NiP Winter 2022 issue | Page 3

Nursing in Practice | Winter 2022 | 3
CONTENTS

Winter 2022

NEWS
4 RCN says pay rise for nurses would be ‘ indication ’ for general practice Primary care nurses should benefit from a pay award for NHS colleagues
5 Nurses forced to use food banks as cost-of-living crisis bites Food banks say they are seeing nurses use their services for the first time
6 Cover feature : Why female nurses can struggle to reach the top Do historical views of a ‘ feminised ’ profession slow the ambitions of today ’ s primary care nurses ?
10 Analysis : Virtual wards – a bridge between hospitals and the community ? We ask nurses who are pioneering the virtual ward model whether it can deliver on ambitious targets and offer a vital link with the acute setting
VIEWS
14 Editorial Nursing leadership is needed now more than ever
16 Marilyn Eveleigh ‘ To my mind , nurses are not striking over pay but over workforce shortages ’
PROFESSIONAL
18 Lessons in leadership : Director of nursing in an ICB Can ICBs offer nurses the opportunity to lead change in healthcare provision ?
20 Compassionate leadership : what it means for nurses Unpicking myths about compassionate leadership in everyday practice
24 My day Working as an ANP and practice partner
CLINICAL
26 Prevention and management of pressure ulcers 1.5 CPD hours How to assess risk , tailor treatment and support patients ’ self-care
30 Research update Cervical screening uptake and lessons for nurses from the pandemic
32 How to : Manage genitourinary symptoms of menopause
36 Ten top tips : Hypertension diagnosis and management Update on best practice for diagnosis and management of hypertension in primary care
38 Mythbuster ‘ I ’ m worried my child ’ s cough is causing her harm ’
40 How to : Manage self-harm in primary care . Advice on care and support in line with new NICE guidelines
42 Picture quiz Can you identify these different forms of psoriasis ?
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Advisory board Rhona Aikman RGN BA MN , practice nurse , Gourock Medical Practice
Marilyn Eveleigh BA ( Hons ) PGCE RN RM RHV FWT NP , independent nurse consultant , former head of clinical quality and risk , lead nurse , Brighton and Hove City clinical commissioning group
Professor Julie Green QN FRCN , head , School of Nursing and Midwifery , Keele University
Helen Lewis ANP ( MSc ) RN BSc ( Hons ) Rm B . Mid ( Hons ) GPN SpQ BSc ( Hons ), independent advanced nurse practitioner
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ISSN 1473-9445
Cover illustration : Patrick George