Career advice

Agency nurses have to adjust to new environments while juggling clinical responsibilities and prioritising the care of their patients.

07 Oct 2015

Lesley Gaw went into management so she could influence what goes on

30 Sep 2015

A good CV should make the reader want to meet you.

30 Sep 2015

Supporting staff to improve their own health is crucial to getting care right for patients, according to managers at one trust.

23 Sep 2015

A wait-and-see attitude to career planning is rarely the path to success.

23 Sep 2015

Northumbria NHS Foundation Trust is one of a number of trusts across England currently seeking to recruit nurses trained overseas.

16 Sep 2015

Nursing can be a particularly stressful profession.

09 Sep 2015

Helen Goldsmith on her agency role.

 

09 Sep 2015

The elevator pitch has become shorthand for the brief statement used as an introduction in a professional context.

02 Sep 2015

Eileen Fegan is clinic

26 Aug 2015

Every nurse is taught during training to put their emotions to one side when making decisions about patient care.

26 Aug 2015

Nurses are in an ideal position to use the simple technique of questioning to help patients change their health behaviours.

19 Aug 2015

Fostering a good relationship with your preceptor is essential.

12 Aug 2015

A programme that links postgraduate nursing students undertaking their final projects with health and social care providers is proving beneficial for both sides.

05 Aug 2015

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) can be painful and uncomfortable. More than one in three women will have received antibiotic treatment for the condition at least once by the time they reach the age of 24.

29 Jul 2015

Her role as a clinical adviser to the health ombudsman reminds Cherilee Angland that little things can make a big difference to patients. Kathy Oxtoby reports

22 Jul 2015

With graduation day over and their names and PIN numbers appearing on the Nursing and Midwifery Council register, newly qualified nurses will soon be starting their first jobs.

22 Jul 2015

Dame Donna Kinnear says a job in Marks and Spenser helped prepare her for nursing management 

01 Jul 2015

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