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Volume 20
Learning by doing
A cut above
Jill of all trades
All things being equal
Positive spin
Nursing in a war zone
Anxious moments
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Volume 21
Do your patients rate you?
Pioneers of independence
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Carry on nursing
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Nursing in New Delhi
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The healing personality
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Time out for latecomers
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Are you just the job?
Intent on success
Put value in evaluation
New Zealand, new life
A gentle art
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No barriers to nursing
Education in overdrive
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Remember and learn
Sight savers on wheels
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Learn to play hardball
A big adventure
Battlefield
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See the client not the addiction
Make your choices ‘green'
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The good portfolio
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My turning point
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Honing interprofessional links
Keeping to the same old pathways
Crossing the divide
Freedom to learn
Nurses need the law
Expanding professional horizons
Try some variety
In the land of ‘cash and ‘carry' health care
Take direct action
Pride and prejudice
An essential debriefing
The nurse is not for burning
Can you tell write from wrong?
Safe in our hands
Highly prized
Designed for life
Building for health
Change of direction
Listen and learn
Eat, drink and be renewed
Finnish school
It will go swimmingly
Model for delivery
Don't take it personally
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Prison placement
Sounds of silence
Defining moment
Alternative nursing
Shifting priorities
To Russia with care
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Not always greener
Plotting your pathway
How healthy is mental health?
A hard day's night
All together now
Aide to recovery
There for the taking
Humbling experience
Lead by example
No problem too small
Of pharoahs and sphinxes
Volume 22
Formative years
At your service
Interview tactics
Take a look at tomorrow
Guiding lights
Out of our comfort zone
Finding your way in the early days
Get a career boost
Not living comfortably
Volunteering can be a career investment
Crisis can give you a better Christmas
Get things in perspective
Happy to stay in Lebanon
No Students for me
Difficult conversations
Nightingale’s work lives on
Train to retain
The art of empathy
Enterprising moves
Rules of engagement
Calm and collected
Root and branch review of education
Stress busters
Leaders at liverpool
All in a day's work
Young minds
Power of the team
Lean and simple
Winning is a BIG boost
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Research power
Just a minute
Opportunity knocks
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Of course you can study
Extension of powers
Safety in numbers
Help is just a phone call away
Leading the way
The business of community spirit
Pass on the advice
World's best practice
Expertise in hand
Cool, calm and collected
Practise makes perfect
Next rung of the ladder
Professional backup
Birth of a French love affair
Smile therapy
Keeping fit for practice
An end to indifference
Tailored applications
Parental guidance
In the right direction
Past inheritance
Governing bodies
From the source
High and dry
Right tools for the job
Feeling the squeeze
Positive partnerships
Get ahead
People and places
Demand and supply
Aim for the higher ground
Protect yourself
Less lonely at the top
One step ahead of an error
Crossing the aid hurdles
A leader on the patient journey
Shock treatment
Volume 23
Inner confidence
Point of reference
Knowledge swap
Greater flexibility for learning
Teaching a good death
Crossing continents
Atlantic crossing
Caught on camera
The never-ending shift
Freedom to influence
An appreciation of culture
The power of compassion
Measure up to the job
Let's talk it through together
Bringing care home
Setting the standards for entry
A fatal lack of communication
Trust built on shared power
Seeing the ability
Monitoring staff progression
Learning the skills to save lives
Where the buck stops
A spiritual journey
Letter from America
The metrics of care
Good boss, better results
1,000 jabs in five-week tour
Step back in time
Persistence leads to success
Keeping staff healthy and safe
Working with a united vision
Acting out the lesson
Ride on time
Budgetary control
Keep children safe
Setting a positive example
Caring for Gaza’s victims of war
Operation Africa Nursing
Burden of blowing the whistle is lightened
Primary source of support
Stand out from the rest
Putting thought into practice
Build an effective team
Lessons in customer service
Stay safe at work
A pilgrimage of healing
A chance to network
Knighted for service
Born to be different
Green economy
Forging ahead with advanced practice
Unmask your talent
Keeping it local
Sketching out a new career
Measures to stop the rot
Championing research
The art of persuasion
Extra training brings added value
Health on the box
Complementary care in check
Be alert to patient safety
First contact posts under threat
New roles for nurses at night
Keeping confidence
New post, first impressions
UK perspectives on care in Russia
Quality in the community
Building healthier workers
Cardiac nursing on the next level
Protecting public health
Century of support
Bearing witness
A yardstick for good practice
Spread the word
Opportunity
Teaching carers the tricks of the trade
The sky’s the limit
Volunteer to share your skills
Volume 24
Staking a claim
Making the most of careers fairs
Obama’s vision
The neighbourhood revolution
She’s finally got IT
The healing relationship
The right incentive
How to share the learning
The business of diversity
A specialist kind of dilemma
In the light of experience
A journey of all-round discovery
Happy in their work
Affairs of the heart
Letter from America
Academic ambitions
Backing nurse ingenuity
Supported nurses give better care
Leaders of the future
Fighting back against swine flu
New act, new ethos, new role
Pioneer’s legacy of change
Talking success
Working through your emotions
Masterminding improved
On top Down under
Giving the benefit of her experience
Choosing from a wider pool of talent
Witness an expert at work
Pressure point
Where the eyes have it
Glad to be in the thick of it
Strategies for change
Qualified to advise
A deeper insight
Lessons to be learned
Mutual benefits
Help to improve Neonatal care
United approach pays dividends
Pointers for greater efficiency
Nurses anticipate shake-up
International learning
Essential care
Sorting out home delivery
In patients’ interests
A contentious area
Better for business
Turning an idea into reality
Seeing signs, reducing risk
Equipped for safety
Benefits of teamwork
High-flying support
On hand to help at home
The feelgood factor
Working to bring up baby
NMC must define advanced practice
Specialist knowledge
A chance to upgrade
Working out the workforce
Another dimension
Ready to step in
Better care tops the agenda
Nurses join the campaign
Opportunity knocks
Assessing success
Learning and Sharing with VSO
Greetings from scutari
A change for the better
Peak practice in mental health
Compare and Contrast
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French connection
Respect for religious views
I’m back in business
The care revolution
The filter-up approach
Releasing time for midwifery
A workplace menace
In the media spotlight
Moving in the right direction
Poland’s nurses seek recognition
Safety in numbers
A grand opportunity
Skills gap set to widen
A flexible career option
A lighter side of life
Test for the best
In the zone for best practice
Good, but could do better
Work-Life in the balance
Fair play in practice
Lessons to be learned
Sharing valuable skills
The highway to knowledge
Nurses experience bereavement too
Tipped for the top
Infectious enthusiasm
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Boards must be more aware of clinical care
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Student life
Dealing with your first death
The calmness and dignity of the last offices ritual impressed me
Participating in a patient's end-of-life care was humbling
Patient's Frank talk about death made me feel uncomfortable
A staff nurse showed me how to respect patients who have died
Helping parents to grieve was a privilege I will never forget
I was shocked by My inability to support a grieving relative
Patients were reassured when I expressed my distress at death
My sister's loss taught me the hardest lesson of all
The death of a child takes an adult nursing student by surprise
Working with tsunami survivors taught me to listen to patients
Dealing with your first death
A patient's thanks gave student Victoria Snowdin confidence
End of life care was exemplary
At last, I found a way to connect with a lonely hospice patient
How I learned to be calm and unafraid in the face of death
I was deeply moved by the trust a dying patient showed in me
Honour of carrying out last offices helped calm my nerves
Small gesture of respect helped a dying child’s grieving family
Patient’s one dying wish should have been taken more seriously
People need time to collect their thoughts when told bad news
Time is no barrier to forming a close nurse-patient relationship
Life on the wards
It was easy to misinterpret a loving wife's brusque manner
I cannot forget the patient who was turned away
Needless communication error compromised a patient's care
I learned to set aside my own feelings on abortion
Families benefit from getting involved with personal care
Simple encouragement was all a client needed to get moving
I gained personal experience of the impact of arthritis
Clients assessed my care-giving skills in a placement interview
Try to understand the patient's feelings about being looked at
A gentle art
I lacked confidence to speak up for my patient's best interests
An orthopaedic placement helped heal my fear of cancer
Learn to play hardball
Tube feeding excludes patients from some basic social rituals
Blood sugar spiked when drugs were given at the wrong time
A non-accidental injury threw light on postnatal depression
A family death highlights the importance of communication
I felt guilty when I could not help a client hearing voices
I wish I had felt more confident to use my life-saving skills
Insensitive nursing marred a patient's last hours of life
If you feel uncomfortable about a task, trust your instincts
‘They were not bad nurses, but the patient was overlooked'
Shamiso Simango found a simple solution to a patient's anxiety
Take time to preserve patient dignity
Sharing information about a patient's past can be useful
In self-defence
Efficient case conference felt a bit like child abuse
When truth hurts
Reluctance to interfere should not get in the way of good care
Being with a patient as he or she dies is a unique experience
A language barrier isolates patients and can be harmful
In the dock
Hospital can be a comfort zone too
A mature approach
Pure theatre for nursing students
Fighting back
Health in relation to lifestyle and health promotion
Keeping patient's informed
Clear communication
Nursing can be a rollercoaster ride
Exposure to an IV drug abuser's blood
Edward Davies realised he knew a patient in his care
From breast cancer diagnosis to an Advanced Diploma
An experience I will never forget
Scared and shaken but proud
Informed consent
Individualistic approach to care
Katie Hillier learned that all nursing can involve palliative care
The value of building relationships
A first encounter
Visiting a terminally ill patient
Building communication and interpersonal skills
Support for family members
A nurse's therapeutic relationship
Perceptions of mental health nursing
A patient's right to know?
Losing sight of patients as people
An ethical dilemma
Learning professionalism and responsibility
Person-centred care
Was I really cut out for nursing?
A patient's choice must be respected
Taking time to talk
An enlightening experience
Highs and lows
Student Steven Edmunds helped a patient through a painful procedure
Student Maureen Taiwo Alabi comforts a woman in pain
Find positive learning from negative experiences of care
Painful lesson in how to deal with patients’ aggression
Assisting with births helped me to empathise with mothers
I had to lie to a patient and it ruined our relationship
My outburst upset colleagues, but I expect high standards
Relatives can appear uncaring but they still need our support
A close shave brings home the importance of identity checks
Starting out
I saw a patient die in pain after it took too long to get his drugs
The day I learned to be wary of leaving dad holding the baby
I learned that dignity is about listening to the patient
It is only natural to show your emotions and cry sometimes
Assisting in the delivery room can be tense and emotional
Self-medicating patient taught me always to ask questions
A love of learning
Walking back to happiness
Sometimes nurses may have to act against their own instincts
My own diagnosis has given me insight into how patients feel
Positive reflections
I stopped blaming the patient for the problems in her life
Silence is not golden
Two-way treatment
In a tangle over being mistaken as a mental health patient
A comforting presence
Know it all
I ignored my gut instinct and let the patient have her own way
Seeing patient’s living conditions presented me with a dilemma
Putting theory into practice when communicating bad news
I learned how body image can affect a patient’s mental state
Try a colleague's shoes
I learned why it is important to adopt a family approach to care
Helping the trauma team taught me the value of fast assessment
Patient’s cash gift to my mentor
I was right to question a ward’s technique for dressing wounds
Lost in the hubbub
Respecting a patient’s religious needs is key to holistic care
I felt unable to help a patient with a psychological problem
The signs are all there
Patient who was abusive to his wife
Request for a cup of tea
It is vital to keep up routine checks
I saw a nurse hit a patient
The hour I spent with an anxious patient was essential to her care
Welcome to the ward
My cheerful attitude upset an anxious pre-op patient
An emotional connection opened up meaningful communication
Patient’s refusal to wash may have been a sign of his distress
Incorrect equipment preparation could have put a patient at risk
The failure to respect parents’ concerns could be damaging
Learning that patients hang on my every word was invaluable
Brush with aggressive patient highlighted my lack of training
Staying calm helps to diffuse the fear in aggressive patients
Intoxicated patient needed an advocate to protect his leg
The route to success
Experienced auxiliary treated me as if I was a naughty child
Simple strategy helped patient handle short-term memory loss
I told my co-ordinator I was not prepared to put a patient at risk
Making the best of your placements
Picnic mishap gave me a lesson in preparing for the unexpected
Be confident in your skills and speak up for your patients
Listen to your conscience when you work under supervision
Dealing with differences
Blowing the whistle
Talking about his family life calms a patient with dementia
Time out for latecomers
Keep your chin up, work hard, tell the truth and enjoy it all
Placement visits revealed the realities of the sex trade
Emergency medicine
Let's stop apologising and be proud of our student status
Honing interprofessional links
Learning to survive the world outside of my comfort zone
Try some variety
Take direct action
Starting out
Keep in touch
Lessons in how to get the best from a methodical assessment
Be persistent in the search for dementia patients' identity
I was deeply affected by a dying patient who put on a brave face
Really listening to a patient can make all the difference
Nurses have a right to make moral judgements at work
Students on placements must never forget they are guests
We must always challenge bad practice, even from a consultant
Be the nurse you want to be by refusing to kowtow to bullies
A GP showed me how to deal with a violent and aggressive patient
I learned about the importance of balancing ethical principles
Good communication can start with an offer of a cup of tea
A hospice placement gave me experience of ‘real nursing'
Happy to be a softie if it means remaining true to my values
Diagnosis without explanation can cause needless anxiety
Last hours
Patients and staff benefit from ‘human touch' nursing care
A poor hospital referral puts patient's welfare in jeopardy
Good communication takes account of patient's abilities
A day centre placement showed me a different side to nursing
Don't overlook the importance of communication with patients
Witnessing ‘barbaric' seclusion provided impetus for reflection
Discussing a patient's fear of falling could prove helpful
Feeling valued
Some people may prefer not to be reminded of the ‘old days'
There is so much to learn, but it is sinking in – gradually
People told me I could never be a nurse, but they were wrong
Becoming a person again
How one simple sentence gave my patient false hope
I learned to see a person behind the mental illness
Second nature
Off target
Good practice
The mother load
The end is in sight
Real life is not like holby city, but i realise that I did my best
Tips for success
Finding time to talk to a patient can help reduce their anxiety
An appreciative patient showed me the importance of trust
Happy returns
Getting to know each other starts with exchanging names
Feeling the squeeze
No time for staff tiffs when patients need our care
Make a link
Do mental health patients get the services they deserve?
Learn side by side
Added value?
First–time nerves
We are all responsible
When it all goes wrong
Student Michelle Dunn learned to keep an open mind
Culture shock
Joanne Hardy learned that sometimes the patient just wants a hug
Student Evie Jackson learned from a difficult patient encounter
Student Ian Simpson's eyes were opened in the community
Placement prejudice
Spread your wings
My first placement taught me
Good placement guide
A bank nurse showed me how to trust my own judgement
The final placement
In india, I saw how patients are cared for by their entire family
Handing over responsibility
Prison placement taught me to see all patients as individuals
Nurse advocates brought relief to patient in terrible pain
Unaccustomed as I am…
A world of difference
Seeing a dead body helped me deal with my mother’s illness
A tale of two placements – from pariah to valued team member
My attempt to advocate for a vulnerable patient was in vain
A patient taught me about cognitive ability after stroke
My first job is at a hospice
When your patience is stretched to breaking point, ask for help
I missed an opportunity to try cardiopulmonary resuscitation
I learned a more professional approach to observations
Learning to change
I learnt that communication is vital in stressful situations
Community relations
Showing real empathy helped my patient on a difficult day
I was motivated to challenge the uncaring attitudes of staff
I learned a lot from a patient who could only speak one word
Inducing success
In students’ shoes
Our work while on placements is very important to patients
A difficult placement taught me the value of end-of-life care
I reported poor care standards and this has empowered me
I felt uneasy about a patient being the focus of a sad spectacle
Allowing a colleague to rush me caused my patient distress
Difference matters
Answer the call to learn
Becoming a patient forced me to reassess my nursing priorities
Encouraging patients to help themselves has positive effects
Respecting the wishes of a dying patient made all the difference
Observation is the key to good care for dementia patients
Learning to respect the value of nurse-patient boundaries
The sheer determination of one patient was inspirational to me
Show of aggression was a way of telling me what she wanted
The focus of care needs to be on the patient, not just the task
Using relatives as translators creates a barrier to good care
Reflecting on trauma
Communication skills need to be tailored to the patient
I forgot to communicate with a ventilated and sedated patient
I was privileged to witness the courage of a little girl’s family
Power to the patient
I refused to lie for a patient
How can I help?
I should ask about sexual issues despite my embarrassment
Community counts
I was amazed by the skill and professionalism of paramedics
I supported a patient who was given bad news and left alone
Getting back on course
Performing CPR on a patient banished some misconceptions
I struggled through the snow to bring patients their medication
Be receptive to the signals that mean someone wants to talk
Being excluded from a handover left me feeling small and upset
I gained more from a placement by speaking up for myself
Turn failure into success
Know the boundaries
I carried out cardiopulmonary resuscitation on a prisoner
Opportunity knocks
Adapting how I communicate meant I could give better care
The telephone’s ring was enough to make me feel uncomfortable
Sharing grief but being ‘a rock’ is an essential part of the job
Moving between settings
I was scared about saying the wrong thing to a suicidal man
How a walk and talk in the park helped to relieve depression
How I Learnt To Appreciate The Humanity Of Every Patient
Nursing home resident was prevented from phoning home
Fair play on assessment
Deaf patient showed me value of two-way communication
Holistic care in practice
Offering emotional support to patients requires stamina
When first name terms bring about a loss of patient dignity
Easier to understand patients after watching surgery journey.
Learning disability placement helped me observe boundaries
Mentoring
I am thankful that healthcare assistants are there to help
A good mentor has helped me to realise my potential as a nurse
Mentor's poor example made me examine my own attitudes
I should have had the confidence to speak for unconscious patient
Straight talk cleared the air with mentor
Loss of confidence
Key to learning
Mutual benefit
No obstacle to success
Mind your mentoring
The caring character
After the interview
Emotions in check
Differences of opinion
Mutually supportive
Mentor’s support helped me get over nerves about handover
Patient was not the only person unsettled by mentor’s tone
Follow my lead
Study skills
Recruitment in freefall
Understanding learning
Are you just the job?
Put value in evaluation
Education in overdrive
Remember and learn
Can you tell write from wrong?
Using the internet as a learning tool
Testing time
How to ask an intelligent question
Word perfect
The cost of reading
On course for success
Crunch the numbers
A test of fitness
Quote of many colours
Clinical knowledge to hand
Learning on the go
A question of preparation
Networked learning
Cut out the plagiarism
Learning from the team
Have you ever cheated?
Weighing up research
Jettison the exam jitters
Pressure too much?
Key to student support
Exchange visit opened my eyes to other practices and beliefs
Record of achievement
Full-time commitment
The learning divide
Late off the mark
Reading the signs
Study by degree
It’s all in the planning
Proving your point
Learning through play
Beyond the call of duty
How to read a job advertisement
Investing in the future
More than merely ‘clever’
Life saving students
Insuring the future
Keys to success
Pathway for learning
Hurdles to understanding
Buddies help find the way
Communication failure
Let’s have a dummy run
Calculated to succeed
Learning on the move
Shared opportunities
Off to a flying start
Telling a digital story
In a virtual world
Imaginative care
Getting writing right
Appearances can be deceptive with a post-operative patient
Support for research
Speak my language
Understanding ourselves
Right on the button
Staying the course
Why be a nurse?
At your service
The healing personality
What makes a good nurse?
No barriers to nursing
See beyond the illness
Swift response to suspected diabetes helped save my sister
A big adventure
See the client not the addiction
My turning point
I refused to let Scoliosis stop me from following my dream
Battling a stomach bug gives me an idea of how patients feel
Why be a nurse?
Student Julie Meredith learned to question her own beliefs
Transfer made easier
The truth about failure
When I came face to face with the ‘too posh to wash' nurses
Caring for dad helped me to realise I was ready to nurse
Exclusion from the clique left me scared and demoralised
Nursing the planet
Older and wiser
Make a difference
Steps toward recovery
Sticks and stones
Actions that benefit patients are not an abuse of power
Conveyor belt care
The rewards of caring for the patient, not just the condition
Out of harm's way
Getting to know the importance of introductions to patients
Stand up for specialists
International recognition
I challenged a colleague’s poor treatment of a vulnerable man
Spoon number eight helped me to see humanity in a ‘monster’
Language matters
How to pick the best
We are all in it together
Ticking all the right boxes
Experience as a patient
Man about the house
Only a mother can truly know and understand her child’s pain
I was right to report unsafe practice
Comforting a grieving relative made me see nursing’s value
Focus on diagnosis was at the expense of holistic care
Intensive care stint showed me the strength of relatives’ hope
A first-year student made me realise how far I have come
Alarm turned to admiration as I saw my colleagues in action
A confident future
Changing motivation
Work/life balance
Make your choices ‘green'
The ride of your life
An essential debriefing
ABC of time planning
Financial tips
Survival guide
Unsocial behaviour
Balancing act
Rights of access to all
Application required
Knowledge in hand
Time to branch out
Price worth paying
First aid incident reinforced the importance of preparation
Give me time to heal
The two sides of stress
Support is at hand
I overcame my feelings to be an observer in an abortion clinic
Reputation at stake
I enabled a patient to make his own decision on cancer trial
Staying the course
Criminal backgrounds
A degree of experience
A career that rocks
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