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Nursing: job or vocation?

Nursing: job or vocation?

Nursing isn't just a job. Amanda Quinn explains why nursing is a calling and a vocation.
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General Election result: what next?

General Election result: what next?

Since the snap General Election, politics has continued to move at a speed that is near impossible to keep up with, and events supersede each other before we have time to catch our breath.
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How can nurses manage death and the care of the dying?

How can nurses manage death and the care of the dying?

It’s Death Awareness Week. As nurses we experience life and death as part of our everyday jobs. What can we be doing to learn and train for end of life care?
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Admission prevention: a developing specialism in older peoples' care

Admission prevention: a developing specialism in older peoples' care

With an aging population that is set to double in the next 30 years, we look at the services being delivered to keep older people in better health and out of hospital.
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Down but not out - a bad week for the NHS

Down but not out - a bad week for the NHS

The NHS is reeling after a bruising encounter with a 1% pay rise announcement, shortly followed by the prospect of a ban on agency work.
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What do nurses think of working nights?

What do nurses think of working nights?

To gain an insight to what it's like working the dreaded night shifts, we asked nurses across our social networks what they thought of it - here are their opinions.
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The impact of bad press on nursing

The impact of bad press on nursing

The saying goes 'there's no such thing as bad publicity', however with headlines creating negative perceptions of nursing, this isn't always the case.
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Do nurses have too much paperwork?

Do nurses have too much paperwork?

With many complaints about the amount of paperwork to do, it's been argued that nurses should be putting their time into doing what really matters instead.
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Calling all bookworms! A round-up of nurse fiction

Calling all bookworms! A round-up of nurse fiction

Whether you love a bit of teen mystery-solving or hospital crime fiction, a good family saga or just something that will make you reflect on life, love and ourselves, you'll find something good to read in our round-up of novels about nurses and nursing.
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