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Growing the nursing workforce in the United Kingdom: Aspiration and reality

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Introduction This week’s blog is by Rebecca Garcia and Irtiza Qureshi. The nursing workforce in the United Kingdom (UK) has been under capacity for a long time [1]. According to the latest published figures from NHS Digital (2024) [2], there are currently 34,709 qualified nursing vacancies in England.

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Norovirus, a Formidable and Underappreciated Hazard: What Nurses Need to Know

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A symptomatic nurse or health care worker can unknowingly spread the virus to multiple patients through direct contact or via contaminated surfaces. Nursing considerations for prevention and response. Be aware of illness present in local communities.

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3 Ways Nurses Can Better Support Their Autistic Patients

Daily Nurse

Many nurses have expressed worry about navigating an experience assisting autistic patients because of these barriers. Nurses can also relay compassion and understanding to patients to make them feel as if they’re in a safe space. The post 3 Ways Nurses Can Better Support Their Autistic Patients first appeared on Daily Nurse.

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Human Metapneumovirus: Another Important Cause of Respiratory Illness

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The role of nurses in prevention and control. Given the preventive measures just listed, it is clear that nurses play a crucial role in managing and controlling outbreaks of hMPV as well as other respiratory viruses. suctioning, intubation, respiratory treatments).

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Future-Proofing Healthcare: The Unexpected Tools Enhancing Nurse Efficiency

Daily Nurse

Healthcare faces growing demands, and nurses often manage the brunt of them. It’s common for nurses to have to juggle heavy workloads, complex patient needs, and time-intensive tasks every day they clock in. AI also supports nurses with decision-making by offering evidence-based recommendations tailored to individual patients.

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Why are Nurses at Particular Risk of Chronic Exhaustion?

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This week’s blog comes from Alison McGrath, a nurse now working as an independent wellbeing coach, and explores whether nurses may be at risk of chronic exhaustion. Why do nurses smoke? So went the joke when I was a student nurse in the early 1990s. Why do nurses smoke? Why do they leave?

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Nursing Before Politics

Daily Nurse

Patients must feel safe from judgment; thus, the nurse must be an apolitical figure who rises above the divisions of the day and provides care that disregards it all. This acceptance is crucial for building successful nurse-patient relationships. As difficult as it can sometimes be to bite our tongues, doing so is paramount.

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