Clear and effective communication is a key part of being a nurse. But how do you hone these skills? Are they innate or learned? And what role does confidence play in being a great communicator? 

Janie Brown, a cancer nurse with 40 years’ experience, who has published a book on compassionate communication, answers these questions and more. 

Janie explains the importance of active listening, using a role model or mentor to learn from and how to protect your own well-being when breaking bad news. She also offers three tips to help newly qualified nurses to develop their communication skills.

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What support can nursing students with a disability or impairment expect from their clinical placement providers?

This episode explores reasonable adjustments, alterations that should be made to ensure students with disabilities are not disadvantaged.

London South Bank University senior lecturer Elizabeth King talks about her research in this area, while, newly qualified nurse Ricky Baker explains his experience as someone with dyspraxia.

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How do you protect your emotional well-being as a nursing student – and during a pandemic?

Mental health nursing student Fran Hufton talks about her tips to stay well, informed by own experience of anxiety, depression and trauma.

She also tells host Nursing Standard editor Flavia Munn why social media is her ‘coping mechanism’ and how it can be a force for good.

For supportive resources and help, go to rcni.com/well-being.

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Award-winning author Mark Bostridge, who has written an acclaimed book on Ms Nightingale, joins senior nurse editor Richard Hatchett to discuss the ‘lady with the lamp’.

The episode, which comes in the bicentenary of Ms Nightingale’s birth this year, covers her influence as a public health reformer, time at Scutari hospital during the Crimean War and why she took to her bed in the latter years of her life.

To learn more about Florence Nightingale, visit our interactive feature exploring why the founder of modern nursing is still important at rcni.com/florence-nightingale

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Do the words ‘is there a nurse onboard’ fill you with dread, or do you spring into action without a second thought?

This episode examines Good Samaritan acts, when nurses respond to health emergencies while off duty.

Buckinghamshire New University senior lecturer Carolyn Crouchman joins Nursing Standard senior nurse editor Richard Hatchett to discuss her research in this area. 

The discussion also covers issues such as bystanders filming scenes of emergencies and posting the footage on social media.

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What’s it like being a male nurse in a predominantly female profession?

University of Surrey mental health nurse lecturer Laurence Drew and Kyle Sands, who is a second year adult nursing student at University of Worcester, talk about image and stereotypes with senior nurse editor Richard Hatchett. They also discuss why they love their career. 

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How do you relax and de-stress when you’re a nurse working in a pandemic?

Critical care nurse Sacha Rowlands, who is also a yoga teacher and life coach, provides tips on breathing exercises, gratitude practices and other techniques.

During the interview with Nursing Standard editor Flavia Munn, she also guides listeners through a six-minute relaxation exercise (Find it at 20:56 minutes).

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The role of the individual nurse, employer and regulator is discussed in this episode.

Senior nurse editor Richard Hatchett interviews Christine Braithwaite, director of standards and policy at the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).

The PSA oversees ten healthcare regulators, including the Nursing and Midwifery Council. Its remit is to keep the public safe and ensure standards of healthcare professionals.

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The importance of maintaining a routine and sense of purpose are discussed in this podcast on nurses’ well-being.

Psychotherapist Colin Hughes, who is a lecturer in mental health nursing at Queen’s University Belfast, talks about ways to stay psychologically well during the pandemic.

In the interview with senior nurse editor Richard Hatchett, Mr Hughes also details the steps to take in seeking further help and how your career can be protected.

Support for nurses during COVID-19 from the RCN is available here.

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London Metropolitan University dietitian and lecturer Shawn McLaren explains who requires this type of nutrition in the short and long term, the safety aspects and physical and psychological effect on patients. He is interviewed by Nursing Standard’s senior nurse editor Richard Hatchett. For more information, read this peer-reviewed article.

The Nursing Standard podcast has been nominated for Podcast of the Year in this year’s Medical Journalists’ Association Awards, find out more here.

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