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How to make flexible working work for you and your team
It is supported in policy, but can be tricky to arrange – tips for making it a reality
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
Evidence and Practice
Virtual nominal group technique in health policy and research priority consensus studies
vNGT helps consensus-building, but accessibility and technical support are crucial
Insider researcher: exploring experiences of men accessing rural mental health services
Reflexivity is vital for ensuring the research process is complete and biases are identified
Methodological challenges when conducting hydration research in UK care homes
Issues faced in a trial of ThinkDrink, a hydration guide for people with dementia
The 4Ps programme for developing nurses and healthcare staff’s research skills
Evaluating Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust's research programme
Patient and public involvement in research involving people living with dementia
Involving people with conditions such as dementia in research is vital to its quality
How to code gerunds in constructivist grounded theory research
Recognising gerunds in qualitative data can be confusing for novice researchers
Features
Under excess pressure? The emotional signs of stress and how to deal with them
Tips for identifying worrying signs and supporting yourself and colleagues
How can nursing teams improve communication between generations?
Five nurses on the learning opportunities in teams with different levels of experience
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
Opinion
Budding academic authors please take note
Articles can often be a team effort and there are criteria for authors to follow
How to get the most out of research supervision
A supervision panel is a vital resource when undertaking higher degree research studies
Setting out to do a PhD? Some important things to consider
Make sure your big and exciting decision is well thought through
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
From emergency decisions to primary care – what my prison nurse role involves
A newly registered nurse on what drew her to the role and what she’s learned so far
Help for overseas nurses struggling to get on the register
How a new pathway has helped hundreds who narrowly failed their English language tests
A typical day’s work as a forensic nurse examiner
What’s involved in this demanding role, and the skills and compassion required