Influences on childhood immunisation decision-making in London's Gypsy and Traveller communities

The authors employed a qualitative methodological approach because this was an initial exploratory study with the aim of discovering new insights or themes about childhood immunisations in a...

Students during the pandemic: what is the experience of those who opted out?

Although this survey was relatively small, it is an indication of how student nurses are feeling and their experiences of this situation. Universities and the higher education industry have a civic...

The importance of self-care for improving student nurse wellbeing

The primary duties of protecting the health, safety and wellbeing of the workforce are the responsibility of employers, but I believe there are several self-care practices that I can use to improve my...

Digital learning during the pandemic: how medical students have adapted

We thank Leigh et al (2020) for their article, illustrating the various digital tools and approaches that can be used to educate nurses during the coronavirus pandemic. As medical students, we feel...

Recognising Florence Nightingale's contribution to nursing

At the beginning of the Crimean War senior military officers displayed an appalling disregard for the lives of British soldiers. However, unlike previous wars, when the general public were kept in the...

Patient safety in the NHS: latest reports update

‘The trust's maternity services are currently subject to an independent inquiry, led by Donna Ockenden, which has identified 1170 cases over a 40-year period that warrant investigation.’ .

From staff nurse to nurse consultant: Academic essays part 2: why nurses fail assignments

The essay may be well written. It may reference the literature in an informed way, and even apply theory to clinical practice; however, if it does not attempt to answer the question set, it will...

The return-to-work conundrum

Reflections on setting up a nurse-led paediatric peripherally inserted central catheter service

Every child requiring a PICC line is assessed and reviewed by the author in the presence of the parents and the nursing or medical team responsible for the child. This assessment includes scanning the...

Needlestick injuries: the role of safety-engineered devices in prevention

Occupational NSI awareness is an essential component of any healthcare system. Under the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 and the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999, the...

My journey through COVID-19

An international survey of pediatric and neonatal clinicians' vascular access practice: PediSIG assessment of vascular access, education, and support (PAVES) catheter selection

This is the first survey designed to target pediatric vascular access clinicians to assess their current practice. Previous international surveys have been conducted to assess for perspectives of the...

CQC: working in a pandemic

Protecting frontline workers

Asthma guidelines: the best of three

The GINA report of 2020 (GINA, 2020) is the only guideline so far to have published guidance during the pandemic, although both the BTS and NICE have published separate documents on the subject. GINA...