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How to be a leader in nursing, whatever your role or seniority

01 December 2022

Nursing Management

Analysis

It is an outdated notion that leaders are only those who manage a team, or call all the shots. There is increasing recognition in nursing that everyone – at every...

Everyone can be a leader – whatever their role or level

30 November 2022

Nursing Standard

Analysis

It is an outdated notion that leaders are only those who manage a team, or call all the shots.

Diogenes syndrome: how to spot and act on signs of self-neglect

30 January 2023

Nursing Older People

Analysis

Self-neglect is an extreme lack of self-care, sometimes associated with hoarding, and may be a result of other issues such as addictions, according to the Social...

Why patients don’t take their medicines and what you can do about it

01 March 2023

Nursing Standard

Feature

Up to 50% of people do not take their medicines as prescribed, the World Health Organization estimates.

Diogenes syndrome: how to recognise and act on signs of self-neglect in older people

02 March 2023

Mental Health Practice

Analysis

Self-neglect is an extreme lack of self-care, sometimes associated with hoarding, and may be a result of other issues such as addictions, according to the Social...

How to assess and manage people who self-harm

02 March 2023

Mental Health Practice

Opinion

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has issued fresh guidance on caring for people who have self-harmed. Its recommendations cover...

Why patients do not take their medicine – and what you can do about it

04 April 2023

Primary Health Care

Feature

Up to 50% of people do not take their medicines as prescribed, the World Health Organization estimates.

Bowel issues and night shift – steps to reduce your risk

05 April 2023

Nursing Standard

Analysis

Disturbed appetite and digestion issues are more common in shift workers than others, particularly those working nights, according to the evidence.

Nurse-patient boundaries: when relationships become over-friendly

04 May 2023

Mental Health Practice

Feature

Positive and therapeutic nurse-patient relationships are crucial to building the trust and respect that enables nurses to provide the best possible care.

Nursing past midlife: does it have to mean ‘tired out’?

31 May 2023

Nursing Standard

Feature

The nursing workforce is getting older – the latest data from the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) register shows that one in three nurses on the permanent...