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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.
Opinion
Writing a personal statement for your UCAS application

Writing a personal statement for your UCAS application

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.
Interviews & Applications
How to find, prepare and apply for RGN jobs

How to find, prepare and apply for RGN jobs

Getting your degree, writing your CV and cover letter, and the job search - here's how to kickstart your career as an RGN.
Interviews & Applications
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.
Opinion
Help for nurses experiencing domestic violence

Help for nurses experiencing domestic violence

A Zimbabwean nurse has joined with the Cavell Nurses' Trust campaign to highlight the rise of domestic violence amongst healthcare professionals
Opinion
The International Council of Nursing and you; learning, legislating and networking

The International Council of Nursing and you; learning, legislating and networking

Bringing an uncompromising, global and holistic stance towards the state of modern nursing and its response to health issues, the ICN have sought to represent nurses globally for over 100 years. Read on to find out what they can do for you as nurse, student, trainer and employer.
Opinion
“Heart-breaking” levels of nurses “very, very stressful”

“Heart-breaking” levels of nurses “very, very stressful”

A recent NT survey makes for a poor reflection on staffing levels but the NHS Confederation say that more nurses aren't the answer.
Opinion
Giving with one hand and taking back with the other:  Barts and London NHS Trust set bailiffs on staff

Giving with one hand and taking back with the other: Barts and London NHS Trust set bailiffs on staff

Recent reports of the Barts and London NHS Trust using bailiffs to reclaim overpaid wages seem too extreme to be true.
Opinion
Cameron defends proposals for HCA year during nursing course

Cameron defends proposals for HCA year during nursing course

David Cameron recently attended an interview at the BBC to defend the government's proposals to make student nurses spend a year as HCAs with the implication that there aren't enough caring skills in today's nurses.
Opinion
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