Health visitors in south Wales set to strike after NHS employer ignores job evaluation appeal
Analysis
Nurses have a crucial role in catheter management and preventing infections
Implementing the infection control steps to improve outcomes and save lives
What you can do to help reduce medicines wastage and improve patients’ health
The right equipment, exercise and work culture can help you avoid what might seem inevitable
Advice on using screening tools, the Food First approach and the impact of COVID-19
Pay varies widely in other settings, but calls for standardisation may not be welcomed by all
The pandemic has compounded long-standing problems of inadequate breaks and dehydration
Reduce your risk of medications errors by becoming comfortable with numbers
Vaccinating children could help protect vulnerable people but doubts remain over its priority
Heteronormative bias means older LGBT+ service users can feel unsafe and uncomfortable
Advance care planning is vital and nurses in all settings should be involved, experts say
Of the many patients a nurse sees, some have an impact that’s career-affirming – or altering
