Student life - A challenging transition

Emma Cowen

Noticeboard

The deciding factors

Daniel Allen

Lowering the pressure

Mandy Day-Calder

Children with eczema

Tracy Mooney

Early diagnosis and testing for human immunodeficiency virus

Amanda Hesman

Assessment and accountability: part 2 – managing failing students

Trish Houghton

How to introduce yourself to patients

Mags Guest

Tweets of the week

From Facebook

Jan Hunter, Stephen Taylor, Gareth Phillips

Nurse associate plan is seen by many as a cheap labour bid

Kate Brown, Kevin Corbett

Two more steps to add to your eye drops care procedure

June Clark

RCNi revalidation portfolio helps me track my progress

Helen McKendrick

At last we may see the evidence on safer nurse staffing levels

Susan Osborne

We need to rename ‘whistleblowing’ if we really want people to speak up

Malcolm Rae

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

Margaret Paul

EyeDecide app

Layla Haidrani

Ward-based Critical Care: A Guide for Health Professionals (second edition)

Jo Rutt

Becoming a Learner in the Workplace

Richard Griffin

The Essential Guide to Becoming a Staff Nurse

Brian Lucas

Starting out - Death of young patient hit us all hard during an emotional shift

Michelle Hopkins

Workplace wisdom

Zeba Arif

Readers panel - Sounds good… on paper

Linda Drake, Drew Payne, Edwin Chamanga, Jane Brown

Deadly paradise

David Newnham

Voices - Yvonne Coghill on how inclusivity would benefit the new nursing framework

Yvonne Coghill

Sugary treats

Jane Bates

It’s time for a rethink

Doreen Crawford

A shorter, better story for older patients

Alison Moore

‘Older people’s care is our biggest issue’

Daniel Allen

Stand to attention: matron is teaching

Daniel Allen

Transition to adult care

Methadone the most common cause of UK toddler deaths due to prescription drug poisoning

Magic mushroom compound is a potential treatment for patients with major depression

Photophobia in migraine does not apply to green light, which may lessen headache severity

Treating mother with statins could reduce negative effects of stress hormone on fetus

High saturated fat diet in teenage years raises breast cancer risk later

Urgent training in domestic abuse is needed to open closed doors

Jennifer Sprinks

Second world war nurse honoured by the French

Online survey seeks to improve management of extravasation

Alistair Kleebauer

News in brief

‘Not acceptable’: NMC fails to answer 13% of phone calls

Putting people at heart of nursing

Equality and progress for BME staff will require ‘change from the top’

Stephanie Jones-Berry

Royal honour for airshow crash hero

Handling obese patients takes toll on staff health

Newly qualified practice nurses get training cash

Charity scheme recognition could be added to feedback for revalidation

Students take protest to politicians

Without the bursary, two thirds would not have chosen nursing

Kat Keogh

NHS failing its black and minority workforce

Graham Scott