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Undertaking effective handovers in the healthcare setting

Nursing Standard

evidence & practice

Handovers are a crucial aspect of the patient's healthcare pathway. Effective handovers promote patient safety and continuity of care and may contribute to increased...

Breaking bad news

29 July 2015

Nursing Standard

CPD

Breaking bad news to patients and their families is a frequent occurrence in my role as a staff nurse working on a cardiothoracic intensive care unit. The CPD...

Writing an article

29 April 2015

Nursing Standard

CPD

Nursing is a career that I enjoy and am passionate about. Before qualifying as a nurse, I was a qualified veterinary nurse. Ideas and concepts from human medicine...

Implantable cardioverter defibrillators

02 August 2017

Nursing Standard

Evidence & practice

What was the nature of the CPD activity, practice-related feedback and/or event and/or experience in your practice? The article discussed the factors associated with...

Global health

01 November 2017

Nursing Standard

Revalidation

What was the nature of the CPD activity, practice-related feedback and/or event and/or experience in your practice? The article defined the terms globalisation and...

Developing nursing care plans

24 February 2016

Nursing Standard

CPD

This article aims to enhance nurses’ understanding of nursing care plans, reflecting on the past, present and future use of care planning. This involves...

Starting out - A patient with learning disabilities confounded my preconceptions

26 June 2013

Nursing Standard

Reflections

Before starting my nurse training, I did not have any experience of working or socialising with people with learning disabilities. A recent interaction with a...

Starting out - The things I wish i’d known about all the highs and lows of training

11 September 2013

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Reflections

To be honest, I cannot remember much from the first few months of my nurse training. Nightclub binges are not my style, so this memory loss cannot be attributed to...

Student life - Look after others – and yourself

25 September 2013

Nursing Standard

Careers

To be honest, my memories of the first few months of nurse training are rather hazy. As late-night partying is not my style, I attribute my amnesia to the...

Student life - From student to staff nurse

23 April 2014

Nursing Standard

Careers

‘Please could you unplug the television?’ My first day as a staff nurse on the intensive care unit and I was being asked to unplug something.

04 May 2022 / Vol 37 issue 5

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