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Helping survivors to adjust after cancer
As the number of people living with or beyond cancer is growing, nurses have a crucial role in helping them adjust to their new lives after their treatment
Leading change: 3 - implementation
How to pilot, implement and review a change and make sure it is sustainable
Electronic record system preparation
Nurse leaders may need to prepare for new electronic record systems. This article advises them on the questions they will need to ask to ensure sustainable benefits for patients
Skin reactions in radiotherapy
How a toolkit helped staff to assess and manage radiotherapy-induced skin reactions
'New forum must focus on the future and not look backwards'
To address the challenges that nurses now face, the prime minister’s forum must look beyond simple solutions, says Peter Griffiths
Nurses asked for ideas to improve quality and safety in care homes
Nurses are being asked for ideas on how to improve patient care and working conditions in care homes, as part of a new programme of work by the NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement.
How can nurses ensure dignity is maintained during toileting?
Each week we pick out a practice article and pose some topics for you to debate and pose your own questions on. What do you think?
Leading change: 2 - planning
Change needs to be planned properly, objectives and timetables set, and resistance dealt with sensitively if you are to get people on board to implement change
Toilet privacy in hospital
An audit that collected the views of patients and nursing staff highlighted key points to improve patients’ privacy and dignity when they were using the toilet in hospital
Is taking a pill easier than treatment?
I recently saw a patient in one of my nurse-led clinics who had had a long history of overactive bladder.
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Voluntary HCA plan could lead to 'formal regulation', says Mid Staffs group
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Diabetes drug 'may aid weight loss'
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How can nurses participate in or lead in change management?
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Pressure ulcer risk assessment
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Leading change: 1 - identifying the issue
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"If data isn't used, it just takes nurses away from the bedside"
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Using the 30º tilt to reduce pressure ulcers
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'Collaboration between regulators is vital to avoid another Mid Staffs'
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'Never compromise on quality of care - once you do that, it’s difficult not to cut corners'
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How can nurses be engaged in intentional rounding?
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Preparing injectable medicines safely
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Engaging staff with intentional rounding
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Do ward sisters have influence over care?
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“Focus on the values of nursing to boost care – not checklists”
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'The most important aspect of this job is touch'
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Carter: 'NHS faces its toughest year'
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“Technology can transform the quality of clinical practice”
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Effect of recording site on pulse oximetry readings
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'Education distant from practice undermines a caring culture'
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Public rating of care homes planned
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How do you measure standards of care in your ward or department?
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A tool to identify falling care quality
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Little voice: giving young patients a say
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"At Christmas, making a stand against routine can be enough"
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Can failure to rescue be a key indicator of patient safety?
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"We need to do research and shout about it - or fall behind"
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RCN Wales director welcomes guide on patient care
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Does a mixture of nursing skill-levels affect quality of care?
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How skill mix affects quality of care
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Communication skills training in end-of-life care
