‘At our lowest points Emma was always there to comfort us’

Pressure ulcer prevention

Malgorzata Zdzioch

Exploring how mindfulness and self-compassion can enhance compassionate care

Caroline Barratt

The 4C framework for making reasonable adjustments for people with learning disabilities

Daniel Marsden, Rachel Giles

An evaluation of the Florence Nightingale Foundation scholarships

Matthew Rose, Angela Tod, Candy McCabe, Richard Giordano

‘Don’t be afraid to push at doors’

Grow your own career

Caroline Shuldham

Staying enthusiastic after years in nursing

Mandy Day-Calder

A lesson in the fundamentals in nursing

Cara Sturgess

Student life - How to ace an exam

Kathy Oxtoby

About Me (autism passport)

Layla Haidrani

Gestational Diabetes: Your Survival Guide to Diabetes in Pregnancy

Theresa Smyth

Nursing: An Exquisite Obsession

John Adams

Tweets of the week

New plan for mental health

Dave Donovan

Emergency departments in crisis

Susan Jane Cameron, Kim Saunders

The crisis we all saw coming

Kevin Davies

Safe staffing is more than a numbers game

Jane Bates

Readers’ panel - Are there too many routes into nursing?

Stephanie Cumming, Jane Scullion, Daniel Athey, Linda Drake

Emotional intelligence is essential to leadership

Beryl Mansel

This new year could match 2016 for exciting nursing developments

Dame Janet Finch

Don’t accept bullying, especially due to race

Zeba Arif

White managers must tackle discrimination

Dame Elizabeth Anionwu

‘This diagnosis can be extremely scary’

Tamsin Newton-Snow

Pressure rises in care home sector

Alison Moore

Blood test could predict risk of heart attack and subsequent death

Additional MRI scan can aid diagnosis of fetal abnormality

Lowering body temperature improves outcomes in adults with traumatic brain injury

Cognitive therapy effective early treatment for children with PTSD

Enjoyment of life in older age associated with living longer

Cervical cancer

Lisa Berry

NHS in crisis: health and care experts call for action

Stephanie Jones-Berry

Around the world

Noticeboard

Charity enlists nurses to tackle loneliness in older people

nursingstandard.com

After 54 years in NHS, nursing assistant celebrates her 80th birthday at work

Fast-track course halves three-year nursing degree

Stephanie Jones-Berry

Story in numbers

UK may face shortfall of 36,000 nurses by 2030

Petra Kendall-Raynor

News in brief

Police investigate saline tampering

Department of Health backs overhaul of NMC’s fitness to practise process

Jamaica warns of nurse ‘poaching’

Winter crisis increases need to speak up about poor care

Stephanie Jones-Berry

TV documentary highlights the reality of working in the NHS

Diversion tactics won’t fix a system at breaking point

Graham Scott