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Coping with different kinds of patients
Dealing with challenging patients can be stressful and upsetting. But there are ways that you can make life easier for everyone
Student Nursing Times Awards
What you can expect from winning an award
What is it that makes all the blood, sweat and tears that goes into writing an awards entry worthwhile? Jenni Middleton reveals why it’s so great to vie for a place on the rostrum.
Perfecting your practice
How should I address risk factors when discussing osteoarthritis prevention with patients?
Looking to perfect your clinical practice? Learn from this practice article …
This week's practice
Using LARC to avoid unplanned pregnancy
Women need access to information about methods of birth control. Nurses can extend choice by improving knowledge of long-acting reversible contraception
Using OSCE for mandatory training
Nurses are often unenthusiastic about mandatory training, but an objective structured clinical examination approach can improve staff engagement
Student Life
Challenges in 'the community'...
As a student nurse you become used to moving around different areas of the hospital, from department to department and between specialities.
The closure of a therapeutic community in a forensic unit
The rationale for writing on the closure of a Therapeutic Community (TC) within a women’s forensic service unit in the southeast/coast is due to the fact that I work on this unit.
Exploring the 'real' face of American healthcare
Want the lowdown on the latest in nursing politics? Our student nurse Lorna McLean talks the talk.
Latest student nursing news
Drop in number of senior NHS managers and nurses
The number of senior managers working in the NHS has dropped 8.7% in one year while nurses have fallen 1.3%, figures show.
COPD treatment guidance update released by NHS
NHS Evidence has published an update summarising latest research for clinicians treating patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
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'I volunteered for a cannula, and it really hurt'
Undoubtedly one of the most common things you will see in hospital is a cannula.
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Healthy tip
Prevent with a healthy diet...
Flavour your cooking with pepper, herbs, garlic and spices to help reduce your salt intake and lower you blood pressure.
Quiz yourself
Quiz yourself ... What’s your time management style?
1. You’ve just been given another essay to write on top of the three you already have to do. What’s your approach?A. Go out with friends for a drink, you’ll start thinking about it tomorrow when you’ve de-stressed with a night out.B. Start hyperventilating - you’ve got so much to do you’ll never get it done but you decide to pull an all-nighter, that will help.C. Work out which one needs ...
Made Incredibly Easy
The haematological system: made incredibly easy
The haematological system, but made incredibly easy.
