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Medication errors: why colour-coded trays are no match for critical thinking
Safety in nursing relies on critical thinking.
Do you feel helpless to influence change? Well, you’re not – and here’s why
What to do to get your voice heard by politicians and policymakers whose decisions affect
Reporting a sexual assault at work: why I would do it again
Raising concerns to protect patients is part of nurses’ professional duty of care.
Shift-working on repeat: how can nurses avoid physical burnout?
Many nurses talk of emotional burnout, but there can be debilitating physical symptoms too
Why leaders who are kind and loyal will bring out the best in their team
Should nurse leaders rule with a rod of iron – or kindness and a helping hand?
Support nurses to stay on at work, don’t ask retirees to return
With NHS strike action and many nurses thinking of leaving, solutions to the staffing cris
M is for memorable: how to harness mnemonics to help you retrieve key information, fast
Simple techniques that help you retrieve complex information quickly, plus how to devise m
Kindness in the workplace – we all need it, but do we have time to practise it?
As healthcare pressures mount, small acts of kindness – not just by nurses, but to nurses
What I have learnt about supporting bereaved families
Nurse Kate Law on how digital services have advanced support for bereaved families, but fl
Let’s find common ground to end nurses’ strikes
Health minister and nurse Maria Caulfield says accepting RCN pay demands would cost the ta
What battle-weary nurses need right now is the certainty staffing ratios would bring
Critics say ratios are a blunt instrument, but they are better than no instrument at
‘Just in-case’ medicines at the end of life: how we can optimise their use
Anticipatory medicines can cause distress as well as bring reassurance and relief – so a s
How our app is proving effective in boosting the mental well-being of beleaguered staff, an
Childhood Eye Cancer Trust head of support Craig Blackwood offers advice on detecting retin
Do you feel undervalued, underpaid and under pressure?
With the NHS struggling to fill UK nurse vacancies, recruitment from low-income countries c
We explain the obligations for nurses who are off sick and their employers, plus how often
With increasing workplace and home pressures for many, nurses can support colleagues throug
