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Barnsley nurses to be consulted on industrial action in contract row

Nurses and other staff at an acute trust in South Yorkshire are being asked whether they would be prepared to take industrial action over what unions are calling a “fire and rehire threat”. The post Barnsley nurses to be consulted on industrial action in contract row appeared first on Nursing Times.  

The Relentless School Nurse: When Confusion Is the Point

  A note to readers:This piece is written from my perspective as a nurse and public health advocate. It is grounded in publicly available reporting, video evidence, and professional ethics related to care, safety, and accountability. I write because silence has consequences.  Disagreement is part of public discourse; incivility is not.   I’ve been thinking a… 

Nursing Tip of the Day! – Critical Care Nursing

Category: Critical Care Nursing  Many lung pathologies can contribute to the risk for pneumothorax, but a ruptured bleb from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is most common. Patients with pneumothorax often complain of ipsilateral pleuritic chest pain and dyspnea. 

Over $1m raised for family of nurse shot dead in Minneapolis

An online fundraising initiative for Alex Pretti, an intensive care nurse killed by US federal agents at the weekend, has already passed $1.2m in donations. The post Over $1m raised for family of nurse shot dead in Minneapolis appeared first on Nursing Times.  

NICE backs ‘transformational’ new therapy for COPD patients

An innovative treatment that reduces exacerbations, or flare-ups, in some chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients by a third looks set to be approved for use by the NHS. The post NICE backs ‘transformational’ new therapy for COPD patients appeared first on Nursing Times.  

The Relentless School Nurse: What Happens When the Helpers Are Harmed

Author’s NoteI wrote this piece while trying to understand something that feels deeply broken: what it means when people who show up to help are harmed, and when accountability feels harder to reach than reassurance. This is not an attempt to offer easy answers. It is an invitation to sit with the questions, to refuse…