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Diabetes: the essentials for non-specialists
Around one in six hospital beds are now occupied by patients who have diabetes, so staff in all settings need to know the basics
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Playing it safe: children's toys in health care settings
Helen explains why she got involved in the development of RCN guidance on safely supporting and promoting play in children’s health care settings.
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Lessons on lymphoedema
When Karen found community nursing staff were unable to attend training, she took the education to them
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Hepatology hero
Tara’s pushing boundaries in liver disease management so patients can get the care they deserve
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Tracheostomy care close to home: ‘I couldn’t fail him’
Specialist care often takes patients far from home, but care home manager Lesley was determined to help keep one patient with complex needs close to his family
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Video: multiple cranial nerve block injection demo
Advanced nurse practitioner Susie shows how to administer this transformative headache treatment.
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Hysteroscopy: the nurse-led clinic detecting uterine cancer
Meet the first nurse in Northern Ireland to run a hysteroscopy outpatient clinic – massively reducing waiting times in the process.
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Male fertility: how nursing staff can support men
With male fertility concerns on the rise, many men feel they have nowhere to turn, but new RCN guidance helps nursing staff expand their knowledge
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Asthma: the essentials for non-specialists
Everything nursing staff need to know about the long-term lung condition, from symptoms and triggers to inhaler technique.
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Kidney cancer: spotting the signs
With no obvious symptoms for many, it can be hard to detect. Here’s what nursing staff working in all settings need to know
