‘My midwife supported me through the loss of my son – and beyond’

Care plans

Rachel Makombe

The role of obesity in the onset of type 2 diabetes mellitus

Linda Cloete, Brett Mitchell, Darren Morton

Understanding spirituality and spiritual care in nursing

Fiona Timmins, Sílvia Caldeira

Bowel management systems in critical care: a service evaluation

Jennifer Ritzema

First-episode genital herpes: interventions for men and women

Lisa Whitehead

‘I see myself as a conductor’

Maximise your learning as a Macmillan nurse

Lynne Pearce

How to set clear goals and achieve them

Mandy Day-Calder

The little things matter

Louise Carter

Student life - A focus on joy can help maintain well-being

Mandy Day-Calder

CitizenAID

Gary J Jones

The Mindful Nurse

Marjorie Ghisoni

Going to the Dentist/Rose Gets in Shape

Daniel Marsden

Tweets of the week

Making a difference

Duplication of roles

Gavin Hamilton

Truth exposed in The Hospital documentary

Sue Wise Lodge

Truthful television

Amanda Murphy

Long shifts without breaks is detrimental

Amanda Mason

Lack of breaks is a safety risk

Claire Graden McKenna

Not a soul to call on

Jane Bates

Readers’ panel - Are older nurses more likely to have performance problems?

Lauren Ferrier, Linda Drake, Drew Payne, Rachel Kent

Putting safety at the heart of midwifery regulation

Dame Julie Mellor

Shutting out the press keeps public in the dark about the NHS

Susan Osborne

Sharing our knowledge

Matt Griffiths

We can’t blame winter pressures for A&E crisis

Mike Paynter

Nurse-led initiatives are transforming patient care

Alison Whyte

Being behind there bars

Alison Whyte

More than half of women in Brazil avoiding pregnancy due to Zika virus

Drinking at local pub linked to improved well-being

Mediterranean diet could slow shrinking of the brain

‘Screen and treat’ is not a major help in preventing type 2 diabetes

Eating a lot of processed meat associated with worsening asthma

Cultural competence

Erin Dean

Nurse-led team is putting clinical supplies to the test

Petra Kendall-Raynor

Around the world

Noticeboard

New nursing role helps parents care for seriously ill children at home

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Appeal aims to make hospitals less distressing for people with dementia

Story in numbers

Charity exposes poor care for older people with HIV

Erin Dean

Staff ‘missing breaks and meals’ due to workload

Stephanie Jones-Berry

News in brief

HCA ‘stand-ins’ plug nurse staffing gap

BMA rejects no confidence motion over chief nurse’s views on controversial plans

Nurses urged to lobby MPs ahead of pay cap debate

Chris Longhurst

US nurses try to safeguard access to health care

Connecting our readers with the latest from Cochrane

Graham Scott