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Career advice
Nurses are increasingly required to give presentations, whether in front of their class, to the media or at conferences.
Since the inquiry into care failings at Mid Staffs, ‘values’ has become a buzzword in discussions about nursing.
A good CV should make the reader want to meet you.
Supporting staff to improve their own health is crucial to getting care right for patients, according to managers at one trust.
A wait-and-see attitude to career planning is rarely the path to success.
Northumbria NHS Foundation Trust is one of a number of trusts across England currently seeking to recruit nurses trained overseas.
Nursing can be a particularly stressful profession.
Helen Goldsmith on her agency role.
The elevator pitch has become shorthand for the brief statement used as an introduction in a professional context.
Every nurse is taught during training to put their emotions to one side when making decisions about patient care.
Nurses are in an ideal position to use the simple technique of questioning to help patients change their health behaviours.
Fostering a good relationship with your preceptor is essential.
A programme that links postgraduate nursing students undertaking their final projects with health and social care providers is proving beneficial for both sides.
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.
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
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.
Have you ever found yourself irritated by other team members because they do not do things your way?
