Nursing Tip of the Day! – Critical Care Nursing
Category: Critical Care Nursing Acute colonic pseudo-obstruction (Ogilvie syndrome) characteristically has significant dilation of the cecum and right colon without any anatomic obstruction. There is a strong association with opiate administration.
The Relentless School Nurse: Chief Wellness Officer by Intention — What Leadership Looks Like Now
This is part of a series that examines what it means to practice school nursing in a time when public health is under strain, prevention is being politicized, and the complexity of school health—and the responsibility long carried by school nurses—continues to intensify. In earlier pieces in this series, I wrote about how storytelling became…
The Relentless School Nurse: 2026 – This Is What School Nursing Needs From You
Note About This Series Over the past years, The Relentless School Nurse has become a place where stories are told plainly—about what school nurses see, carry, and navigate inside systems that often overlook their role. Those stories were never meant to stand alone. They were meant to help us see patterns, name harm, and build…
‘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.