Clinical
Our clinical nursing articles aim to inform and educate nurse practitioners and students. This is achieved through the publication of peer-reviewed, evidence-based, relevant and topical articles.
Making the business case for innovation
In the current financial climate it is important for nurse leaders to be able to develop and...
27 Nov 2014
A framework for pre-qualifying nurses to build leadership skills
Nursing students are our future leaders in the healthcare sector. It is proposed that, for...
30 Oct 2014
Implications of online learning for nurse managers
Online learning for nurses is growing in popularity, with programmes ranging from mandatory...
30 Oct 2014
What does professionalism look like? Attitudes and behaviours derived from a Delphi...
In 2010, the chief nursing officer and nurse director for Wales commissioned a study to...
30 Oct 2014
Improving outcomes for patients with proximal femoral fractures
A peri-operative bay was created to treat all patients with proximal femoral fractures...
25 Sep 2014
Does self-scheduling increase nurses’ job satisfaction? An integrative literature review
Flexible work schedules give nurses the freedom and control to manage the demands of work...
25 Sep 2014
Assessment of practitioners’ and students’ values when recruiting
The Department of Health has tasked Health Education England with introducing values-based...
28 Aug 2014
Open access
Mapping the landscape of knowledge synthesis
Knowledge translation is the means by which evidence-based practice is used in health care....
28 Aug 2014
The use of smartphones in clinical practice
The use of smartphones and applications or ‘apps’ in clinical practice among nurses and...
26 Jun 2014
Enhancing the collaborative review of NHS Education for Scotland’s mentor preparation...
Service review and redesign across the UK are moving towards an integrated health, social...
26 Jun 2014
Making the economic case for nursing innovations: horses for courses
In economic assessment, costs must be reviewed and expressed in monetary terms. Benefits,...
26 Jun 2014
A leadership framework to support the use of e-learning resources
Recognition needs to be given to emerging postgraduate nursing students’ status of ‘consumer...
29 May 2014
Role development: barriers, enablers and the function of a national organisation
Successful implementation of any role development relies on strong partnership working...
29 May 2014
Development of a community nursing drug chart
In April 2011, three providers of community services in Brent and Ealing, in London, and...
29 Apr 2014
Leadership support for ward managers in acute mental health inpatient settings
This article shares findings of work undertaken with a group of mental health ward managers...
29 Apr 2014
The RAFAELA system: a workforce planning tool for nurse staffing and human resource...
The RAFAELA system was developed in Finland during the 1990s to help with the systematic and...
29 Apr 2014
Protected engagement time in mental health inpatient units
Protected engagement time in mental health inpatient units is a fixed period each day during...
27 Mar 2014
A trust-wide review of clinical nurse specialists’ productivity
The contribution made by clinical nurse specialists (CNSs) to patient care needs to be...
27 Mar 2014