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Working from home: how to make it a reality
With flexible arrangements firmly on the NHS agenda, could home working work for you?
Nurse-led study will investigate hypnosis used to ease post-colectomy pain
Ana-Maria Toth will examine the use of hypnosis as an alternative to pain medication
Nurses invited to apply for £30k funded learning disability research study
RCN Foundation funds study into learning disability nursing’s impact on patient outcomes
New anti-racism award launched after nurse’s landmark tribunal
The Michelle Cox RCN Foundation Anti-racism Award will support nurse-led projects
Breast cancer care: nurses to be recruited to boost racial diversity in clinical trials
Black women have more aggressive tumours and face inequalities in treatment and mortality
Nurses encouraged into research to improve patient safety
Combining clinical practice with research would also boost job satisfaction
Evidence and Practice
How to code gerunds in constructivist grounded theory research: an example
Why you should read this article • To understand that preserving action or process when...
Using the principles of practice development to address challenges in recruitment and...
Why you should read this article: • To make use of practice development principles to guide...
How the expert nursing role was used to facilitate the co-design of a patient interview...
Why you should read this article: • To understand the process and value of co-design in...
The permutation test: a simple way to test hypotheses
Why you should read this article: • To understand how the permutation test can be used to...
A research competency framework for clinical research nurses and midwives
A project identified 15 core elements to these roles and the associated knowledge, skills...
Using social media to recruit research participants: a literature review
Social media can save time and reduce costs while increasing access to hard-to-reach...
Features
Protect your well-being: how to stay calm when the world feels chaotic
Ways to maintain your focus and balance in the face of relentless grim news
De-escalation techniques: 7 tips for handling conflict situations
Tension occurs in every setting – these skills can help you manage it and stay calm
Compassionate leadership: how to create psychological safety in your team
Developing a culture where staff feel supported leads to better care and morale. Find out how
Conflict at work: 3 common flare-ups and how to resolve (or prevent) them
When ill-feeling threatens to take hold at work, use these tips to help restore harmony
Rude colleagues and negative working relationships: a survival guide for nurses
Advice on feeling empowered to address incivility at work while remaining compassionate
Professional boundaries: when nurse-patient relationships become over-friendly
How off-duty messages or interactions with patients could have serious consequences
Opinion
Are you prepared for the nursing research challenge in 2024?
Strengthening connections between research and clinical practice should be your future goal
Why the shortage of nurse academics is so important to all nurses
The expertise and experience of academics is vital to support workforce capacity
Tips on how to improve research productivity and time management
How a proactive approach will help you to maximise your output
Students
Mental health: challenging your own cultural taboos and unconscious bias
Supporting students to challenge their own beliefs about mental ill health
Evidence-based practice demystified: how to make nursing research come alive in...
It’s pivotal to care improvements and opens up exciting career opportunities
Get paid to teach fellow nursing students – and gain leadership skills
Internships offer a chance to gain teaching qualifications and insight into academic careers
Careers
CPD: what activities count for revalidation?
It doesn’t just mean training courses – find out what else counts for your CPD hours
Narrative coaching for nurses and how it can help your career
Creating a narrative can be an invaluable tool. Find out more at Nursing Live
What is imposter syndrome – and what can you do about it?
Imposter syndrome can erode self-confidence, but there are ways to defuse its negativity