There are no quick fixes for the RN shortage. Low nurse staffing on hospital wards puts patients at risk - our new study shows that temporary staffing provides a partial fix but it's no substitute for a ward that is fully staffed in the first place. https://t.co/wuQZXwn3AD

Understaffing nurses is associated with a higher risk of sickness absence, highlighting that adverse working conditions can contribute to absenteeism and staff shortages. https://t.co/KJ856rieWJ @ora_dall @workforcesoton

Why vital signs observations are delayed and interrupted on acute hospital wards: delays occur regardless of their clinical priority because other tasks are accorded more 'temporal status' even if clinical priority is lower . https://t.co/O3liOgVeVE

I’ve just edited an academic article and replaced every mention of “paediatric populations” and “paediatric patients” with “children”. Using more complex language doesn’t make academic articles more scientific. It just makes them harder to read and understand.

Teamwork between registered nurses and unlicensed assistive personnel. There's need for clearly defined roles & responsibilities, better delegation practices, good communication & good interpersonal relationships https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666142X25000037

NEW PAPER: Nursing is NOT a set of tasks. Our theoretical proposition elucidates the complexity of daily work. Understanding the complexity and interconnectednes of nursing care (and expertise needed) reveals the risks of staffing by task allocation

‘Entanglement of nursing care’: A theoretical proposition to understand the complexity of nursing work and division of labour - when you split nursing work into tasks you change its nature

The vitriolic abuse directed at @jessphillips over the past few days is unwarranted and unacceptable. It is an example of the culture of abuse and intimidation that has become commonplace in our political discourse, disproportionately impacting women and people of colour. 🧵1/4

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🚨WORLD’S RICHEST MAN BUYING OUR DEMOCRACY🚨Elon Musk is set to pump £78m into Nigel Farage’s party—a sum that would allow Reform to flood our politics with targeted ads. Add your name to the petition!

Check out my latest article: Managing authorship and avoiding disputes https://t.co/eL59uPvIQc via @LinkedIn

The disappearance of smallpox remains one of the great medical mysteries of our time. Can't possibly think how it happened. We must research this more. No proper studies were ever done. I just want more data. #VaccinesWork https://t.co/MNtSyT9jn1

Who reviewed this paper? A few days ago @gcabanac tweeted about a paper that had published a remark that it had been forced to cite irrelevant papers. You can see the tweet here: https://t.co/xke2cnDxwh. We remarked that if it was not so serious, it would be funny. Since

Fantastic opportunity if you want to hear more about the great work @arc_wessex has funded in the area of nurse staffing, work patterns and provision of compassionate nursing care. Also, it's at lunch time so hopefully it will be easier to attend ;)

“ When a Clown moves into the Palace, he doesn’t become a King, The Palace becomes a Circus” is a Turkish proverb which is worth heeding in the coming days.

IMPORTANT PLS SHARE. It's rumoured the English £9,250 tuition fee cap may be raised this pm for the 1st time in 8yrs, as University's finances are strained. As student finance misunderstandings abound, I've bashed out a few notes to help... 1. Higher tuition fees WON'T change

🧵 A thread addressed to my fellow conservatives who are planning to vote, or considering voting, for Trump. 1/13

I am in Frankfurt after flight MS779 to LHR was forced to divert here last night. Have been given no information on how and when we will get home & no local contact. Earlier X post referred us to an email that aims to reply in 10 days. Extended holiday beckons. @EGYPTAIR

It’s a scary time for men. https://t.co/OYq1Guxj39?

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