Peripheral venepuncture in infants and children

Jane Willock, Jim Richardson, Anna Brazier, Colin Powell, Emma Mitchell

Infection control in peripheral cannulae

Georgina Hindley

Management of HIV/AIDS transmission in health care

Sue Campbell

Patients tell it like it is

An educated decision

Cultural differences limit carers

Mental health round-up

Smoking in older people ignored

Learning disability link with offending

Jobs detrimental for students

Teens sceptical about drug advice

News in brief

Invasive temperature reading most accurate

District nurses ideal to promote ‘active ageing’

I have never seen anything like it

Rachel Marcks

Grade H nurses want a better life too

Sondra Gorick

Placement: a matter of give and take

Sharon Butcher

A Sam rising time is abuse of rights

Jenny Faiz

Correction

Agenda for Change and annual leave

David O’Neill

It is time for the RCN to forge links

Gareth Phillips

NMC fee could force me to retire

Diana Lane

Why every school needs a nurse

Maria Rayner

Out side ln

David Newnham

If you know how to improve your working life, tell your manager

Sarah Mullally

Cut the FEAR

Jennifer Percival

Hard lessons are being learned

Josie Irwin

Starting out - Student Kiera Jones found that doing nothing can be best

Kiera Jones

Research notes

Julie Hughes, Charlotte Moen, Janet Taylor

Readers panel

Sue Hopkins, Mike Lehane, Lesley Chivers, Chris Bassett

You must mean

Jane Bates

Standard life - A nurse in every school? Like a good Boy Scout, Daniel Allen is prepared

Daniel Allen

The right approach

Bone of contention

Elizabeth Lynch

Under one roof

Sarah Harrison

Prescription drugs uses and effects: Corticosteroids

Sue Jordan, Howard Griffiths

Lycopene has significant in vitro antioxidant potential

Timing of triptans crucial in the relief of migraine

C-reactive protein levels associated with cancer

Attitude scale can help promote breastfeeding

Job satisfaction outweighs risk

Striking a blow for health

NHS feels the heat on hospital smoking bans

Christian Duffin

Cash boost for cancer care

Stockings should be available from midwives

Model service for older patients to be expanded

Colin Parish

Home owners demand more pay

Mental health patients get poor advice on sex

Nurses believe registration is free for doctors

On the move

Patients take control of dialysis

School nurses praised for drop in meningitis rates

Colin Parish

Spanish staff protest at Madrid hospital

Call for guidance on deodorants and cancer

Colin Parish

Agenda for Change outside the NHS

Black nurse accepts top Whitehall post

‘Time out’ for good behaviour

RCN cleared of race discrimination claim

Community nurses slow to use prescribing power

Sarah Harrison

Gym’ll fix it for heart patients

Lack of counselling may lead to more sick leave

Christian Duffin

News in brief

Nurse cover improves night care

The last gasp of smoking

Jean Gray