‘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.
The Relentless School Nurse: 2025 – A Year When Stories Became Strategy
This year, The Relentless School Nurse reached nearly 100,000 views, not as a measure of popularity, but as evidence of connection. At a moment when public health, evidence, and even compassion are openly contested, those visits tell a different story: truth still travels, persistence still resonates, and care still draws people in. Each reader, share,…
Nursing Tip of the Day! – Critical Care Nursing
Category: Critical Care Nursing For those patients who are too ill to undergo general endotracheal anesthesia, a cholecystostomy tube will temporize acute cholecystitis. The vast majority of patients with cholangitis respond to administration of antibiotics and resuscitation.
Nursing Tip of the Day! – Critical Care Nursing
Category: Critical Care Nursing Patients with significant physiologic reserve are candidates for endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) and cholecystectomy for acute cholangitis and acute cholecystitis.
From Nervous to Ready: How to Shine in Your Admissions Interview
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Nursing Tip of the Day! – Critical Care Nursing
Category: Critical Care Nursing Patients in the intensive care unit setting receiving total parenteral nutrition (TPN) or vasopressors are especially at risk for acalculous cholecystitis. Confirmation can be made by hepatobiliary iminodiacetic acid (HIDA) scan.
‘Nursing must recognise potential where it has historically been overlooked’
Emma Davies argues in favour of widening access to nursing for people who have grown up in marginalised and care-experienced contexts, to both boost workforce numbers and cultural skillmix. The post ‘Nursing must recognise potential where it has historically been overlooked’ appeared first on Nursing Times.