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Peripheral cannula

Expert nurses explain the risks, and share venepuncture best practice advice

28 Apr 2025
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Illustration showing potentially-life threatening pulmonary oedema as a result of fluid overload 

Why fluid balance charts aren’t always effective and ways to improve monitoring

01 Apr 2025
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Catheter use and infections: close-up of a patient in pyjamas with their hands resting on top of a urinary catheter tube

How to ensure proper hygiene, timely removal and patient education, and prevent infection

31 Mar 2025
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Respiratory rate: illustration showing the respiratory system overlaid with a clock face, suggesting the minute measurement needed to get an accurate breaths per minute count

It is too often recorded inaccurately, or not at all. Here’s what you need to know

04 Mar 2025
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Pressure ulcer risk assessment: a nurse uses a mirror to help examine the foot of a patient who is lying in a hospital bed

When and how to use tools such as the PURPOSE-T, Braden tool and Waterlow score

17 Feb 2025
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Nurses targeted with NMC referrals: a nurse in scrubs with a red target painted on her back

Whistleblowers say the fitness to practise process is being weaponised by NHS managers

20 Jan 2025
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Wegovy (semaglutide) and Mounjaro (tirzepatide) are prescription drugs that may be used in the management of weight loss and is available for certain patients. Picture shows an overweight man in consultation with an NHS nurse

How to support obese patients with evidence-based advice on semaglutide and tirzepatide

05 Nov 2024
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Treating high temperature with paracetamol: a nurse with a thermometer showing 39.5°C, after taking the temperature of an older patient lying in a hospital bed

Administering paracetamol is not always appropriate and can mask serious infection

21 Oct 2024
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Traumatic incidents: flowers and tributes outside The Atkinson art centre in Southport following the 29 July knife attack in the town when three young girls were killed

A nurse who provided care after the stabbings in Southport discusses the effects of trauma

23 Sep 2024
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Front-line healthcare staff have indicated in a study by the Institute for Employment Studies that they should be given more choice about when they work

Nurses should be given more choice about shift patterns, says a study – some employers agree

29 Aug 2024
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 The word PAIN in capital letters with a lightening flash hitting the letter ‘I’

By encouraging patients to talk about cancer pain, you could help improve quality of life

30 Jul 2024
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A community nurse looks apprehensive as she emerges into the daylight from a long, dark pedestrian tunnel 

Community nurses share their experiences of threatening behaviour and assaults

23 Jul 2024

Bullying or overly critical leaders create toxic teams – find out how to challenge it

08 Jul 2024

Difficult questions persist about raising concerns and preserving the profession’s image

02 Jul 2024

AI could transform cancer care and nurses could be at the forefront of its roll-out

25 Jun 2024

With no NHS clinical guidelines for the disorders, these conditions are difficult to diagnose

13 Jun 2024

Best practice NBM steps that all nursing and healthcare staff should be aware of

20 May 2024

Practical advice for nurses on prescribing and administering drugs to older people

23 Apr 2024