There are also times when, from the point of view of some harassers, what they said or did wasn't a big deal. They think to themselves,If somebody did that to me, I'd be okay with it, so why is it such a big deal to someone else?However, this is failing to recognize that a ...
If you’d like to share your story with Nursing Standard, you can contact the news team at news@rcni.com or on Twitter @NurseStandard 5.40pm Six days in, strikes point to nurses’ continued resolve – but that determination is matched by ministers’ refusal to negotiate. For now Nurses ...
"Let's take services like immunisation of children. If we lose public health nurses, then the babies that have to be immunised will not get their immunisation and we are going to have babies die," he told the BBC. He said adult patients would also die if there were not enough nurses t...
During that time, the investigator conducted observation sessions and interviews with nurses and parents on all shifts, and observed the nurses' behavior during interactions with babies, families, other nurses, and staff members. She conducted informal interviews about day-to-day work and the meaning...
Nurses who leave their patients with temps, lose so much respect that patients and physicians previously held of the nurses. Work collaboratively internally and without a union and you will be surprised yet pleased at how people begin to listen to you and at how much respect you gain. If ...
If an offer in England results in additional funding coming to the Scottish government for NHS pay for the current 2022/23 year the union said it "will immediately demand that the Scottish government act on the re-opening clause agreed with the RCN as part of the roadmap to di...
The findings from this research contribute to a definition of grief as a pervasive, highly individualized, dynamic process that often is discussed normatively within professional healthcare disciplines. Neonatal nurses routinely deal with grief and feelings of loss. It is important that a framework be...
With more awareness comes a better understanding that the nurse needs help and support as well. Knowledge of this phenomenon can also help nurses realize that they are not alone in how they feel after being involved in an adverse event. This should validate their feelings, thoughts, and ...
Sue loved nursing, but not management which became too stressful. When Liz returned to maternity after an absence of 16 years, it felt like slipping on a comfortable pair of old shoes. She loved the mothers and babies, although some were less than grateful compared to mothers in the 1970s...
"By sacrificing to breastfeed despite the challenges of breastfeeding, mothers reported that they were compensating for theirbabies' lack of intra-uterine protection and nutrition," Ms Adama says. The same nurses who attended to the parents in hospital should perform the follow-up support, rather...