Advice on encouraging the patient while respecting autonomy, and learning via reflection
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Evidence and Practice
Our podcast also discusses a fatal medicines management error and the new NHS uniforms
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Features
Podcasts that support your practice, share career advice, or help you wind down
Podcasts that support your practice, share career advice, or help you wind down
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Tips for identifying worrying signs and supporting yourself and colleagues
Nurses from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland on the pros of their nations’ uniforms
Opinion
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Students
Listening to the patient or service user is fundamental in nursing, and active listening i
Advice on encouraging the patient while respecting autonomy, and learning via reflection
A step-by-step guide to taking blood samples, a key skill students need for registration
Careers
Four nurses using their skills on sets and in scripts share what it takes to succeed
Specialist nurses’ tips and advice, and how early nursing experiences shaped their careers
Tips on achieving your ambitions if you want to avoid some of the stresses of management
