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.
A recent patient survey from the CQC found some patients don't feel emotionally supported enough. Sarah Kean-Price details 3 simple ways you cn inject a bit more TLC into your practice.
During a recent hearing, the Stafford General Hospital senior management have been alleged to shout at staff for daring to spend more than 4 hours treating a patient. Sarah Kean-Price writes more:
Nursing's a specific kind of occupation and you've got to be one to appreciate the day-in-day-out sense of what it's really like. Try out these nurse blogs and take a moment to laugh at the absurdity of it all.
The Government's 'Dementia Friends' scheme has caused some controversy amongst the public with concerns that automatic testing and public worker awareness training could be a mis-step. What do you think?
We will point you in the right direction for online professional development activities from the top providers to suit all budgets, including free courses.Whether you are a student or already qualified nurse or midwife, there is something here for everyone.
Sarah Kean-Price interviews a learning disability student nurse. Find out what studying LD nursing is like and how you can prepare for studying this most rewarding of nursing disciplines.
Marisa Stevenson is a lecturer and Programme leader for the University of The West of Scotland. As the Graduate Diploma Specialist for Occupational Health Nursing we thought it would be interesting to hear her perspective on this nursing specialism.
Elsewhere on this site we give a good overview of what being a cosmetic nurse means. Here, we go into more details. So if you've ever wondered what a cosmetic nursing job is about read on!
