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In the current edition of Nursing Standard

Editorial

Nursing academics need support during period of change

News

Round-up of the week’s events

Analysis

‘The prime minister’s commission offers a clear direction’
Nurses share their views on plans for the future of the profession

Clinical Digest

Latest research from the nursing and scientific journals

Features

Parkinson’s disease
Meet a nurse who transformed services

Progress report
Catch up with students at the halfway stage of their nurse training

Being alert to anthrax
The threat posed by unrecognised cases among heroin users

Labour’s legacy
New nursing roles since the government came to power

Banning the burka
Nurses in France oppose their government’s plans

Reflections

Voices
Rosemary Cook on the origins of innovation

Thought process
Ethical care for patients in a persistent vegetative state

Outside in
David Newnham is feeling nostalgic for antacid tablets

Give us a clue
Jane Bates enjoys deciphering diagrams

Readers panel
Should assistant practitioners be recruited to band 5 and 6 posts?

In the eyes of my family, I can be a genius or a fool
Jan Halstead’s professional standing among her relatives

Starting out
Claudia Lewin on preparing equipment correctly

Reviews: TV, radio, books and website
The best of the week’s health-related viewing

Letters
Your letters and emails

Art & Science

Presentation skills: 3
Dissemination of best practice to students

Safety in numbers
Testing nurses’ numeracy

Learning Zone

Developmental disability
Improving access to care for people with autism

Assessment questionnaire

A reader’s practice profile on hyperglycaemia

Practice profile assessment

Administering medicines
Caring for patients with dysphagia

Reader Offers

We have ten copies of Florence Nightingale’s book Notes on Nursing, plus ten £2 commemorative coins to give away

Careers & Jobs

Student life:
Setbacks

Reducing the risk of deterioration

The NHS proves its true value

Dementia services

 

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