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Breaking news
Change one thing, and help improve patient safety today
If you could change one thing to improve patient safety, what would it be? We’re asking everyone committed to patient safety to tell us their thoughts.
DH spends £2.5m on Google ads
The Department of Health has spent more than £2.5m advertising on Google in the past year, it has emerged.
Nurse shifts linked to abnormal eating habits
Shift duties are linked with abnormal eating habits among nurses working in hospitals, according to Hong Kong researchers.
Three quarters of parents confused over meningitis vaccine
More than half of parents wrongly believe that their child has been vaccinated against all strains of meningitis, a poll has revealed.
Kidney cancer drug too expensive, says NICE
Draft guidance has rejected the usage of an “expensive” drug treating advanced kidney cancer on the NHS.
PATIENT SAFETY
Deteriorating patients - spot
the warning signs
Reduce in-hospital cardiac arrest and mortality through earlier recognition and treatment of the deteriorating patient.
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Nursing blogs
Keeping continence services within budget is no easy task
Nursing Times Award winner Joanne Mangnall on why financial pressures on continence services are giving her nightmares
Nursin' USA - Language barriers
Our resident US nurse Sara Morgan wonders would more men go into nursing in the UK if the inherently feminine titles such as ‘sister’ and ‘matron’ were eliminated?
Practice questions
I have been asked to help measure the apex and radial pulse. What are they and why is it necessary to measure both?
Nursing practice often involves undertaking procedures about which there is debate or uncertainty. In Practice Question we ask experts to determine how nurses should approach these situations
Case studies
How taking on a mothering role can lead to less effective care and advocacy for patients
The treatment of a patient and attitudes towards him raised questions about the nursing role, and gender and age differences between nurses and patients
Guided learning
Depression in adults with long term conditions 2: antidepressant and psychological treatments
Depression ranges from mild to severe, and treatment varies according to level. Recognition and skilled assessment are therefore vital for effective management
Depression in adults with long term conditions 1: how to identify and assess symptoms
People with long term physical health conditions are at greater risk of suffering from depression. NICE provides guidance on carrying out assessments
Innovations
How to improve services for dying patients in critical care: adapting protocols
Implementing a pathway for end of life care can aid decision making and clarify treatment plans and goals for critically ill patients. A trust explains how
Share nursing ideas
Benefits of developing community leg ulcer services in college
In response to the Darzi Review, High Quality Care for All, ( DoH, 2008 ) Hampshire Community Health Care (HCHC) are currently undergoing exciting new changes in order to Transform Community Services, aiming to improve the quality of care and health choices, offered to service users.
Care of deteriorating patients
Salford Royal Foundation Trust signed up to Patient Safety First in 2008 and is one of the trusts to implement the reducing harm from deterioration intervention.
Behind the headlines
Genetics behind ageing probed
Genetic tests to determine how quickly a person will age may soon be available, according to several newspapers. The news is based on the recent discovery of a genetic variation that apparently predisposes some people to faster ageing.
Evidence-based practice
NHS Evidence makes it easier to access the latest evidence based information
NHS Evidence allows staff to keep up to speed on best practice. One nurse describes how this has revolutionised the way he can provide effective care
Nursing practice, clinical research
What one thing could you change to improve patient safety?
The Change One Thing campaign calls on all nurses to think of one idea to make care safer. Nurse leaders must be receptive to ideas, says Dawn Wardell
E-learning benefits nurse education and helps shape students’ professional identity
Online learning has unique advantages, overcoming barriers of introversion and physical distance, creating new ways to communicate and shaping identity
How to ensure observations lead to prompt identification and management of hypotension
Hypotension is one of the first signs of patient deterioration. Knowing how to identify and act on this observation quickly may prevent further deterioration
NHS Leadership Debates
Latest practice
What one thing could you change to improve patient safety?
The Change One Thing campaign calls on all nurses to think of one idea to make care safer. Nurse leaders must be receptive to ideas, says Dawn Wardell
Practice comment
Using general nurses to fill health visitor gaps puts children at risk
As health visiting suffers a recruitment crisis, unprepared staff are being asked to work with vulnerable families. This raises child welfare concerns, say Yvonne Crome and Val Thurtle
CNO's Bulletin
Voicepiece - A new era for the NHS
Nurses, midwives and health visitors will play a key role in upholding the new NHS strategy, says CNO Christine Beasley
Beyond the Bedpan
Nazi nurses and Facebook fiends
Beyond the Bedpan is left reeling by an attack on our ‘Nazi’ NHS - by a woman who advises the Conservative party on health policy.
Resources
DH launch new smoking Quit Kit
A NHS Stop Smoking Quit Kit, designed by experts and smokers, has been launched to help people stop smoking in the New Year.
Events and conferences
Nursing Times Conferences tackle the critical issues in nursing today. They deliver insight, practical guidance and an independent voice. Our events are essential learning and skills development opportunities for all nurses. Click here to go to events and conferences.
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Prime Minister's Commission
Breaking news, background info, opinion and analysis on the Prime Minister's Commission on the Future of Nursing And Midwifery - the most radical and far-reaching review of nursing care in nearly 40 years
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Registered users of Nursingtimes.net can enter to win a free copy of Physical Health and Well-Being in Mental Health Nursing.
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Should the community nurse role be dropped?
