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Nursing students do not receive the same rights as other students, despite nurse teaching's move into higher education, the four organisations which represent almost all nursing students have claimed.

A student midwife who had anorexia in 1984 is claiming the post-Allitt witch-hunt has led to her suspension just weeks before her final exams.

Nurses slammed the government last week after it failed to give them adequate warning of a health department announcement that seven brands of the contraceptive pill increase the risk of blood clots.

Two Scottish nurses were awarded fellowships from the Royal College of Nursing last week for their outstanding contribution to nursing research.

Recent proposals made by the English National Board to stop recommending a ratio of staff to students in regulations for approving nursing and midwifery courses received harsh criticism from UKCC council last week.

Nurses are foiling to come forward in litigation cases because they are terrified of damaging their careers, a leading Edinburgh solicitor has warned.

As the Royal College of Nursing Congress drew to a close in Harrogate members were in no doubt their national pay campaign had gathered momentum. It was no longer just about a 3 per cent pay rise for every nurse in the country, but about the future of the NHS itself.

Swedish nurses have threatened to go on strike if their bosses fail to offer them a pay rise of at least 11 per cent this year.

Nurses and doctors treat victims of violence with insensitivity and fail to address their psychological and social needs, a nurse and manager in a London A&E department said last week.

Nurses will face hardship if they have to pay for their post-registration education, the Royal College of Nursing warned last week in its response to the United Kingdom Central Council's proposals on PREP.

American nurses are reporting deteriorating levels of patient care and openly expressing concern about patient safety, the American Nurses' Association has claimed.

The role of health visitors has been jeopardised by the introduction of GP fundholding, the MSF union conference in Brighton heard last week.

Midwives have welcomed a code of practice to improve maternity services for ethnic minority mothers launched by the Commission for Racial Equality last week.

This article describes a project that gave lecturers and undergraduate nursing students the opportunity to work and study in another European country. Although the model of clinical education used in Denmark had clear advantages, the funding and organisation of mentorship in the UK mean that it would be of limited value in the clinical education of UK-based undergraduate nursing students.

Stress urinary incontinence (SUI) is the involuntary leakage of urine. It is a common condition with medical and psychological consequences. Many women feel too embarrassed to seek help, therefore nurses must be aware of the symptoms and proactively identify patients. Most women with SUI would prefer to be treated in primary care settings. Specialists become involved when surgery, pelvic floor re-education and drug-based treatments are used.

Nursing care should be based on sound research evidence with demonstrated clinical effectiveness. Dissemination of this research evidence is, therefore, of paramount importance. A study using focus groups was undertaken during 1993-1994 to evaluate the dissemination of a clinical handbook for continence care to qualified nurses, in relation to reported nursing practice in care of the elderly wards/units in one health authority. A total of 124 nurses participated in the study and 98 variables were included. Improvements were recorded in nurses' responses between the pre-test and post-test for 84 (86 per cent) variables in the experimental group and 58 (59 per cent) in the control group. This demonstrates the positive value of the clinical handbook as a method of disseminating research evidence.