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Gender differences

22 January 1997

Nursing Standard

Opinion

AS A NEW Project 2000 student with a behavioural science background I noted the subjects covered in the sociology and psychology lectures with interest.

It doesn’t add up

12 July 2000

Nursing Standard

Opinion

Concern about nurses’ mathematical ability was prompted largely by UKCC misconduct cases linked to drug error calculations. The UKCC noted a general weakness in...

Crisis management

24 January 2001

Nursing Standard

Perspectives

Historically, SRN or RGN nurse training allowed flexibility in the workplace. But Project 2000, with its branch specialism, does not offer easy knowledge and skills...

P is for periphery

28 June 2000

Nursing Standard

Opinion

I look forward to reading the National Plan for the NHS, due out next month. I am committed to the NHS's founding principles and have a desire to see its practice...

Physical child abuse

30 August 2000

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

THE LAUNCH of Full Stop, the latest antiphysical abuse campaign by the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC), aimed at recognising and...

Let's hear it for the boys

01 November 2000

Nursing Standard

Perspectives: opinion

Recruiting from abroad is an expensive, short-term solution to the staffing problems of the NHS. What is needed is a k strategy for home recruitment, targeting...

Use your intuition

08 May 2002

Nursing Standard

Perspectives

Many successful female managers adopt masculine characteristics to enhance their credibility and effectiveness at work. But there is no reason to believe the NHS is...

Intuition and practice

29 October 2003

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

Intuition is a quality that nurses have traditionally valued, but one that in today’s evidence-based research climate is often denigrated. Because it is difficult to...

Problems in identifying cases of child neglect

31 March 2004

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

Background This article examines the difficulties that nurses encounter in identifying cases of child neglect. It discusses problems associated with neglect and...

Strategies to reduce alcohol misuse in primary care

05 July 2006

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

This article discusses the problems associated with alcohol misuse, including increased mortality and morbidity. It identifies the population groups most at risk and...