229 Registered Nurse Blog posts

Revalidation has been greeted with a degree of fear amongst nurses. We try to dispel the fears around it with the experience of one nurse who went through Revalidation earlier this year.

After two weeks of demoralising news in the NHS, will nurses finally seriously consider strike action as the only viable option?

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.

From practicing as a nurse, to owning her own consultancy and meeting David Cameron, we interview Sarah Dawkins to gain an insight on the journey nursing has taken her on.

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.

Fatigue. If you've worked night shifts. you've probably experienced it. This is a worry for medical staff, who need to stay alert to care for patients.

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.

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.

Your personal statement is possibly the most important part of your UCAS application - it's what makes you stand out from a crowd of other aspiring nurses. Here's some advice on how to write yours.