Exploding the myths

Kashmir Sidhu, Geraldine Lear

Administration of medicines part 1: the law and nursing

Richard Griffith, Howard Griffiths, Sue Jordan

Using non-invasive ventilation in acute wards: part 2

Philip Woodrow

Substance misuse and serious mental illness: spiritual care

Andrea Hammond

Am I the youngest male general nurse?

Peter Hall

Meal times made easier because of dedicated staff

Carolyn Benson

Pagan festivals don’t rate with the great religions

John McDonald

Safety improvements can also bring savings

Su Clark

Documentation will benefit from standardisation

James Jenkins

Prison staff shortages must not reach crisis

Sue Haworth

Are we devaluing the basic aspects of care?

Eddie Crunden

Care and compassion are more important than academic training

Barbara Horton

Core skills for nurse practitioners

Stephen Callaghan

The Handbook of Community Mental Health Nursing

Anthony Fraher

Outside in - David Newnham says there is a limit to what he will pay for peace of mind

David Newnham

Research notes

Richard Wilson

Blooming marvellous

Stan Broadwell

Now you’re talking

Maura Buchanan

Starting out - Joanne Wright learned about integrity during a placement

Joanne Wright

‘The safety nets of our welfare state can sometimes be very fragile and even invisible’

Linda Thomas

Firm footing

Shirley Davies

Readers panel - Your inner time bomb

Dean-David Holyoake, Jane Brown, Duncan Clarkson, Frances Wheatley

A life going up

Standard life - There just might be a lesson to learn from the man in the box

Daniel Allen

Home help

Jenny Knight

Custom-built

Lynne Pearce

A will and a way

Ann Farrant

Rosemary Kennedy: Wales is fully behind this initiative

Rosemary Kennedy

‘Work in partnership’

Sarah Mullally: It is about working in different ways

Sarah Mullally

‘Empower patients’

Asking about Medicines

Lynne Pearce

Risk factors for mortality from bloodstream infection

Ascorbic acid associated with H pylori infection

Meningitis jab risks relapse in nephrotic syndrome

Back pain does not improve after first three months

Training model for phone consultation

Lib Dems start the ball rolling

Mobile cardiac service resuscitated by nurses

Christian Duffin

NMC now ready to review PREP

£2.2m puts student on easy street

Trusts gear up for mass NHS staff survey

Shaky start for clinical governance

Keith Cooper

News in brief

Modern matrons make an impact

Education is better than experience, study shows

Sarah Harrison

Consultation on conduct referrals

Academics want more funding to boost research

Christian Duffin

In the race

Staff shortages could work for practice nurses

RCN calls for UK-wide staffing plan

Colin Parish

Don’t be afraid to let go of roles

Workloads are still high, Reid told

The funding package for healthcare assistants on nursing courses

Actor plays his part in recruitment scene

Survey shows the rise in recruits

Unison claims 45,000 HCAs want to be nurses

Colin Parish

Why nurses may be reluctant to step aside

A wide-ranging strategy

Jean Gray