Student life - First port of call at college

Alison Kilduff

Simple ideas work wonders

Carol Davis

Notice board

Towards a shared goal

Pamela Shaw

Spreading the word

Colin Rees

6Cs of nursing

Mary Dougan

Promoting urinary continence in older women

Alison Bardsley

Tissue viability nurses’ experiences of managing wound exudate

Deborah Glover

Ethical issues and accountability in pressure ulcer prevention

Lynn Welsh

Treatment of rhinitis in pregnancy

Katy Mara Odedra

Tweets of the week

When it comes to lobbying MPs pay is no second class issue

Patrizia Paul

Increase in NMC fees will be seen by many as the last straw

Kevin Davies

Our commitment is exploited, all we are asking for is a fair wage

Rosie Gosden

Why not involve relatives in process of feeding patients?

Zeba Arif

Running people into the ground does not get the best from them

Pat Breeden

Smiling and caring more is not the sole answer to all of the NHS’s woes

Janice Sigsworth

12-hour shifts have forced me to hang up my nursing apron

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

Margaret Paul

Merriam-Webster’s Medical Dictionary app

Roger Evans

Skills for Communicating with Patients – Third edition

Grant Byrne

Contexts of Nursing – Fourth edition

Valerie McGurk

European Network on Patient Empowerment

Helena Soni

Starting out - Mental health group sessions helped me to evaluate my practice

Andrew Clark

Stop making NHS staff the scapegoats

Gail Adams

Readers panel - Testing time in the classroom

Kate Tantam, Craig Hopkins, Elsie Gayle, Linda Drake

Free-food lottery

David Newnham

Why, why, why?

Jane Bates

A Cinderella no more

Marsha Jones

Voices - Let’s make sure safe staffing is at the top of the election agenda, urges Susan Osborne

Susan Osborne

Hidden risks of nocturnal hypos

Debbie Hicks

Revalidation – the confirmer’s challenge

Alistair Kleebauer

Spread the workload with confidence

Alison Moore

Drug allergy

Cognitive and language skills in young children improved by play intervention

Decision on the timing of epidural during labour can be left to the mother

Pain and depression linked to sleep disturbances in people with osteoarthritis

Exercise intervention could help older care home residents improve muscle function

Vital checks are being missed in younger people with diabetes

Shift work and vending machines to blame for poor workplace diet

Kat Keogh

RCN cautions the regulator over use of appraisals in revalidation

Alistair Kleebauer

Military nurses’ growing role

Political notebook

World in brief

Pilots for NMC’s proposals will extend beyond NHS workplaces

News in brief

Free resources to help in setting up ADHD clinics

Crash dieting can work, claims study

Safety collaboratives aim to address the leading causes of patient harm

Kat Keogh

Specialist post-transplant support

OBE for leading nurse researcher

CQC says greater effort is needed to boost care sector’s workforce

Kat Keogh

HCA role lacks clarity, says leading nurse director

Staffing is key issue according to NICE guideline

Clinicians deployed at more UK entry points as Ebola screening increases

Brand dons RCN T-shirt in support of nurses

Eat Well, Nurse Well survey reveals stress at work leads to poor diets

Kat Keogh

Plenty of managers, but where are the leaders?

Graham Scott

News digest October 22 2014

News digest October 23 2014

Join fight against obesity and set healthy example, NHS England chief tells staff

Midwives welcome initiative to halve stillbirths in UK

News digest October 24 2014

Healthcare professionals should quiz people with type 2 diabetes about driving habits, a report urges

Nurses rewarded for projects to improve BME health inequalities at Mary Seacole Awards

Alistair Kleebauer

News digest October 27 2014

School nurses call for compulsory sex and relationships education in the classroom

Giving night shift staff healthy food choices is a priority, says NHS chief

Alistair Kleebauer

News digest October 28 2014

Staff and residents divided over CCTV cameras in care homes

Kat Keogh

Nursing staff in Wales to stage walkout over pay

Kat Keogh