Student life - The right care combination

Anita Goldschmied

On the move

Notice Board

Will you be a hero or a zero?

Petra Kendall-Raynor

Preparing for success

Pamela Shaw

Pressure ulcer prevention

Amii Smith

Care of patients undergoing day case inguinal hernia repair

Clare Bridgett Hammond

Nervous system: part 1

Alistair Farley, Carolyn Johnstone, Charles Hendry, Ella McLafferty

Managing a major incident in the critical care unit

Chris Carter

Tweets of the week

Thanks to RCN and unison for their support of NHS Direct members

Belinda Whitehead

A clear example of how and why campaigning can get results

Stephen Cowden

Help us to overturn prohibition on sending books to prisoners

Frances Crook

Mental health staff know how harmful prison books ban will be

Zeba Arif

Fee increase is a mere distraction from the bigger problem of pay

Sandra Ann Williamson

NMC needs to cut its cloth to fit its means, not tap up others

Martha Straw

Why does the nurse regulator need to build up a £10 million reserve?

Bharti Chakravarthi

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

Margaret Paul

Office Fitness apps

Nicola Evans

Naked Nurse – My Life in Nursing

Helen Sullivan

The Rise and Fall of the NHS

Gordon Barker

Ataxia UK

Irene Mabbott

Caught in the budgets trap

James Buchan

Medicines management

Matt Griffiths

Starting out - Fundamental care makes all the difference in easing the anguish

Grant Byrne

We should rise to the challenge of research

Lisa Whiting

Readers panel - To protest or not to protest

Drew Payne, Jane Scullion, Linda Drake, Stephanie Cumming

This sporting life

David Newnham

My care was humbling

Stephen Wright

Voices - Susan Osborne asks if 7.5 minutes of care per hour is really too much to ask for

Susan Osborne

Skin deep

Jane Bates

Your vote matters

Susan Williams, Matthew Hamilton

Patients take the driving seat

Jennifer Trueland

Restraint is a last resort, use it rarely and wisely

Ian Hulatt

Gout

Vaginal mesh surgery may reduce recurrence of prolapse in some women

Initiatives to promote a healthy diet would be advised to focus on the workplace

Behavioural support is still the best way to support mothers-to-be to stop smoking

Differences in the way psychostimulants work can be critical to the effects on users

Risk of preterm births reduced if pregnant women eat prudently

Unequal pay for work of equal value – Mr Hunt’s gift to nurses

Kat Keogh

Hunt appoints Donnelly as national adviser on raising concerns

Nurse calls on PM to investigate ‘dysfunctional whistleblowing’

Stephanie Jones-Berry

World in brief

Political notebook

NHS Direct closure leaves disabled nurses out of work

ManVan brings advice to remote areas

Relaxation of the rules on visiting hours shows ‘substantial progress’

Stephanie Jones-Berry

News in brief

Single-use wound pad could save NHS £15 million a year

‘White coat effect’ distorts readings

Gossip incompatible with compassionate care, says health chair

Fee rises could further damage our reputation, admits NMC boss

Sally Gillen

Stepping Hill deaths: nurse appears in court

Watchdog points to ‘ongoing weakness’ in FtP

Humour helps to get important messages across

NMC consultation exposes significant questions about revalidation

Pressures at work forcing staff to complete PREP in their own time

Kat Keogh

Nurses should have a say in how the NMC is run

Graham Scott

News digest April 02 2014

News digest April 03 2014

More support needed for older nurses vulnerable to burnout

NHS nurses’ pay: what will you earn this year?

News digest April 04 2014

Scandal-hit hospital trust sets up confidential email service for staff whistleblowers

Sally Gillen

Make time for a comforting cuppa after the death of a patient

Kat Keogh

News digest April 07 2014

NICE calls for vigilance to avoid allergic reactions

Christian Duffin

New nurses should be encouraged to explore community sector’s rich career opportunities, says nurse lecturer

News digest April 08 2014

Older patients receiving substandard care from the NHS are suffering in silence, says health service ombudsman

Emergency nurse calls for an end to the use of A&E as a ‘place of safety’ under the Mental Health Act