Nursing Standard back issues from February 2003:
Make your mind up time. (Editorial).
Feb 05, 2003
Tackling child abuse requires a robust system. (Editorial).(Brief Article)
Feb 05, 2003
Wrong grades exposed. (news).(nurse pay systems)(Brief Article)
Feb 05, 2003
Violence of the lambs. (news).(health for pregnant women)(Brief Article)
Feb 05, 2003
No limit to foundation `top-ups': foundation trusts will have to fit in with equal pay agenda when deciding on salaries above national rates, says Unison. (news).
Feb 05, 2003;
Scotland will wait and see. (news).(pay system)(Brief Article)
Feb 05, 2003
Biggest winners have to wait. (news).(nurse benefits)(Brief Article)
Feb 05, 2003
Unions throw support behind new pay deal: vote in favour of Agenda for Change package, RCN members are urged. (news).
Feb 05, 2003;
Police recruits still at top of public sector earnings league. (news).(Brief Article)
Feb 05, 2003
Back to the drawing board. (news).(nurse job profiles)(Brief Article)
Feb 05, 2003
Community and District Nursing Association. (on the move).(Anne Duffy )(Brief Article)
Feb 05, 2003
Macmillan Cancer Relief. (on the move).(Brief Article)
Feb 05, 2003
Support for young smokers helps them quit. (news).(Brief Article)
Feb 05, 2003
Hospitals cope with snow chaos. (news).(Brief Article)
Feb 05, 2003
Snap to it. (news).(whiplash information)(Brief Article)
Feb 05, 2003
Nurse urges caution over Tory's bullying website: NHS is rife with `culture of intimidation', says shadow health secretary Liam Fox. (news).(Brief Article)
Feb 05, 2003;
Call for flexibility in use of nurse-to-patient ratios: new guidelines warn against healthcare assistants filling role of critical care nurses. (news).
Feb 05, 2003;
No action over TV programme. (news).(Brief Article)
Feb 05, 2003
If you think that's embarrassing ... (news).
Feb 05, 2003
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has advised nurses not to feed patients orally using a syringe.(Brief Article)
Feb 05, 2003
Talks have begun on setting up an all-Ireland nurse telephone consultation service along similar lines to NHS Direct.(Brief Article)
Feb 05, 2003
Guidelines for respiratory nurses from the British Thoracic Society.(Brief Article)
Feb 05, 2003
West Suffolk NHS Trust has been awarded the Work Life Balance standard by the Department of Trade and Industry.(Brief Article)
Feb 05, 2003
Hospices and palliative care services across England are to share a 70 million [pounds sterling] grant from the New Opportunities Fund, one of the organisations that distributes money from the national lottery.(Brief Article)
Feb 05, 2003
Key recommendations from the inquiry into the death of Victoria Climbie. (News: climbie inquiry).(Brief Article)
Feb 05, 2003
Climbie nurses are not disciplined. (News: climbie inquiry).(Brief Article)
Feb 05, 2003
Basic good practice could have saved Victoria's life: inquiry chair Lord Laming slams nurses for failing to make sure action was taken. (News: climbie inquiry).
Feb 05, 2003;
Training in cross-service skills to be made available: National Agency for Children and Families would monitor child protection issues. (News: climbie inquiry).
Feb 05, 2003;
No single sign shows child is being abused. (News: climbie inquiry).(Brief Article)
Feb 05, 2003
Professional barriers must come down. (News: climbie inquiry).(Brief Article)
Feb 05, 2003
Diuretics should be avoided in acute renal failure. (News: clinical digest: a weekly round-up of the latest research and scientific reports from the nursing and medical journals).(Brief Article)
Feb 05, 2003
Eating nuts and peanut butter reduces diabetes risk. (News: clinical digest: a weekly round-up of the latest research and scientific reports from the nursing and medical journals).(Brief Article)
Feb 05, 2003
Life quality improves in women after bypass graft. (News: clinical digest: a weekly round-up of the latest research and scientific reports from the nursing and medical journals).(Brief Article)
Feb 05, 2003
Clinic for drug users cuts hospital costs dramatically. (News: clinical digest: a weekly round-up of the latest research and scientific reports from the nursing and medical journals).(Brief Article)
Feb 05, 2003
Bands of hope: after a lengthy process of evaluation, widely different NHS jobs are now being graded into new pay bands. (analysis).
Feb 05, 2003;
Nurses start to do their own pay sums: as details of the new pay and grading system become clearer, individual nurses are looking at where they might fit in. (analysis).
Feb 05, 2003;
Growing pains: fast food and lack of exercise are putting today's children at risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
Feb 05, 2003;
The lost children: private fostering of children is unregulated, sometimes with tragic results as in the case of Victoria Climbie. Yet we do not know how many children are in this position.
Feb 05, 2003;
Could the International Council of Nurses please speak up. (standard life).
Feb 05, 2003;
Let go of old wishes: revisiting long-held ambitions can throw up some surprising results. (perspectives).
Feb 05, 2003;
Learning the lessons from failure: in our clinical governance column Clare Morrell speaks to a researcher working on major quality errors in the NHS. (perspectives).
Feb 05, 2003;
Research notes: a study of young men recovering from critical illness showed the value of reminiscence therapy. (perspectives).(Brief Article)
Feb 05, 2003;
Good news: Beverly Malone explains why the RCN believes the new pay and grading system is the key to retaining and recruiting a quality workforce. (perspectives).(Royal College of Nursing)
Feb 05, 2003;
Starting out: student Tsitsi Muchayingeyi is reminded that nursing is more than just mechanical tasks. (perspectives).(Brief Article)
Feb 05, 2003;
Work until you drop: the government is proposing retirement at 65 for nurses who join the NHS after 2006. We asked our readers panel if they think this is good or bad for the workforce.
Feb 05, 2003
Brushing up: Sue Haslett plans to collect more information on Parkinson's disease after reading a continuing professional development Article.
Feb 05, 2003;
Straight talking: a new report on learning disabilities has been written in plain language. But that alone won't change attitudes. (perspectives).
Feb 05, 2003;
Ask the experts. (perspectives).(career development)(Brief Article)
Feb 05, 2003
What's on: the best of the week's health-related TV and radio.(schedule of television, radio programs)(Brief Article)(Calendar)
Feb 05, 2003;
Pick of the week.(British Broadcasting Corporation Ltd.'s BBC 1 to air 'Christopher Reeve -- Hope in Motion')(Brief Article)
Feb 05, 2003
An all-round guide to beating the bugs. (Perspectives: review).('An All-Round Guide to Beating the Bugs')(Book Review) (book review)
Feb 05, 2003;
Managing Mental Health in the Community--Chaos and Containment.(Book Review) (book review)
Feb 05, 2003;
Potential dangers in lowering standard of proof. (Perspectives: letters).(Letter to the Editor)
Feb 05, 2003;
Miscarriages of justice are rare. (Perspectives: letters).(Letter to the Editor)
Feb 05, 2003;
Bathing is an intimate and valuable aspect of care. (Perspectives: letters).
Feb 05, 2003;
Unsocial hours changes will bring proper rewards.(Letter to the Editor)
Feb 05, 2003;
Graduate nurses are best in management positions. (Perspectives: letters).(Letter to the Editor)
Feb 05, 2003;
Mature mentors can intimidate young recruits. (Perspectives: letters).(Letter to the Editor)
Feb 05, 2003;
Modern nurse training is no laughing matter. (Perspectives: letters).(Letter to the Editor)
Feb 05, 2003;
Outside in: David Newnham grapples with the thankless and dirty business of environmentalism. (Perspectives: letters).(Editorial)
Feb 05, 2003;
Patient advocacy: a concept analysis. (research).
Feb 05, 2003;
Post, exposure rabies vaccination. (travel health).
Feb 05, 2003;
The management of prostate cancer. (Oncology).
Feb 05, 2003;
Learning from experience: students Joy Longden and David Graham gave up other careers to follow a dream. Frances Pickersgill spoke to them about their nursing careers. (Focus: students).
Feb 05, 2003
Reciprocal agreement: an international nurse recruitment programme offers opportunities for students to widen their experience. (Focus: students).
Feb 05, 2003;