Are employers doing enough to protect staff who handle chemotherapy medicines?
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Three trusts want to move bank nurses to an agency, slashing employer pension contributions
Are employers doing enough to protect staff who handle chemotherapy medicines?
RCN also suggests a student loan forgiveness scheme and other strategies to retain new nurses
Community nurses are fighting for their high-level practice to be rebanded at band 7
Questions asked as report shows regulator failing to meet standards
Trust has dismissed 11 staff members for inappropriately accessing medical records
Evidence and Practice
Enhancing nurses’ understanding of the effects patients can experience after radiotherapy
Importance of early introduction, clear communication, accessibility and a holistic ap
Strategies nurses can use to support prevention, assessment and treatment of nail toxicitie
A service evaluation of patient satisfaction with the clinic and whether it
Nurses should offer support to self-manage tailored to patients’ health status, needs and p
How early diagnosis could be supported by campaigns to recognise signs of bowel cancer
Features
Judging when it’s appropriate to touch a patient or relative – and when it’s not
Tips on initiating constructive conversations and where to seek support over poor leadershi
Tips for identifying worrying signs and supporting yourself and colleagues
Nurses from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland on the pros of their nations’ uniforms
Team-based rostering pilots point to improved staff retention and greater collaboration
Nurse experts share their advice on how to prepare well and engage an audience
Opinion
The National Cancer Plan for England aims to transform cancer care
Fast-track programme for nursing associates is on the way. We ask readers what they think
The inspirational people who helped shape a blood and marrow transplant programme
Students
Tips to help you stand out (in a good way) in front of a recruitment panel
Practical tips on choosing databases, setting search parameters and managing references
What you’ll need to know as a nurse, and how to develop confidence in stoma care
Careers
My role helping patients and families navigate the aftermath of a traumatic incident
Tips on getting your timing right and accessing career support to achieve your ambition
