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Mental health nurse in new emergency substance misuse role

A registered mental health nurse has begun a brand-new role with an ambulance service that uses her expertise on alcohol and substance misuse for emergency situations and staff education. The post Mental health nurse in new emergency substance misuse role appeared first on Nursing Times.  

Sheffield nurse consultant named future president of cancer society

Dr Jo Bird, nurse consultant at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, has been chosen as the president-elect of the UK Oncology Nursing Society (UKONS). The post Sheffield nurse consultant named future president of cancer society appeared first on Nursing Times.  

Research reveals many UK nurses stuck on entry-level pay grade

Analysis of nursing career paths has revealed that almost half of UK nurses, particularly those of certain ethnicity groups, receive entry-level salaries, often despite their advanced skillset. The post Research reveals many UK nurses stuck on entry-level pay grade appeared first on Nursing Times.  

VISIONS: Scholarship of Rogerian Nursing Science

The “VISIONS” article in the current issue of ANS is titled “Unitary Nursing-Caring Science and Natural Laws of Nature” authored by Jean Watson, RN, PhD, AHN-BC, FAAN, LL (AAN) andDemitri Watson Ervedosa, BA-SLHS Abstract Unitary Rogerian concepts are more evident in nursing’s evolving disciplinary discourse since the seventies. This article explores ancient universal Laws of […]

Nursing Tip of the Day! – Critical Care Nursing

Category: Critical Care Nursing  For patients with end-stage renal disease who undergo peritoneal dialysis, secondary bacterial peritonitis can occur because of unsterile dialysis technique or catheter damage. Intraperitoneal antibiotic therapy is a treatment option. 

The Relentless School Nurse: Trying to Name What Should Never Be, Again

This weekend’s attacks have pushed me past the edges of what words can easily hold. A Hanukkah celebration on the sand in Bondi, Australia, and a university classroom at Brown—two places that should be safe, joyful, ordinary—became scenes of horror, bound together by antisemitism and gunfire. As a school nurse, a public health advocate, a…