It’s time to start looking after nurses to boost careNursing Times
30 November 2010
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An accessible website to boost independence in young people with physical impairments
Young people must be given support in the transition to adult services. A scheme enables those with physical disabilities to access a wide range of information -
ARNS calls for poster submissions
The Association of Respiratory Nurse Specialists (ARNS) is calling for abstract submissions for poster presentations to be made as part of its annual conference next year. -
Enabling school staff to undertake clean intermittent catheterisation
Children with bladder problems may need help with catheterisation at school. Health professionals must know local and national policies to deliver this safely -
How to help families cope with bedwetting during childhood or adolescence
Nocturnal enuresis can have a severe impact on quality of life. A member of the NICE guideline development group outlines the latest advice on treatments -
Landmark guidance puts childhood continence firmly in the spotlight
New NICE guidelines will help nurses to be proactive about improving the lives of children and families who are affected by childhood continence issues, says Jenny Perez -
Mid Staffs nurses given anonymity
Staff nurses accused of poor standards of care by relatives of patients in the Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust public inquiry will have their identity protected. -
NICE publishes guidance on child injury prevention
NICE has published guidance on preventing serious injury or death of children. -
NICE’s first guideline on idiopathic childhood constipation and its implications for nurses
Idiopathic constipation can affect all aspects of a child’s life. A member of NICE’s guideline development group outlines their first ever guideline on this condition -
Nurse education may lose out to doctors in shake-up
Plans to merge three clinical education advisory bodies have sparked fears that future nurse training needs will be overlooked in favour of doctors’ requirements. -
Nurse preparation for end of life care is sadly lacking
Caring for patients in their final days and hours is a huge responsibility as well as a privilege for nurses - but it’s a part of their job that a vast number of our readers feel unprepared for. -
Nurses lack skills in end of life care
More than one in four nurses involved in end of life care do not feel competent to broach the subject of death with patients, a Nursing Times reader survey has revealed. -
Nurses set for new public health roles
Nurses are set to play a greater role in public health with a series of changes outlined in the government’s new white paper published today. -
One step at a time: how to toilet train children with learning disabilities
Starting toilet training later in children with learnng disabilities can result in obstacles. A five step approch was developed to achieve bladder and bowel control -
Principles of transitional care for young people with longstanding continence problems
More children with long term conditions are surviving into adulthood. This article discusses how to prepare young people and their families for transitional care -
Solving soiling problems needs collaboration between family, health and education services
Faecal soiling can isolate children and leave parents feeling helpless. School nurses can support families and school staff in helping children manage this problem -
Tensions between universities and the NHS need ironing out
Universities, like all parts of the public sector, are under pressure from growing demand, falling resources and rising student expectations. -
Trusts shed light on C-section rise
A groundbreaking project is shedding light on how midwives can start to stem the increase in Caesarean sections. -
Would you swap your Yuletide log for textbooks?
My daughter wants a gerbil for Christmas. It’s OK, I have done the “gerbils are for life, not just for Christmas” speech.
