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28 March 2018 | Vol 33, Issue 1 Print Edition

Briefing

Editorial

New-look monthly to suit your needs

Graham Scott

News

Trusts lead shift to standardised titles

Tool will improve care for dying patients

Get behind three-year pay deal, unions urge nurses

Stephanie Jones-Berry

Comment

Advice to walk like a penguin didn’t go down well

Jane Bates

Readers’ panel - Is a 6.5% increase enough to ease the recruitment and retention crisis?

Liz Charalambous, Rachel Kent, Grant Byrne, Drew Payne

Government’s offer is a leap in the right direction

Josie Irwin

Analysis

Questionable job titles are rife in NHS, and give patients false sense of security

Stephanie Jones-Berry

Interview

New standards will prepare students for the rigours of modern nursing

Thelma Agnew

Communication

Comment

Helpful beyond words

Ewout van Sabben

Feature

Why bedside handovers can be better for patients

Lynne Pearce

Seven steps to help patients overcome a ‘fear of finding out’

Angel Chater

evidence and practice

Collaborative communication: learning from advanced clinical practice patient consultations

Julian Barratt

Medicines

Comment

It’s time to increase prescriber numbers

Matt Griffiths

Feature

Antimicrobial resistance: nurses’ role in fighting a global health threat

Stephanie Jones-Berry

evidence and practice

An overview of developments in nurse prescribing in the UK

Molly Courtenay

Identification and management of drug allergy

Kathryn Powrie

End of life care

Analysis

Gaps in access and training limit care in last days of life

Erin Dean

Policy briefing

Advice on setting out of hours staffing levels for specialist palliative care

Erin Dean

Feature

Family centred care: The unique grief of grandparents

Elaine Cole

evidence and practice

Meeting the needs of carers of people at the end of life

Beth Hardy

Critical care

Comment

The sepsis specialist nurse role is essential

Georgina McNamara

Feature

Treating sepsis is a race against time – and we’re winning

Erin Dean

Careers

Call the experts: Supporting ward nurses and saving lives

Lynne Pearce

Journal scan

Mortality rate reduced by early rehabilitation

Night-time sedative may prevent delirium for patients in intensive care

Parents’ mental health impaired when children are treated in intensive care

evidence and practice

Exploring the implementation of family-witnessed resuscitation

Jaskirran Breach

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