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Strike action: longer day shifts tip exhausted theatre nurses over the edge
‘Chronically overworked’ staff at London trust to strike for two days in protest
Speakers and hoodies for nurses in £850,000 gratitude scheme
Trust staff award ‘hearts’ to peers to exchange for items such as Bluetooth speakers
‘Advanced’ nursing associate job adverts labelled exploitative
Some job adverts promise band 5 status, leadership and line management responsibilities
Ward celebrates 12 months of zero falls using nurse-led improvement strategy
Nursing team eliminated falls with injury through bay nursing and changes to break times
Are you working beyond your band? In one part of the UK you can now ask for role review
Band 5 nurses in Scotland can request banding review if they believe they’re undervalued
Online learning sites offer ‘nurse prescribing course’ from £9
Course can be taken by anyone aged 16 or over and appears to offer no assessment
Nurse suspended from register for stealing paracetamol from ward’s supplies for own use
It was common for staff to use ward paracetamol – I thought it was allowed, nurse told NMC
Nurse who failed to attempt CPR told she must not be in charge of a shift for 12 months
NMC ruled registrant failed to show leadership in an emergency and must retake training
Nursing student’s use of CPR saves woman’s life at airport
Karen Cochrane’s action after witnessing a heart attack is praised by family and staff
Agency and bank: NHS employers’ spending hits record high
Option of extra shifts benefits many staff, but union calls for longer-term staffing plan
Rugby star Gareth Thomas praises nurse who helped him cope with HIV diagnosis
Welsh star urges nurses to use their platform and knowledge to tackle stigma
Nurse suspended for six months for record-keeping failures
NMC panel finds agency nurse failed to complete care notes and record contact with patients