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5 blog posts
  • A nurse talks to a junior nurse with a third nurse in the background preparing a bed Jane Coad Jane Coad 25 Nov 2024

    The Repository Project: Supporting Collaboration and Connectivity in Nursing Research

  • Nurse on ward Lucy Hayes Lucy Hayes 21 Nov 2024

    Speaking up

    As registered nurses (RNs) we know we have a legal duty to speak-up when we have concerns about care (NMC, 2018). However, as newly-registered nurses (NRNs), in a time when care is often less than what we would want to give, this can be especially difficult.

  • Anonymous Anonymous 28 Feb 2024

    Gaslight

    This blog has been submitted by a member who wishes to remain anonymous, for reasons that will become clear as you read it. Bullying is a common phenomenon for nurses, with around a quarter of the nursing family experiencing bullying in the past year. This blog highlights my personal experience of “gaslighting” - a specific type of bullying, and how I am gradually recovering from this.

  • Lucy Hayes Lucy Hayes 14 Dec 2023

    I am a nurse

    Read Lucy's account of transitioning from student nurse to a newly registered nurse.

  • Daniel Branch Daniel Branch 29 Jun 2023

    Reflection on going to the coronation of King Charles the III

    Read about Daniel's experience going to the coronation of King Charles the III