Nursing Children and Young People
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Child deaths: how to cope with your own feelings when a patient dies
Three children's nurses share how they manage their emotions after a patient’s death...
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Groundbreaking safe staffing law now in force for nurses in Scotland
All Scottish health and care settings must have enough qualified nurses to provide safe care
What every nurse in the NHS needs to know about the pension scheme overhaul
How you might be affected – plus a warning to anyone thinking of opting out
NMC closes temporary register set up during COVID-19 crisis
Temporary register saw thousands return to nursing to aid vulnerable at peak of pandemic
The (quiet) steps you can take to help inpatients get a good night’s sleep
Find out about measures that minimise disturbance at night – but don’t mean extra workload
NMC agrees to regulate nursing associate role in Wales
First nursing associates expected to begin training in autumn 2025
Two nurses removed from NMC register for test fraud
Regulator found evidence of fraudulent computer-based tests at a centre in Nigeria
Evidence and Practice
Medicines management in children and young people: pharmacokinetics, drug calculations...
Why you should read this article: • To enhance your knowledge of pharmacokinetics, drug...
After COVID-19: preparing staff for future surges in respiratory illness in children...
Why you should read this article: • To learn about a project that aimed to support teams...
Care of an infant born with a cleft palate: a case study
Nurses should work in close partnership with the family and the multidisciplinary team
Nasogastric tube safety in children cared for in the community: evidence re-examined
A revised approach is proposed in which nurses can use checks other than nasogastric...
App for non-mental health nurses to assess needs, risks of children and young people
Overview of project to develop app to assess mental health needs, risks of children and...
Oral and dental health promotion for children’s nurses
Opportunistic dental advice should be provided to help prevent early onset dental disease
Features
Child deaths: how to cope with your own feelings when a patient dies
Three children's nurses share how they manage their emotions after a patient’s death
Uniform approach: what we like about our standardised scrubs
Nurses from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland on the pros of their nations’ uniforms
Rostering: could more control over your shift timings transform your work-life balance?
Team-based rostering pilots point to improved staff retention and greater collaboration
Bonding with long-term patients: promoting continuity of care within healthy boundaries
Tips on fostering ongoing therapeutic relationships while avoiding undue attachment
How nurses can help prepare children for the death of a parent with cancer
Honest conversations with children about end of life can help them cope with grief
How to handle a bullying, weak or incompetent boss
Tips on initiating constructive conversations and where to seek support over poor leadership
Opinion
Surge in measles cases underlines the need for children to be vaccinated
Nurses should help parents get access to the safe and effective vaccines for their children
Our professional inferiority complex: why you’re never ‘just’ a nurse
Safety-critical care is what we do, yet some of us can’t resist the urge to downplay
Measles surge: what you need to know right now, and how your practice is affected
Your quick guide to public health messaging, symptom recognition and infection control
Students
You’re about to start a clinical placement? Here are 7 things you need to know
Find out how to achieve your learning goals while maintaining a work-life balance
Community placement: what does working with parish nurses involve?
Parish nursing teams can offer scope to develop communication and health promotion skills
Care innovations: how to spark ideas on placement and influence change in practice
Hospital-based projects are a chance to gather evidence, present a case and improve care
Careers
Social media recruitment: how you can turbo-charge interest in vacancies where you work
TikTok and other platforms are proving to be powerful tools for filling nurse roles
Help! My revalidation is looming and I’m worried I’ve left it too late to get started
Don’t panic – let our portfolio tool take the strain out of organising your documents
Sexual assault referrals: my work as a forensic nurse examiner
A typical day in this demanding role, and the skills and compassion required