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Why you should read this article: • To understand some of the reasons why digital technology in healthcare can be challenging for nurses to use in practice • To learn about the various types of digital technology used by nurses during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic • To appreciate the factors that affected nurses' use of digital technology during the COVID-19 pandemic The adoption of digital technology by nurses accelerated during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. However, not all nurses were familiar with the various digital systems used in their organisations and there were reports of digital technology not being fit for purpose. This article describes a service evaluation that used an online survey to obtain nurses' feedback on the digital systems used to support patient care during the pandemic. Fifty-five respondents provided details about 85 separate digital systems. The usability of these systems varied significantly across technology types, while barriers to their use included nurses' lack of digital literacy and inadequate access to IT infrastructure. However, most of the nurse respondents felt that digital technology had supported effective patient care during the COVID-19 pandemic. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Two thirds (67%) of nurses do not have access to sufficient personal protective equipment (PPE) as the COVID-19 pandemic continues, an exclusive Nursing Standard survey suggests. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Why you should read this article: • To be aware of the main principles of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) • To familiarise yourself with the main aspects of the ERAS nurse's role • To understand how clearly defining the ERAS nurse's role will assist in demonstrating its value Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) is a multimodal, multidisciplinary programme that aims to limit surgical stress during the perioperative period. The importance of a facilitator to improve patients' compliance with the ERAS pathway and ensure its successful implementation is described in the literature. This role is commonly undertaken by a nurse, but it is unclear what their role entails in practice. Aim: To investigate the common aspects of the role of the ERAS nurse, and similar roles. Method: A modified Delphi technique was used to explore the opinions of ERAS nurses, facilitators and their colleagues in the UK. A series of consensus statements on the role of the ERAS nurse were produced that were voted on and agreed via an online survey, then subsequently voted on at the seventh ERAS UK conference. Results: Six consensus statements were proposed and agreed in the second round of voting. In the final round of voting, consensus was reached on four of the six statements related to data collection, patient education, staff education and patient support throughout the pathway. The two statements that did not reach consensus were related to leadership and project management. Conclusion: It is hoped that by producing these consensus statements, the role of the ERAS nurse will be better understood by all members of multidisciplinary ERAS teams, particularly managers and decision-makers, and can be supported in the future. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses the implications of the results of a nursing workforce survey conducted by "Nursing Standard" magazine and the "Sunday Mirror" newspaper highlighting serious safety and patient care concerns related to nursing in Great Britain. Most of the respondents said they do not have enough staff to provide safe care. According to a nurse in Wales, budget cuts have led to staffing problems which compromise patient safety daily.

The article presents a Nursing Standard-Marie Curie survey which shows that nurses and healthcare assistants in England struggled to provide good quality end of life care due to staffing levels, time constraints, and lack of end of life care community provisions as of 2018. Topics discussed include the comparatively greater strides made in Wales and Scotland, and nurses' difficulties in starting conversations with dying patients. Also noted is the need to train general nurses in this area.

Our exclusive survey reveals the election priorities for the profession, and which party nurses will be voting for. Alistair Kleebauer reports. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses the 2017 survey conducted by the publications "Nursing Standard" and "Sunday Mirror," which shows the high percentage of nurses who are considering leaving the British National Health Service (NHS) due to increasing work pressures. Topics covered include the poor morale of nurses, declines in service quality, and the shortage of nurses in the NHS. The high number of nurses who said they were proud to work in the NHS is also mentioned.

The article reports on a survey by "Nursing Standard" and Marie Curie which found that many nurses and healthcare assistants received no specific training in end of life care. Topics discussed include inexperienced staff and the need for staff to develop their skills and access appropriate training.

The article reports on the results of an online survey of nurses conducted by "Nursing Standard" and the "Sunday Mirror" on the state of the nursing profession and the health service in Great Britain. Sixty-six percent of nurses said that standards of patient care have deteriorated in the past five years, and they would be prepared to pay more taxes to support the National Health Service. Most of the respondents said their workplace lacks adequate staff to give patients safe care.

What does the British Social Attitudes survey tell us about the NHS? [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article offers information on the 2015 Commonwealth Nurses and Midwives Conference to be held in London, England from March 12-13, a conference on nursing appraisal and revalidation and the publication of the results of the study "The future of primary care-creating teams for tomorrow."

The article reports that hundreds of nurses took part in the Nursing Standard-Marie Curie survey on caring for people at the end of their life in Great Britain.

The article discusses a 2017 survey which shows that more than four in ten of nurses in Great Britain had received no or inadequate training in end of life care and thus feel underprepared for the sensitive aspects of their work.

The article offers information related on medical care in Australia. It mentions the nutritional care tool launched by the British Association of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (BAPEN) aimed for the clinicians to comply with nutrition-related care guidelines. It cites the films released by the Social Care Institute for Excllemce.

Dermatology nurses deserve better opportunities for career progression, writes Carol Davis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The author reflects on the results of the journal's annual survey of nurse directors in Great Britain as of September 2016 which showed that turnover of trust and health board members is at alarming high rates.

The author encourages nurses to participate in the National Health Service (NHS) staff survey in Great Britain in 2016. He says the survey allows national policymakers to understand staff motivation. He cites that staff engagement increased in recent years based on the 2015 survey. He advises nurses to express their feelings when they participate in the survey.

A NHS trust is aiming to improve the management of extravasation in the UK by filling a gap in national reporting with an online survey. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Two thirds of nurses would not have joined the profession had a bursary not been available during training, a major new survey has revealed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Facebook posts on the Unison annual staffing poll concerning the state of patient support by nurses are presented.

Nurses will walk 14 miles, burn 1,044 calories, apply disinfectant or antibacterial hand gel 107 times and hold 27 patients' hands in a 40-hour week, according to a survey. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article reports on the findings of an opinion poll related to the nursing profession in Great Britain, conducted by the journal for the 2015 general election. It mentions that the poll asked more than 4,400 nursing staff, including nurses and healthcare assistants, about their voting intentions and priorities for the next government.

Too many hospitals risk repeating the failures that occurred at Stafford Hospital because staffing levels remain dangerously inadequate despite nurse recruitment drives across the UK, a survey by Unison suggests. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

More than 40 per cent of nurses and midwives have experienced work-related stress over the past 12 months and nearly a third have felt pressured into attending work when unwell, a national survey of NHS staff has revealed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article presents responses from the Nursing Standard survey of 2,805 nurses and midwives on the upcoming election in Great Britain. One nurse wants from the next government to establish more training places for nurses and recover costs of health tourism. One nurse suggests the need for the new government to provide safe staffing levels. Another nurse suggests that the next government should allow patients to have the medication they need, regardless of cost.

The effectiveness of the intentional rounding system, championed by prime minister David Cameron, is being investigated in a £450,000 study [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Nurses joined tens of thousands of public sector workers to march through the streets of central London in the fight for fairer pay. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article presents several tweets which were submitted in 2014 to the social networking site twitter, including tweets which were concerned with organ donation, presumed consent in organ donation and opting out of organ donation in Great Britain.