The nursing shortage in close-up

Flavia Munn

Nurse of the Year a ‘local hero’, says PM

RCN urges public to fight for safe staffing

Language requirements for overseas nurses eased

Kimberley Hackett

Government pledges £1,000 a head for professional development

No time even for a sip of water: ‘inhumane’ shifts risking nurses’ health

Erin Dean

Readers’ panel - Would protected mealtimes help tackle the obesity crisis in the nursing workforce?

Grant Byrne, Liz Charalambous, Daniel Athey, Stacie May

NMC’s new standards will change your role

Sue West

Nurses are crying out for honesty about mental health

Jennifer Trueland

Is racism in the NHS being tackled effectively – or is it getting worse?

Stephanie Jones-Berry

The power of BAME nurses’ bright ideas

I tell overseas nurses ‘you can do it’ – I did

Lynne Pearce

LGBT nurses can fight prejudice with Pride

Drew Payne

Does the LGBTQI+ label help or hinder?

Richard Hatchett

Enhancing the care of patients with sickle cell disease

Diana De, Annette Blackmore, Hannah Taylor

Learning the value of providing a good handover

Laura Slim

Making time to ‘defuse’ during difficult shifts

Erin Dean

How to stop rude colleagues ruining your day

Lynne Pearce

Social media: when mob mentality takes over and nurses turn on nurses

Lynne Pearce

Understanding the benefits and risks of nursing students engaging with online social media

Linda McGrath, Amelia Swift, Maria Clark, Caroline Bradbury-Jones

Is having the flu jab a moral duty, or a private matter?

Erin Dean

Lyme disease: updated NICE guidance

Erin Dean

Preventing and treating surgical site infections

Lynne Pearce

E. coli infection: What you can do to reduce the risks

Alison Moore

Stop blaming the anti-vax bogeyman

Helen Donovan

How to measure a patient’s temperature non-invasively

Joyce Smith, Melanie Ann Rushton, Mike Barker

Correct use of gloves and how to protect the skin

Erin Dean

Chronic wounds: treating the cause rather than simply covering it with a dressing

Jennifer Trueland

Undertaking a person-centred assessment of patients with chronic wounds

Fiona Smith, Ailsa Sharp

Preventing medical device-related skin damage

Hannah Liversedge