In the current edition of Nursing StandardNursing academics need support during period of change
Round-up of the week’s events
‘The prime minister’s commission offers a clear direction’
Nurses share their views on plans for the future of the profession
Latest research from the nursing and scientific journals
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
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
Presentation skills: 3
Dissemination of best practice to students
Safety in numbers
Testing nurses’ numeracy
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
We have ten copies of Florence Nightingale’s book Notes on Nursing, plus ten £2 commemorative coins to give away
Student life:
Setbacks
Reducing the risk of deterioration
The NHS proves its true value
Dementia services