Wheel of learning support

Michelle Roxburgh, Pat Bradley

Notice board

Combine practice with theory

Frances Pickersgill

A profession of choice

Kathy Oxtoby

Improving nutrition and hydration in hospital: the nurse’s responsibility

Jacqueline Bloomfield, Anne Pegram

Polypharmacy

Georgina Ingham

Benefits of using the Liverpool Care Pathway in end of life care

Annie Anderson, Irena Chojnacka

Standardising for reliability: the contribution of tools and checklists

Kate Beaumont, Joan Russell

Conclusions about circumcision and prostate cancer are dubious

John Dalton

The gloves should have been off before recording a procedure

Anne Scott

Never underestimate the pure pleasure of caring for patients

Judy Mewburn

Learning zone article helped me appreciate asthma/rhinitis link

Tim Mellows

Nurses need the right to strike to protect patients

Malcolm Harrison

I am fed up with agency nurses being un fairly stereotyped

Kate Pollard

Tweeting does not preclude the ability to communicate

Anne Mottram

Texting patients on the ward is the next step for the twitterati

Jill Straiton

The arts should be central in the lives of people with dementia

Maria McManus

South Atlantic Medal Association 1982

Laurence Dopson

Health and Poverty – Global Health Problems and Solutions

Marion Birch

Dermatology – Differential Diagnosis

Jean Robinson

Fundamentals of Nursing Made Incredibly Easy! – First UK edition

Irene Mabbott

Transition to staff nurse can be a daunting, but positive experience

Rosie Katherine Heap

Readers panel- A test of temperament

Paul Jebb, Shona MacLean, Jane Brown, Tantam Kate

Clock watch

Left speechless

The NHS reforms offer opportunities for nurses, explains Viv Bennett

Loopy lingual

Age old values

Stephen Wright

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

Margaret Paul

Struggling in silence

Mary-Claire Mason

General uncertainty

Alison Moore

Let the ideas flow

Ann McMahon

Ready for action

Erin Dean

Mortality increases in patients who are depressed after coronary stent implantation

No agreement between ambulance services on how to respond to falls

Eating less saturated fat and more omega-3 oils may benefit men’s fertility

Link between antidepressant use in pregnancy and high blood pressured identified

Malaria death risk higher in older people of european origin

Under deconstruction – employers chip away at Agenda for Change

Sally Gillen

Political notebook

Broadmoor jobs cut after closure of unit

World in brief

Student lobbying to screen women at 20

Most nurses are struggling with inadequate staffing, survey shows

News in brief

Colleges rule out joining day of action over pension reforms

Advice published on how to defend pay

Trust loses legal bid to save its children’s heart unit from closure

Findings from Mid Staffs inquiry to be reported in October, chair announces

Compassion tests may be introduced

Cameron spells out quality forum’s Compassion tests may be introduced priorities

RCN hosts education commission to tackle nursing care concerns

Commission could help shape a better workforce

Graham Scott