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The rhythms of life: chronobiology and nursing

23 April 1997

Nursing Standard

Clinical

It is now well established that all human physiological processes exhibit rhythmicity. The menstrual cycle is probably the best-known, but physiological variables,...

Now deliver

21 May 1997

Nursing Standard

Opinion

TOE CHAMPAGNE bottles are empty and the celebrations that marked the historic Labour election victory must now make way for the real work - governing the country....

Skill and caring go together

02 July 1997

Nursing Standard

Opinion

THE GENERAL public still seems to regard nurses as the ‘handmaidens’ of the healthcare professions. Why is this? Perhaps it is the way the public perceives nurses....

The relationship between night duty tolerance and personality

11 September 1996

Nursing Standard

Night nursing

During the development of life on Earth, human beings have evolved to function best, from a physical and biological point of view, during the hours of daylight. A...

Working at leisure

27 August 1997

Nursing Standard

Feature

WHAT WOULD your ideal nursing job be? One where you had the freedom to be an autonomous practitioner within your own field of expertise, where you were totally...

Nurses should become political

23 October 1996

Nursing Standard

Letter

Congratulations on a perceptive and timely rallying call (Editorial October 2). It’s good to have a prominent publication such as Nursing Standard taking such a...

A unique community

06 November 1996

Nursing Standard

Feature

HEAVENS! What a goodly prospect spreads around, of hills and woods, and lawns and spires, and glittering towns and gilded streams,’ wrote poet James Thompson of the...

Sell your skills

16 September 1998

Nursing Standard

Opinion

WHY IS nursing not an attractive career option? Money and stress play a part, and on top of this nurses are expected to improve their professional competence - often...

Are conferences just for an elite group?

10 June 1998

Nursing Standard

Letter

Keeping up with advances in the profession is just another addition to an ever increasing workload. Perhaps a visit to an international conference is the answer.

Home front

09 December 1998

Nursing Standard

Opinion

MUCH HAS been made of the difficulties encountered by nursing and residential homes providing care for older patients.