Tweets of the week

What you’re saying on our Facebook page…

Dana Rose, Sue Young

How long will committee deny nursing is ‘shortage occupation’?

Kevin Davies

As workload pressures rise, we need to be kind to our colleagues

Donato Tallo

Appeal ambassadors ensuring the Seacole legacy survives

Elizabeth Anionwu

Nurses needed in new student network for pre-hospital care

Samuel Bulford

Sign my petition to show Mr Burt the reality of the pay freeze

Hannah McCall

The names we use should reflect understanding of our patients

Jennifer M Hunt

Jeremy in Wonderland is dragging Bevan’s NHS down the rabbit hole

Gareth Phillips

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

Margaret Paul

Daily Water Free

Layla Haidrani

Living with the Challenges of Dementia: A Guide for Family and Friends

Shauna Rooney

Grounded Theory: A Practical Guide

Karen Strickland

Verity PCOS

Layla Haidrani

Starting out - Caring for a deteriorating patient underlined the importance of 6Cs

Tianne Fowler

Workforce

James Buchan

Readers panel - Stretched to the limit

Drew Payne, Mark Pittman, Jane Brown, Parveen Ali

Are we there yet?

David Newnham

Voices - Longer shifts can appear seductive, but do not be fooled, says Susan Osborne

Susan Osborne

Not so FAQs

Jane Bates

Staffing the weekend

Helen Crump

Intelligent solution or poor substitute?

Daloni Carlisle

The workforce with strength in diversity

Lynne Pearce

Head and neck cancers

Autistic children have better social interaction, thanks to theatre programme

Extra calcium fails to provide a significant boost to bone health in the over fifties

Attachments in early life may affect how breast cancer patients respond to nurses

Smoking while pregnant puts future grandchildren at higher risk of asthma

Late-life depression responds to combined drug treatment

Revalidation is a chance to challenge practice, improve and innovate

Jennifer Sprinks

IV specialist nurse leads the way with upper-arm device

CCGs advised to penalise providers that jeopardise patient nutrition

Chris Longhurst

News in brief

Stricter CQC ratings reveal high standards of hospice services

NICE moves to stop over-medication

Unions and employers welcome historic decision on revalidation

Jennifer Sprinks

Exploring mental health history

NMC defends tough new language controls

Disappointment as required hours of CPD remain at 35

Loophole closed that would have let registrants sidestep revalidation

Nurses turn back time in ceremony to honour Cavell’s sacrifice

Only trust to opt out of AfC system is falling behind on staff retention

Alistair Kleebauer

Hospices need funding to maintain high standards

Graham Scott