Wales ‘displaying a dangerous and growing reliance’ on agency nurses

The NHS in Wales could move to a model in which most or all nursing care is outsourced to private companies, if its increasing reliance on agency staff continues, a union report has claimed. According to the Royal College of Nursing, the Welsh health service…

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Community Health Nursing Quiz Series - 39

Community Health Nursing Quiz Series - 38 

Community Health Nursing Quiz Series - 40

Reliability and Validity     Job Description     Introduction to Education & Philosophy     Miscellaneous     Microorganism     Placenta, Amniotic Fluid, Umbilical Cord and Fetal Circulation 

NCLEX Quiz Series         Anatomy and Physiology         Fundamental of Nursing      Medical – Surgical Nursing       Growth & Development       Child Health Nursing       Mental Health Nursing       Community Health Nursing       Communicable Diseases        Nutrition       Maternal Nursing       Psychology and Sociology        Microbiology        Pharmacology      Nursing Education        Nursing Management & Administration      Nursing Research and Statistics

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Community Health Nursing Quiz Series - 38

Community Health Nursing Quiz Series - 37 

Community Health Nursing Quiz Series - 39

Anaemia     Common Health Problem of new born     Antidepressant     MMR     Miscellaneous     Personality 

NCLEX Quiz Series         Anatomy and Physiology         Fundamental of Nursing      Medical – Surgical Nursing       Growth & Development       Child Health Nursing       Mental Health Nursing       Community Health Nursing       Communicable Diseases        Nutrition       Maternal Nursing       Psychology and Sociology        Microbiology        Pharmacology      Nursing Education        Nursing Management & Administration      Nursing Research and Statistics

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Nurses urged to look out for serious strep A infections and scarlet fever

Public health officials in England have warned that there has been an increase this year in the number of cases of serious infections caused by group A streptococci in children. Cases of scarlet fever reported by general practices in England are “higher than normal for…

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RCN confirms critical care will be exempt from strikes but not A&E

The Royal College of Nursing has confirmed which services will be exempt nationally from taking part in the strike action slated for later this month. It said adult intensive care units and high dependency units, neonatal and paediatric intensive care units, and dialysis and chemotherapy…

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Mental health services now under ‘unsustainable pressure’

NHS mental health services are under “unsustainable pressure” as demand far outstrips the capacity of overstretched services to provide adequate care, NHS leaders have warned. Health service leaders from the mental health sector have called on the government to “do more” to alleviate “skyrocketing pressure”…

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Midwife union to consult members on latest Scottish Government pay offer

The Royal College of Midwives has announced that it is consulting its members in Scotland on the latest pay offer made late last week by the Scottish Government. The RCM said that its online consultation on the pay offer was opening today and would close…

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Journalism award helps cement legacy for cancer nurse’s blog

A cancer specialist nurse who wrote a blog about her own experiences of living with the disease to raise awareness among other members of the nursing profession has posthumously won an award. At a ceremony on Tuesday evening, Ingrid Fuchs was named Columnist of the…

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Community Health Nursing Quiz Series - 37

Community Health Nursing Quiz Series - 36 

Community Health Nursing Quiz Series - 38

Ego Defence Mechanism     Female Reproductive System Gynaecology     Vitamin B Complex     Health Communication     

NCLEX Quiz Series         Anatomy and Physiology         Fundamental of Nursing      Medical – Surgical Nursing       Growth & Development       Child Health Nursing       Mental Health Nursing       Community Health Nursing       Communicable Diseases        Nutrition       Maternal Nursing       Psychology and Sociology        Microbiology        Pharmacology      Nursing Education        Nursing Management & Administration      Nursing Research and Statistics

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‘Systemic’ mental health nurse shortages putting patients at risk

The shortage of registered mental health nurses “is a systemic issue which requires longer-term national workforce planning”, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has said. In a report published today on how services apply the Mental Health Act 1983 (MHA), the regulator reported serious concerns of…

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Further rise in nurse vacancies to almost 47,500

Nurse vacancies in England’s NHS have reached another record high and now account for more than a third of all staffing gaps in the health service. In the quarter ending September 2022, almost 47,500 full-time equivalent (FTE) registered nurse vacancies were recorded, revealed the latest…

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Announcing our Nursing Times student editors for 2022-23

Our Nursing Times student editors have been appointed for 2022-23 and have already started writing about their experiences and views exclusively for you. As ever, the standard of applications for the role was really high and the decisions tough, but we have finally settled on…

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Trust launches ‘grief café’ for community nurses

A nurse and a psychologist have launched the Good Grief Café to help NHS community staff talk about their experiences of loss, death and dying. Set up at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, the café project aims to offer an informal and confidential…

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Community Health Nursing Quiz Series - 36

Community Health Nursing Quiz Series - 35 

Community Health Nursing Quiz Series - 37

Heart failure     Respiratory Distress     Vitamins     Maslow’s Hierarchy of Need     Opiates     

NCLEX Quiz Series         Anatomy and Physiology         Fundamental of Nursing      Medical – Surgical Nursing       Growth & Development       Child Health Nursing       Mental Health Nursing       Community Health Nursing       Communicable Diseases        Nutrition       Maternal Nursing       Psychology and Sociology        Microbiology        Pharmacology      Nursing Education        Nursing Management & Administration      Nursing Research and Statistics

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GMB members vote to strike across England and Wales

Health workers belonging to the union GMB have voted to strike in 15 organisations across England and Wales. The union announced today that it had received a mandate to strike across four hospital trusts, one mental health trust, the national NHS Blood and Transplant service, and…

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RCN members vote for council to step down following Carr Review

Members of the Royal College of Nursing have overwhelmingly passed a vote of no confidence in their governing council, it has been announced. Over 15,000 members (93%) voted in favour of a resolution which called for council office holders to step down and to not…

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Unison receives mandate for strikes in some England NHS trusts

Unison health worker members at two hospital NHS trusts in Liverpool look set to go on strike over pay and staffing. The union announced today that it had received a mandate to strike at Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, and Liverpool University…

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Record numbers of international nurses on UK register

The number of internationally trained nursing staff in the UK is increasing rapidly, with nurses coming from abroad accounting for nearly half those who registered for the first time in the last six months, latest figures from the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) show. Overall,…

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Mental Health Nursing Quiz Series - 35

Mental Health Nursing Quiz Series - 34 

Mental Health Nursing Quiz Series - 36

Review of Literature     Span of Control     Instructional Media (AV Aids) Measurement and Evaluation     Body Mass Index (BMI)     Infection     Maslow’s Hierarchy of Need     

NCLEX Quiz Series         Anatomy and Physiology         Fundamental of Nursing      Medical – Surgical Nursing       Growth & Development       Child Health Nursing       Mental Health Nursing       Community Health Nursing       Communicable Diseases        Nutrition       Maternal Nursing       Psychology and Sociology        Microbiology        Pharmacology      Nursing Education        Nursing Management & Administration      Nursing Research and Statistics

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Care home group introduces dementia specialist nurse role

Encore Care Homes has introduced a dedicated new nursing role in a move described as intended to “provide a boost” to the wellbeing of residents with dementia. Sue Lanceley has been promoted within the firm to group dementia specialist nurse due to her “wealth of…

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