Nicki Credland, Chair of the British Association of Critical Care Nurses; @credland_nicki Critical care is an extremely stressful working environment. The specialty is often misunderstood, with a lack of appreciation for the complexity of critical care nursing. We know that it is a highly technical and constantly evolving environment and […]
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Be proud of your mouth: Taking care of your oral health can help you live a happier and healthier life
Victoria Hewson (MSc, BSc (Hons), SFHEA, RDN) @HewsonVictoria, is Head of the Nursing Department and Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Hull, UK The 20th March 2021 marks World Oral Health Day1, a key opportunity for health and care professionals to promote positive oral health messages and encourage the public to […]
Forging Ahead: International Women’s Day 2021
By Catherine Best @CBest_23 International Women’s Day 8th March 2021 In November 2020, UN Women (2020) announced this year’s theme of International Women’s Day to be about Women in Leadership. At a time of immense global upheaval “Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world” (UN, 2020) recognises and celebrates the phenomenal […]
Family Nursing in the UK and Ireland: The UK&I Chapter of the International Family Nursing Association
Authors (on behalf of the UK and Ireland IFNA Chapter): Professor Veronica Swallow @SwallowVeronica and Professor Veronica Lambert @VLambertDCU Supporting people with health care needs is a key priority for nurses and midwives in the UK and Ireland. Family‐focused care interventions have the potential to improve the health and well‐being of individuals and families at […]
Having a rare disease is difficult- gaining access to good coordinated care shouldn’t be!
In this week’s blog – timed to mark Rare Disease Day 2021 on the 28th February – Ms Michelle Conway gives an insight into the challenging reality of living with a rare disease and implications for nursing practice and policy. The new UK Rare Diseases Framework was published on the 9th January 2021. It provides […]
Is it time to rethink post-registration supervision, support and outduction in nursing?
By Jane Wray, @livinginhope, Senior Lecturer in Nursing, Director of Research, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Hull, UK. In 2020 the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) in the UK published their Principles for Preceptorship1 which provided guidance for preceptors, preceptees, employers, students, educators and regulators on how best to support those new to the […]
Hidden Heroes: The Unseen Nursing in Prisons
I am Jay King. I work in a London as a Primary Care Nurse in a Prison. I have been working in prison since 2019. In my relatively short time working in Prisons, I have come to realise that the work we do is vastly more complex than I ever imagined it would be, and […]
Is nurse education being compromised during the pandemic?
Lucy Hayes is a third-year student at the University of Birmingham studying adult nursing. She is the West Midlands student committee member for the RCN, academic officer for the university’s Nursing Society and on the @WeStudentNurse twitter team. You can find her on twitter @lucy_uo On the 13th of January 2021 the Nursing and Midwifery […]
Nursing whilst black during COVID-19
This week’s Blog is written by Dame Donna Kinnair, Chief Executive and General Secretary of the Royal College of Nursing. As Chief Executive and General Secretary of the Royal College of Nursing, I represent 450,000 registered nurses, midwives, students and nursing support workers. The work we do has a direct impact on nursing staff working […]
Eliminating Cervical Cancer – We Can All Play Our Part
By Catherine Best @CBest_23 Catherine Best is a registered nurse, Practice Educator at Saint Catherine’s Hospice in Scarborough North Yorkshire, UK and a Queen’s Nurse with the Queen’s Nursing Institute It’s embarrassing right? Hands up ‘Who likes going for smear tests?’. Not me, that’s for sure and probably not any of the women who attend […]