Battling Superbugs in Vulnerable Communities — Minority Nurses on the Defensive Line
What if the medicines we count on to treat everyday infections didn’t work quite as well anymore? In other words, no quick fixes for strep throat or UTIs, and surgeries without the usual protection from infections. While that might sound worrying, it’s a challenge we’re already facing. Superbugs, aka drug-resistant bacteria and fungi, are evolving […]
Your Nursing Career on Your Terms
Every nurse and healthcare professional has the opportunity to define success on their own terms. However, how many of us let others dictate how our nursing careers should be measured? How can we take control of our careers and define our own success? Beyond a Cookie-Cutter Career At this time in your life, your definition […]
‘We aim to explore contexts contributing to suicide in female nurses – please contact us’
A nationwide five-year research project led by Ruth Riley, with Anna Conolly and Hilary Causer, aims to address knowledge gaps in suicide among nurses. The post ‘We aim to explore contexts contributing to suicide in female nurses – please contact us’ appeared first on Nursing Times.
‘How do you stay motivated during the final few months of the course?’
Student editor Millie Holley shares her tips for remaining motivated as you approach the end of your nursing course. The post ‘How do you stay motivated during the final few months of the course?’ appeared first on Nursing Times.
Nurse vacancy opens on one of UK’s most remote islands
One of the UK’s most remote islands is looking to recruit an experienced district nurse or nurse practitioner to care for its resident population of 60 people. The post Nurse vacancy opens on one of UK’s most remote islands appeared first on Nursing Times.
From Crisis to Innovation: How Our Faculty Transformed Clinical Education During the Pandemic
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WAIT-UP SLT: Exploring Experiences of Waiting within Children’s Speech and Language Therapy
This week’s blog is written by PhD candidate, and Senior Lecturer, Gillian Rudd from Birmingham City University. Gill’s blog is about her PhD study WAIT-UP SLT: Exploring Experiences of Waiting within Children’s Speech and Language Therapy. Communication is a human right Speech and language therapists are allied health professionals who support people of all […]
‘Prevention must be the cornerstone of healthcare, not a supplement’
Violet Jayamani reflects on her own journey of personal loss to professional purpose and why the UK should make prevention central to nursing care. The post ‘Prevention must be the cornerstone of healthcare, not a supplement’ appeared first on Nursing Times.
NMC launches new principles to support women’s maternity choices
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has launched a new set of principles for supporting women’s choices in maternity care, amid a rise in women opting for alternatives to standard care including ‘freebirths’. The post NMC launches new principles to support women’s maternity choices appeared first on Nursing Times.
Kyra Laney, RN, is A Steady Light in an Unexpected Storm
When a delivery takes an unexpected turn, the right nurse can make all the difference. For one family at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany, Georgia, that nurse was Kyra Laney—and her extraordinary care has earned her the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses, an international honor recognizing nurses who provide exceptional compassion and skill. Laney, […]