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Student nurse funding to get radical reform
Changes in pre-registration nurse training could see the funding of nurse education facing a radical overhaul.
Student nurse jailed for NHS bursary fraud
A nurse has been jailed for nine months in the latest of a string of NHS bursary fraud stings.
Government to launch national programme of nurse apprenticeships
The government is set to launch a national apprenticeship scheme for prospective nursing students later this year, Nursing Times understands.
Nurse investigated by NMC for selling essays on Ebay
A registered nurse will next week face an NMC disciplinary hearing for selling essays on Ebay.
Nurses go the extra mile for hospices
Two nurses walked 40 miles in 16 hours last month to raise money for palliative care facilities in the North East, including the building of a new children’s hospice.
Patient assessment
Practice questions
Antibiotics for catheterised patients
Should patients with long-term urinary catheters receive antibiotic prophylaxis at the time of catheter change?
Case studies
Exploring the support options for patients with Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser syndrome
Nurses are constantly dealing with new and challenging situations in their day-to-day practice. Case studies are a way of sharing these experiences and offering possible solutions
Systems of life
All nurses should have an understanding of how the body works in order to appreciate the effects of injury and disease.
Click here for an illustrated series exploring the anatomy and physiology of the human body
Practical procedures
Practical procedures are written by a clinical expert and are based on the best available evidence. The series is designed for use in clinical and education settings.
Click here for illustrated step-by-step guides to common clinical procedures
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Student nurse blog
Surely being focused doesn’t make me selfish?
I have been on a bit of a learning curve these past few weeks. I don’t even know where to begin.
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Practice comment
Decisions on bedrails must not be made through emotive arguments
The highly emotive debate on bedrails has obscured the real issue of weighing up the risks and benefits for each individual patient, argues Frances Healey
Analysis
More nurses equals better care
A week after a healthcare watchdog identified staffing shortages as a key reason for failings at an acute trust, Nursing Times has obtained new evidence confirming a direct correlation between patient outcomes and nursing workforce numbers. Steve Ford investigates
Nursing practice, clinical research
Developing activities to help students achieve learning outcomes in practice placements
Outlining the development of an online structured framework to help student nurses achieve assessment learning outcomes during practice placements
The importance of patients' oral health and nurses’ role in assessing and maintaining it
A review of the evidence and best practice for mouth care, looking at its effects on patient health and nutrition, and the risk factors associated with poor oral hygiene
Building an online learning community to support nurse education
This article explores developing an online learning community that student nurses can use to support their education
