Editorial
If someone asked you what your success looked like, could you tell them?
Stand-out entries in the RCNi Nurse Awards 2019 team category set their goals at the outset
07 Mar 2019
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Good communication is essential to good care
Communication – with patients and colleagues – is a running theme in this month’s content
05 Dec 2018
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‘Big picture’ political issues become nurses’ daily reality
While the RCN and the country face uncertain times, nursing care continues
31 Oct 2018
RCN no confidence vote: I hope the situation doesn’t become a political football
Turmoil at the RCN should not distract us from what really matters – elevating nursing care
28 Sep 2018
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Welcome to an amazing career
It’s a time of year when nurses are starting their careers, and they deserve encouragement
03 Sep 2018
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A new editor, a new format, but the same high standards
Nursing Standard’s new editor Lynn Eaton invites readers to help shape the news
19 Jul 2018
RCN Nurse of the Year 2018 does the profession proud
Angela Hall’s innovative work has transformed the care of people with heart conditions
05 Jul 2018
Nurses’ well-being is the key to workforce crisis
Ensuring staff can take breaks would encourage more to stay
06 Jun 2018
Is this the best pay offer NHS nurses can hope for? Yes, probably
The NHS pay proposal clearly doesn’t please everyone, but it is almost certainly the best...
25 May 2018
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A new-look website to suit your needs
Enhanced websites and a new app accompany the launch of our new, monthly Nursing Standard,...
26 Mar 2018
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Rules on nurses’ use of social media must move with the times
The rules on appropriate and professional use of social media should give nurses the scope...
20 Mar 2018
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Nurses’ annual leave is more important than ever
A more generous pay deal must be part of the government’s response to the nurse staffing...
13 Mar 2018
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Culture change is not the only way to address mistakes in the NHS
Nurses want to be open about mistakes, but are sometimes afraid to be, as Jeremy Hunt...
06 Mar 2018
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Let’s build an unstoppable alliance to ensure Nursing Now succeeds
The global campaign, led by the WHO and backed by the Duchess of Cambridge, begins its three...
27 Feb 2018
UK still refuses to address the scandal of people dying without dignity
Too many people die a painful or undignified death because there is insufficient funding to...
21 Feb 2018
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Techie or technophobe? Discover all that e-nursing has to offer
This week we begin a series of articles aimed at helping nurses to improve their digital...
12 Feb 2018
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Falling nursing degree applicant numbers show folly of bursary and fees changes
The number of applicants for courses starting in 2018 across the UK is down by a third since...
06 Feb 2018
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Cuts in funding for nurses’ CPD must be reversed immediately
The decision to reduce funding for nurses’ continuing professional development was daft. Now...
29 Jan 2018