Back to school

Paul Watson

Notice board

Bullying upwards

Sara McDonald

Student life - Listen to the patient

Kerry Stott

Liver cirrhosis

Gill Knott

Non-medical prescribing using the British National Formulary

Gerri Kaufman

A practical guide to external cardiac pacing

Tracey Gibson

Measuring competence, self-reported competence and self-efficacy in pre-registration students

William Lauder, Karen Holland, Michelle Roxburgh, Keith Topping, Roger Watson, Martin Johnson, Mary Porter, Agnieszka Behr

Obituary

Jane Buswell

Warmth and comfort are so important for older people

Penny Bristow

A pay rise of 4 per cent is as likely as a win on the lottery

Gareth Phillips

Unqualified nursery staff wear the same uniform

Sarah Preston

Whose bright idea was it to make me look like a physio?

Louise Prince

Nurses have no need to feel threatened by eager students

Emma Brooker

Respecting religious belief is fundamental to good nursing

June Gooch

My degree does not stop me giving the best care I can

Dawn Adams

Patients need instruction and practice to manage eye drops

Liz Fradd

A hamster makes a charming visitor, and can even offer long-term benefits

Andy Meal

The management of pain in older people

Marion Goodchild

HIV in South Africa

Drew Payne

An Introduction to Cognitive Behaviour Therapy – Skills and Applications

Phil Russell

Webwise

Marc Cornock

The best of the week’s health-related TV and radio

Margaret Paul

Changes in learning disability nursing should be focused on client care

Daniel Allen

Readers panel - we want fair pay

Paul Jebb, Julie Clarke, Christopher Humm, Julie Harrison

Starting out - Violent outburst taught me about physical boundaries

Kate Treahearn

Alliance is worthy of any royal college

Elisabeth Clark, Geraldine Cunningham

RCN on the wrong course?

Martin Johnson

Sneeze alert

Jane Bates

David Newnham finds a mysterious present behind the sofa

David Newnham

Deal or no deal?

James Buchan

Voices - Plans for an opt-out system for organ donation will elicit some strong views

Linda Thomas

Feeling chirpy

Carol Davis

Plumbers and welders at risk of end-stage renal disease

Nearly a quarter of young men have sexual relationships abroad

Aetiology of stroke identified in people with HIV infection

Transfers of resistance genes from animals to humans

Breath of fresh air

Andrew Geens

Striking the balance

What does devolution mean for health care?

Going for the good life

Clinical specialists still rare in cancer care

Older people who take sleeping pills at greater risk of falling

Why not road test your care home first?

Training standards set for those moving from hospital to community roles

Nurses urged to resist prescribing requests outside their competence

Tamsin Snow

News in brief

Coroner’s court links teacher’s death to statin side effects

Nurses offered substantial cash incentives to join armed forces

Petra Kendall-Raynor

Iraq: 12 nurses for 10,000 people

Unsocial hours rates reassessed

Unresolved negotiations mean multi-year deal looks unlikely

Tamsin Snow

Students overestimate their competence in maths

Eligibility for bursary may be widened

University lecturers feel impact of boom-bust cycle

Return-to-practice nurses face £1,000 fee for mandatory course

Tamsin Snow

Dating website identifies affair potential

Encourage nurse returners

Tim Madge