Masterminding improved care

Notice Board

On top Down under

Emma Bates

Investing in the future

Danielle Weekes

Cervical cancer

Julie Hanson

An introduction to electrocardiogram interpretation: part 2

Philip Woodrow

Experience of mixed-sex bays in a general hospital

Debbie Bryant, John Adams

Cystatin C as a marker of renal function in older adults

Gillian Eaglestone, Peter Ellis

Barbara (Babs) Steele Nurse and activist 1942– 2009

Bernell Bussue

Correction

Caring is an activity for all of us, regardless of religion

Anthony Woods

Attrition is a necessary part of ensuring quality of care

Sue Bernhauser

Assess numeracy in addition to written and verbal skills

Matt Griffiths

Length of service should not be a factor in giving degrees

Lyn Kenny

Degrees are valuable only if they reflect additional study

Julie Martin

Nurses are being used on the cheap, without proper training or support

Michael Owen

Have those with certificates in nursing been forgotten?

Jennifer O’Brien

Study Guide for Introduction to Medical-Surgical Nursing – Fourth edition

Karen McColgan

Introduction to Medical-Surgical Nursing – Fourth edition

Karen McColgan

Beyond the Boys’ Club – Strategies for Achieving Career Success as a Woman Working in a Male Dominated Field

Cathe Gaskell

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

Margaret Paul

Webwise

Greta McGough

Student experiences in the real world of nursing starting out

Right time, right surname, right procedure. wrong patient

Jan Halstead

Readers panel - Tick the right box

Steve Flatt, Marie John, Sue Szczepanska, Julie Clarke

Name game

Jane Bates

Outside in

David Newnham

Secular is good

Ann Begley

Voices - Let’s hear it for colleagues working outside the NHS, says Rosemary Cook

Rosemary Cook

Drastic measures

Alison Handley

Group therapy

Stephanie Northen

‘Ward sisters hold the place together’

Louise Boden

Directors’ backing improves ward sisters’ performance

Managing nicely

Richard Staines

Popularity at school outside social status affects later health

Livestock farmers at increased risk of lung diseases

Long-term quality of life improved by bypass grafting

Respirators and face masks provide similar protection

Burnham challenges NHS to improve the wellbeing of its 1.4m workers

Consultation with staff is crucial to promoting health

Jan Maw, Kim Sunley

Calendar pictures a proud past

Hiv test results in 20 minutes

School nurses want more support as pupils’self-harm numbers rise

Tamsin Snow

Crisis response goes to plan as staff alleviate effects of flooding

Diploma staff voice concern over degrees

News in brief

Non-NHS body would help health visitors, says report

College history brought to book

‘Scurrilous’email campaign hits nurse uptake of swine flu vaccine

Laura Doherty

Director of nursing defends practice at failing hospital

NMC considers removing trust’s right to teach students

What the inspectors uncovered

RCN calls for more unannounced inspections after damning report

Tamsin Snow, Laura Doherty

NMC and RCN begin talks over regulation of nurse practitioners

Laura Doherty

Sarah brown: midwives’ data vital to avoid deaths

Cleanliness close to openness

Graham Scott