Students need our support to thrive

Flavia Munn

Nursing associate trainee puts CPR skills to the test to save crash victim’s life

Row over change to shift patterns

NMC reveals suicide data for fitness to practise cases

Kimberley Hackett, Stephanie Jones-Berry

Regulator’s standard letter will now say ‘thank you’ to nurses

Want to quit your job? Here’s how the NHS is trying to change your mind

Erin Dean

Readers’ panel - Should hospitals employ people to enforce smoking bans – even in parked cars?

Liz Charalambous, Rachel Kent, Daniel Athey, Stacie May

Compassion should be the NMC’s byword

Andrea Sutcliffe

Blame culture: How to make a change in your workplace

Jennifer Trueland

Welcome to our hugely rewarding profession

Charlotte Jakab-Hall

What I wish I’d known in my first year as a student

Jessica Sainsbury

Student finance: what you need to know before starting your degree

Stephanie Jones-Berry

Are we losing the battle with nursing student attrition?

Stephanie Jones-Berry

New approach to nurse education affects every registrant – but are you ready?

Lynne Pearce

Development of a tool to support managers in planning and evaluating staff training

Wendy Padley, Jaqui Long, Nikki Welyczko, Deborah Dowsett, Nick Salter, Karen Ford, Carol Greenway, Jayne Brown

Improving nursing students’ experience of clinical placements

Bob Price

Giving continence support to people with dementia

Caroline Woodcock

We must all be able to count on a suitable loo

Amanda Cheesley

Improving care for patients who have catheters

Erin Dean

How to ask about bowel problems – and why it matters to patients

Jennifer Trueland

Prevention and management of urinary catheter blockages in community settings

Catherine Paterson, Rya Dalziell, Tina Forshaw, Allison Turner, Gillian Fraser

Pain management: Steps for better care and faster recovery after surgery

Lynne Pearce

Use of pain scales and observational pain assessment tools in hospital settings

Julie Gregory

Assessment and management of chronic pain

Amanda Howarth, Debbie Poole