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The Relentless School Nurse: Anti-Immigrant Messages Are Breaking Our Children

What Children Absorb Doesn’t Stay Abstract Children do not arrive at school untouched by the world around them. They absorb messages, about who belongs, who is suspect, and who is safe, at home, online, in the car, and in the news. Those messages don’t stay abstract or harmless. They show up as words in classrooms,…

Nursing Tip of the Day! – Critical Care Nursing

Category: Critical Care Nursing Esophageal rupture may be caused by common ICU procedures, including nasogastric or tracheal intubation. Spontaneous rupture of the esophagus occurs from a sudden increase in intraluminal pressure, usually from vomiting or retching.

The Language of Side Effects: How Words Shape a Patient’s Experience

Image: Shutterstock The first time I told a patient, “You will probably lose your hair,” she froze. I watched her face change—the hope leaving her eyes before treatment even began. I meant to prepare her, but my certainty sounded like a sentence. Since then, I’ve learned the quiet power of words like might, […] The […]

Interview: The ‘equality warrior’ fighting nursing’s corner at Unison

Louie Horne tells Nursing Times about her initial priorities as the new head of nursing at Unison, including safe staffing, workplace violence and band 5 career progression. The post Interview: The ‘equality warrior’ fighting nursing’s corner at Unison appeared first on Nursing Times.

‘Caring for your spine while you care for others’

Brigitte Rozenberg offers some practical tips for nurses on protecting their spine including building a stronger core and hip support system, taking micro-breaks during shifts, and moving and bending when lifting patients. The post ‘Caring for your spine while you care for others’ appeared first on Nursing Times.

Trust chief nurse made visiting professor by Cumbrian university

A foundation trust chief nurse has been given an honorary post by a university in the North West to help shape the future workforce for nursing, midwifery and allied health professions (AHPs). The post Trust chief nurse made visiting professor by Cumbrian university appeared first on Nursing Times.