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Double standards

04 August 2004

Nursing Standard

Letter

As a second-year nursing student, I am a little confused. At university we are told that every nurse will make a drug error at some time. We are also told that when...

The power to lead

16 May 2012

Nursing Standard

Opinion

Florence Nightingale, who died more than 100 years ago, set a shining example of what good leadership can achieve.

Report makes link between staffing levels and care quality

13 February 2013

Nursing Standard

Letter

The Francis report offers us a great opportunity, which nursing must grab. In light of this, the Safe Staffing Alliance would like to reaffirm that there is clear...

There is compelling evidence that the 1:8 ratio must not be breached

27 November 2013

Nursing Standard

Letter

We at the Safe Staffing Alliance, a group of nurse leaders brought together by Nursing Standard, believe it is vital that the nursing profession continues to raise...

A tool for commissioners

04 April 2012

Nursing Standard

Feature

At times of change and financial challenge, the role of nursing comes under intense scrutiny in relation to how it adds value. For this reason we need to develop a...

Monitoring quality

01 September 2007

Nursing Management

Leadership

AS THE LARGEST body of healthcare professionals, nurses make an important contribution to the quality of patient care (Cooper and Benjamin 2004).

Inspiring senior nurses to lead the delivery of compassionate care

26 September 2014

Nursing Older People

Art & Science

The enabling compassionate care in practice programme was an innovative development programme for bands 6 and 7 nurses working with older people in all settings. It...

The setting of nurse staffing levels must be evidence−based

10 June 2015

Nursing Standard

Letter

The suspension of NICE’s vital work on safe nurse staffing levels is a damaging step back, not only for nursing but for all who use the NHS and care about its...