‘Why palliative and end-of-life care must be at the heart of nursing education’
Jane Turner, from palliative and bereavement support charity Sue Ryder, explains why nurse training in end-of-life care is so important and how this will benefit people. The post ‘Why palliative and end-of-life care must be at the heart of nursing education’ appeared first on Nursing Times.
Nurse donates kidney to ‘near-perfect match’ stranger
A nurse, Ellie Hoskin, has explained what convinced her to risk surgery and become a living kidney donor for a complete stranger, potentially saving her life in the process. The post Nurse donates kidney to ‘near-perfect match’ stranger appeared first on Nursing Times.
Nursing Tip of the Day! – Critical Care Nursing
Category: Critical Care Nursing Colonic ischemia resulting from endovascular or open abdominal aortic aneurysm repairs most frequently presents as left lower quadrant pain. It is typically a crampy abdominal pain with loose bowel movements (with or without blood present).
Nursing Tip of the Day! – Critical Care Nursing
Category: Critical Care Nursing Cytomegalovirus (CMV) colitis is seen in immunosuppressed patients, specifically transplant patients. Neutropenic enterocolitis is almost exclusively described in the ascending colon of immunocompromised patients with profound neutropenia.
Nursing Tip of the Day! – Critical Care Nursing
Category: Critical Care Nursing Infectious colitis occurs secondary to a wide array of pathogens. Clostridioides difficile colitis results from prior antibiotic exposure, yet typically presents with more diarrheal complaints than abdominal pain.
Meeting the mental health needs of children and young people in school
Supporting schools with the delivery of mental health is ensuring that more children receive the right support without adding to NHS clinical workloads. The post Meeting the mental health needs of children and young people in school appeared first on Nursing Times.
‘From band 2 to enhanced clinical practitioner apprentice’
Gav Oxby reflects on his decade-long career journey in the NHS, going from a band 2 to become an enhanced clinical practitioner apprentice. The post ‘From band 2 to enhanced clinical practitioner apprentice’ appeared first on Nursing Times.
Effective communication with patients managing mental health issues
This article introduces communication skills and frameworks that will help enable quality interaction with patients. The post Effective communication with patients managing mental health issues appeared first on Nursing Times.
UK’s chief nurses thank profession in 2025-26 festive messages
The UK’s four national chief nursing officers (CNOs) have paid tribute to the contributions of nurses and midwives during 2025, highlighting another tough year for health and care services. The post UK’s chief nurses thank profession in 2025-26 festive messages appeared first on Nursing Times.
‘Nursing care among the chaos – a profession under attack’
Marcus Wootton discusses a recent RCN report on nursing staff working in conflict zones around the world and issues a call for action. The post ‘Nursing care among the chaos – a profession under attack’ appeared first on Nursing Times.