9.5-hour shifts: how a new nursing roster is lightening workloads

Nurses are also working less unpaid overtime

Would a condensed working week work for you?
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Nursing levels: update on what counts as advanced practice

New definitions in professional framework aim to end ‘ambiguity’ that can limit careers:

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DNACPR tragedy will prey on the consciences of nurses involved, but they are all of us

'If we are honest, it could have been any one of us who made that fatal error under chaotic conditions, which seem to be the norm now in our EDs'

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We are saddened to learn of the death of Dame Elizabeth Fradd, an inspirational nurse leader.
During her career, Dame Liz was a children’s nurse, health visitor and a deputy chief nursing officer for England.
Here is one of her articles for RCNi journals.rcni.com/doi/full/10.77…

How to juggle workload and student supervision: find time for both

‘We're very aware how important it is to give them a good experience. We’re training the next generation.’

Three nurses’ tips for supporting students on placement in a busy workplace:

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‘Leadership is more what’s within you… You don’t need to be in a specific position to be a leader’

Move over, micromanagement: what good nurse leadership looks like:

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‘In not using my name people were stripping me of my personal identity’ - children's nurse Sayma on being called Sam when she was a student.

Here's why it's important to make the effort to get people's names right.

✍️: Allie Anderson

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What do nurses need to know about #WhoopingCough ?

Cases are rising and can have serious complications, especially for unvaccinated babies - here is our Q&A guide for nurses:

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Unsupported and burnt out: how mental health nursing is in crisis

None of the nurses we spoke to said they took breaks during shifts, and none remember when they last left work on time..

Mental health nurses told us how the specialty could improve:

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‘I’ve always wanted to be a nurse, although I did have a brief dalliance with wanting to be a travel agent because it seemed glamorous'

What made YOU want to become a nurse?

Childhood ambition? A formative experience? Pure chance?

Tell us all this #nursesweek

Ever been called 'the student' or the 'band 5'?

You're not alone!

Here nurses make the case for why this practice of labelling colleagues should stop:

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‘After 20 years of AfC, three quarters of our members are on the two lowest pay bands possible for registered nurse professionals'

Nurse pay reviews: what’s on the agenda after 20 years of AfC?

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Flexible working: why it can mean dropping a pay band

‘Nurses are told time and time again that you can’t do fewer hours as a band 6 or a band 7, or there isn’t enough service provision. It’s a penalty for having children...for being a carer’

Read more
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Career progression … or lack of it: how being a man in nursing is a distinct advantage

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Calling all nurses & nursing support workers in #Scotland !

Researchers are studying the impact of new safe staffing laws on nurses in Scotland

Take & share survey here: survey.napier.ac.uk/n/N4S.aspx

This was our news story that explains all: rcni.com/nursing-standa… #Nurses4Scotland

Calling all nurses & nursing support workers in #Scotland !

Researchers are studying the impact of new safe staffing laws on nurses in Scotland

Take & share survey here: survey.napier.ac.uk/n/N4S.aspx

This was our news story that explains all: rcni.com/nursing-standa… #Nurses4Scotland

A nurse-led initiative to offer care home residents caffeine-free tea or coffee has cut toileting-related falls by 35%
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I've been lucky enough to do quite a bit on the roll out of Martha's rule. Here is a podcast with the nurse who leads the Royal Berks hosptial service that it is modelled on:
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and a BMJ feature bmj.com/content/383/bm…

Younger nurses are promoted faster to Band 6+ than older nurses, research shows

Have YOU ever experienced age discrimination at work?

Maybe people made assumptions about what you can do? Or you've missed out on a job/training?

Or, has your age been an advantage? Tell all!🙏

Nurses: roughly how much protected time for CPD does your employer give you each year?