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With the recent debate about all new nurses needing to take degrees, this book about training to be a nurse in the 1960’s is a timely release. ‘Old school’ nursing skills are either feted as just what all new nurses need or dismissed as completely outdated by the academic skills of subsequent generations of nurses. Consisting of a selection of anecdotes ...

In a very basic sense, nursing is a profession of love. Love means giving of yourself, without asking anything in return, and this is what nurses do every day. You never know what you’re going to get at the beginning of a shift. You might save lives and get a patient that is an absolute joy to work with. You ...

There are lots of SRNs and SENs still working within the NHS, these nurses have become almost universally know as “old school” nurses. In many cases they are considered to be somewhat behind the times, not as well educated or trained as 21st century university trained nurses. Let’s see what we can do to dispel that myth. ‘Old School’ Nursing training ...

Many nurses have an entrepreneurial streak. It probably comes from the need to think on your feet to do the best you can for your patient. Here we talk to Dawn Bowes who saw a gap in the market for providing goods for nurses and who combines nursing with e-commerce. The end result was NursesStore.co.uk. Don’t believe us? She had just ...

It seems strange that a site for professional nurses pays very little attention to nursing research. Nursing research is how we prove or disprove that our practice works and what makes us different from other professionals such as doctors and psychologists. Most professional sites have research and publications sections where you can search for recent updates in practice e.g. British Medical ...

This rant has been bottling up inside me for a while and the article recommending that student nurses give up smoking as part of their training has galvanised me into action. I realise that what I say below will probably infuriate and offend some of my fellow nurses but I still think it needs to be said. Even if only to ...

Time to get up and at them! You know the nursing drill-long hours, high demands, and stressful situations leave you feeling accomplished, fulfilled, and…exhausted! You may feel like there’s just no time in the work day to take care of your number one patient: yourself. Although the work you do for others is amazing, it is important to give yourself ...