A man living with cancer died after being given multiple overdoses of morphine
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A nurse-led service created by pleural nurse
Being named RCN Wales nurse of the year has a
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The government is preparing to spend billions
In 1978, the RCN proposed that nurses should
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NHS Education for Scotland has been shortlist
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Researcher Vasiliki Tzouvara will be presenti
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Nurses outside the larger trusts may have worries about revalidation, such as who to have the reflective discussion with and how they will fulfil the CPD requirements.
As of April 1, all nurses and midwives will have to revalidate with the Nursing and Midwifery Council every three years to remain on the register. The largest of the UK revalidation pilots took place at Aneurin Bevan University Health Board in Wales.
An end of life care service is providing joined-up care for patients. Care co-ordinators arrange packages of care so patients can die in the place of their choice – often at home.
A survey by the Queen’s Nursing Institute has confirmed that practice nursing is facing major pressures, with one third of practice nurses due to retire by 2020, patchy access to training and widespread discrepancies in pay.
A mental health nurse who was assaulted by a patient says she has been let down by managers, who promised to support her but instead undermined her case by advising the police that the patient lacked capacity, which she disputes.
Nursing Standard is marking the RCN’s centenary year by celebrating the astonishing range of modern nursing roles and the o ften unheralded great work by nurses across the regions.
