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Organisational commitment in nurses: is it dependent on age or education?

28 January 2015

Nursing Management

Art & Science

In hospitals in the United States, the ratio of nurses to patients is declining, resulting in an increase in workloads for the remaining nurses. Consequently, the...

Supporting students to care for people with learning disabilities

29 March 2016

Learning Disability Practice

Art & Science

NHS Education for Scotland is working with higher education institutions and other partners to contribute to recommendations outlined in Strengthening the...

Strengthening leadership in learning disability nursing

01 June 2015

Learning Disability Practice

Feature

This article describes the Scottish learning disability senior nurse group’s position paper on leadership. Its main aim is to ensure that the contribution of the...

Russian revelation

18 April 2006

Nursing Standard

General article

Jill McGowan was convinced that a programme of breathing retraining – the Buteyko Method – could reduce the medication needs of people with asthma. So she gave up...

For queen and community

13 July 2010

Nursing Standard

Feature

Since the reintroduction of the title Queen’s Nurse in 2007, more than 100 professionals have received the accolade.

‘Ghost’ stories: sociocultural factors influencing tuberculosis treatment adherence in Ghana

29 December 2016

Primary Health Care

Evidence & practice

Background Non-adherence to treatment is a major problem in tuberculosis (TB) control and leads to adverse outcomes and increased morbidity and mortality. Aim To...

Preparing supervisors to provide safeguarding supervision for healthcare staff

28 November 2017

Nursing Management

Evidence & practice

This paper outlines why experienced supervisors at a London healthcare provider received skills training so they could offer safeguarding supervision to front-line...

A critical analysis of Compassion in Practice

06 November 2013

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

Compassion in Practice is a policy introduced in England to develop a culture of compassionate practice among healthcare staff. There is widespread recognition and...

Integrating the 6Cs of nursing into mentorship practice

12 August 2015

Nursing Standard

CPD

Nurses and midwives are asked to demonstrate the 6Cs (care, compassion, competence, communication, courage and commitment) of nursing in ‘everything we do’. Mentors...