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BJN inform provides nurses with practical, accessible information to support them in caring for their patients and themselves.
🌍 Cultural and linguistic diversity: Joanna Lavery, Saiby Solomon and Kulwinder Kaur explore how nurses can deliver culturally competent, inclusive care across diverse healthcare settings.

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#BJNinform #HealthEquity #CPD
February 3, 2026 at 5:24 PM
💨 Lower respiratory tract infections can affect anyone. Heather Henry explores how nurses can recognise symptoms, assess severity, and support patients through self-care, treatment, and prevention strategies.

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#BJNinform #NursingPractice #CPD
February 2, 2026 at 4:57 PM
💻 Digital practice in nursing is transforming how care is delivered, from artificial intelligence to electronic health records and mobile apps.

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#BJNinform #DigitalHealth #NursingPractice #ArtificialIntelligence
January 30, 2026 at 3:42 PM
🚨 Dealing with aggressive patients or relatives: Kevin Power explores how nurses can recognise, prevent and respond to verbal and physical aggression safely and professionally.

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#WorkplaceSafety #AggressionInHealthcare #NursingPractice
January 28, 2026 at 4:48 PM
📋 Record keeping: Peter Ellis explains how nurses can create and maintain high-quality care records in line with professional and legal standards.

📘 Read the full article for practical guidance. Link in thread.

#RecordKeeping #NursingPractice #PatientSafety #Accountability #BJNinform #CPD
January 26, 2026 at 5:49 PM
🗣️ Clear instructions – how to delegate: Diane Burns explores how clear, concise communication underpins safe and effective delegation in nursing practice.

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#LeadershipInNursing #Delegation #PatientSafety #NursingPractice #CommunicationSkills
January 23, 2026 at 1:51 PM
📚 Sarah Butler, Lecturer in the Faculty of Health Science, explores student incivility and what zero-tolerance policies mean for everyday academic practice.

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#BJNinform #HigherEducation #StudentBehaviour #ZeroTolerance #AcademicIntegrity #CPD
January 22, 2026 at 1:32 PM
🥗 Liz Anderson, Lead Nurse for Nutrition at Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, explores malnutrition in adult inpatients and what this means for everyday nursing care.

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#BJNinform #Nutrition #Malnutrition #PatientSafety #NursingCare #AdultNursing
January 20, 2026 at 10:55 AM
Start the year strong with a BJN inform subscription!

Access evidence-based nursing content, practical CPD resources and expert insight to support your practice throughout the year.

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January 19, 2026 at 8:28 PM
🧠 Athina Karavasopoulou explores neuropathic pain, focusing on its causes, symptoms and what this means for nursing assessment and management.

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#PainManagement #NeuropathicPain #NursingPractice #LongTermConditions #BJNinform #CPD
January 19, 2026 at 6:38 PM
🧩 Ian Peate explores race as a protected characteristic and what the Equality Act 2010 means for nursing practice.

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#EqualityAct #AntiRacism #NursingLeadership #Inclusion #BJNinform #CPD
January 16, 2026 at 5:54 PM
🩺 Matthew Robertson and Claire Ford explore preoperative care, outlining how thorough preparation before surgery supports patient safety, recovery and outcomes.

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#PerioperativeCare #SurgicalNursing #PreoperativeCare #PatientSafety #NursingPractice #BJNinform #CPD
January 13, 2026 at 6:12 PM
🎯 Spirituality, prayer and ritual can provide comfort. Dean Anderson explores the role of spirituality and prayer rituals at the end of life, and how nurses can support individuals and families through loss.

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#BJNinform #EndOfLifeCare #Spirituality
January 8, 2026 at 6:06 PM
🦠 Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs): Peter Ellis explores why healthcare-associated (nosocomial) infections remain a serious risk across care settings.

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#InfectionPrevention #PatientSafety #NursingPractice #HAIs #BJNinform #CPD
January 5, 2026 at 4:45 PM
🩺 Peter Ellis explores why taking a clear, structured patient history is fundamental to nursing practice across clinical settings.

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#BJNinform #NursingPractice #ClinicalAssessment #HistoryTaking #PatientCentredCare #CPD
January 2, 2026 at 4:48 PM
🧠Sarah Greenshields outlines how nurses can recognise, assess and support children and young people living with epilepsy.

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#PaediatricNursing #EpilepsyCare #ChildHealth #NeurologicalCare #BJNinform #CPD
December 17, 2025 at 5:11 PM
🩺Professor Ian Peate explores how nurses can support people living with chronic pain using evidence-based, person-centred approaches.

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#ChronicPain #PainManagement #NursingPractice #PersonCentredCare #BJNinform #CPD
December 16, 2025 at 10:57 AM
⚖️ Peter Ellis explains why accurate measurement of weight and height is essential for safe, effective nursing practice.

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#NursingPractice #ClinicalSkills #PatientSafety #FundamentalCare #BJNinform #CPD
December 15, 2025 at 5:32 PM
🧠 Adam Bernstein explores how workplaces can better support neurodivergent nurses and create environments where everyone can thrive.

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#Neurodiversity #InclusiveWorkplace #NursingPractice #WorkplaceSupport #BJNinform #CPD
December 12, 2025 at 2:48 PM
🎯 Ian Peate explores how nurses can strengthen their applications, present their skills effectively and progress confidently in their careers.

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#BJNinform #NursingCareers #CareerDevelopment #CPD
December 11, 2025 at 3:39 PM
The latest issue of the British Journal of Midwifery is now available, bringing together global research, clinical insight and professional reflection to support evidence-based midwifery practice.

🔗 Read the current issue: magonlinelibrary.com/toc/bjom/cur...

#BJM #Midwifery #WomensHealth
December 10, 2025 at 4:27 PM
🎯 Advanced clinical practice empowers nurses to deliver expert, patient-centred care. This article explores the Health Education England framework and the four pillars that support advanced nursing roles.

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#NursingPractice #CPD #AdvancedPractice
December 10, 2025 at 11:20 AM
😊 Jan Macfarlane explores how nurses can use optimism to improve wellbeing, resilience and patient care through principles of positive psychology.

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#BJNinform #NurseWellbeing #PositivePsychology #Optimism #Resilience #CPD
December 9, 2025 at 5:52 PM
💬 Kevin Power explores how nurses can handle challenging conversations with confidence while maintaining trust and supporting patients and families.

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#BJNinform #NursingCommunication #PatientTrust #EthicalPractice #NursingPractice #CPD
December 8, 2025 at 1:30 PM
🧠 Keith Ford and Fiona Watson outline what causes voice-hearing, how people experience it, and how nurses can recognise and support individuals with compassion and understanding.

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#BJNinform #MentalHealthNursing #HearingVoices #PsychosisAwareness
December 5, 2025 at 5:43 PM