Should known allergy status be included as a medication administration ‘right’?

A 3-year-old child was brought into the emergency department (ED) of a hospital in the Middle East by his parents. The father informed the ED nursing staff that the young child had been unwell with a...

Using simulated patients as a learning strategy to support undergraduate nurses to develop patient-teaching skills

Patient education is part of nursing practice (NMC, 2018b), and integral to person-centred care (World Health Organization (WHO), 2011). Some authors (Lin and Wang, 2017; Richard et al, 2018) have...

Sustaining the commitment to patient safety huddles: insights from eight acute hospital ward teams

Since June 2013, eight acute wards in one UK hospital have pioneered the use of PSHs. The PSH is seen as:.

Setting up an arthroplasty care practitioner-led virtual clinic for follow-up of orthopaedic patients

In the UK, the professional orthopaedic community has been supporting the development of advanced practitioners involved in the care of patients with a joint replacement and guidelines for follow-up...

Blood donation: nurse roles and responsibilities

Because the blood components collected are manufactured into therapeutic transfusions for patients, under UK law, NHSBT has to comply with the Blood Safety and Quality Regulations..

Links between mental and heart health

Unfortunately, rates of depression and anxiety have been reported to be 20–30% after a cardiac event, and rates of post-traumatic stress disorder and suicide are also elevated (Jackson et al, 2018a)....

From staff nurse to nurse consultant: Survival Guide part 6: Surviving critical incidents

The Interim NHS People Plan: implications for nurse education

The report recognises that healthcare work attracts dedicated, committed people. However, the evidence suggests that job satisfaction is compromised in places by a culture of bullying and harassment....

Ensuring smooth transition of frail elderly patients from hospital to community

In a systematic review of the literature, Landeiro et al (2019) showed that delayed discharge occurs in most countries and that the associated costs are significant, not least because of their impact...

The state of NHS care in England

The CQC (2019) presents a useful and real-time picture of health and social care in England. The report looks at trends and shares examples of outstanding, good and poor care practices. Like all CQC...

BJN Awards 2019: Nurse of the Year—runner up

‘This has been a job of tremendous ups and downs, highs and lows. We go through good times with the patients and their families, but also extremely difficult periods that can be heartrending for all...

Taking the measure of safety culture

‘Everyone can play a part in making patient safety a top priority. But there is a wider challenge for us all to effect the cultural change that we need, to have the humility to accept that we all...