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BJN inform provides nurses with practical, accessible information to support them in caring for their patients and themselves.
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BJN inform @bjninform.bsky.social · 7h
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🏳️‍⚧️ Respectful, person-centred care is essential for trans and gender-diverse patients. Professor Ian Peate explores how nurses can deliver equitable and inclusive care for people with gender dysphoria.

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#BJNinform #TransHealthcare #InclusiveCare #NurseAdvocacy
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BJN inform @bjninform.bsky.social · 1d
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💔 Domestic abuse is a major health issue affecting women, men and children. Christopher Barber explores how nurses can recognise, support and advocate for survivors of domestic abuse.

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#BJNinform #DomesticAbuseAwareness #Safeguarding #NurseAdvocacy
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BJN inform @bjninform.bsky.social · 2d
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BJN inform @bjninform.bsky.social · 2d
🕯️ End-of-life care is one of the most profound aspects of nursing. Peter Ellis outlines the principles of providing person-centred, holistic care to dying patients.

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#EndOfLifeCare #PalliativeCare #NursingPractice #CompassionateCare #HolisticNursing
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BJN inform @bjninform.bsky.social · 5d
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BJN inform @bjninform.bsky.social · 5d
🧩 Balancing work and parenthood is one of the greatest challenges many nurses face. John Fowler and Aby Mitchell explore the realities of combining nursing careers with parenting and caring duties.

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#NursingWellbeing #WorkLifeBalance #Parenthood
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BJN inform @bjninform.bsky.social · 8d
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BJN inform @bjninform.bsky.social · 8d
🔒 Confidentiality is a cornerstone of the nurse–patient relationship. Peter Ellis and Hannah Ellis explore the professional, ethical, and legal dimensions of confidentiality in nursing practice.

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#EthicsInNursing #Confidentiality #PatientSafety
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BJN inform @bjninform.bsky.social · 13d
👩‍⚕️ Nursing role: By modelling compassion, nurse leaders inspire teams, strengthen workplace culture, and promote high-quality, person-centred care.
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BJN inform @bjninform.bsky.social · 13d
⚠️ Challenges: Compassion fatigue and perceptions of leniency can occur. Balancing compassion with assertiveness and self-care protects leaders’ wellbeing and effectiveness.
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BJN inform @bjninform.bsky.social · 13d
🧭 Principles: Core qualities include empathy, active listening, and advocacy. By recognising staff challenges and responding with care, leaders create a culture of trust and openness.
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BJN inform @bjninform.bsky.social · 13d
🌟 Impact: Compassionate leaders build stronger, more resilient teams, improving staff morale, retention, and patient outcomes through understanding, respect, and shared purpose.
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BJN inform @bjninform.bsky.social · 13d
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Compassionate leadership places empathy, support, and care at the centre of nursing - fostering trust, wellbeing, and collaboration within teams.
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BJN inform @bjninform.bsky.social · 13d
Brian Webster and Geoffrey Walker OBE explore how compassionate leadership transforms nursing practice, creating psychologically safe environments where staff and patients thrive.

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#NursingLeadership #CompassionateCare #WorkplaceCulture #StaffWellbeing #CPD
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BJN inform @bjninform.bsky.social · 14d
👩‍⚕️ Nursing role: Ethical awareness empowers nurses to uphold professional duties such as consent, confidentiality, and advocacy, building trust and accountability in all clinical situations.
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BJN inform @bjninform.bsky.social · 14d
💡 Application: Nurses must apply discretion when principles conflict, prioritising patient safety, dignity, and equality in care delivery.
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BJN inform @bjninform.bsky.social · 14d
🩺 Principles: The four duties — beneficence, non-maleficence, autonomy, and justice — form the foundation of ethical nursing, balancing doing good, avoiding harm, respecting choice, and treating people fairly.
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BJN inform @bjninform.bsky.social · 14d
⚖️ Impact: Understanding duty-based ethics helps nurses act with integrity, ensuring fairness, respect, and moral consistency in patient care.
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BJN inform @bjninform.bsky.social · 14d
Peter Ellis and Hannah Ellis explore how duty-based theories, including Beauchamp and Childress’s four-principles approach, guide ethical decision-making in healthcare: ow.ly/EknA50XaCZ2
Duty-based theories: the principles of biomedical ethics – BJN Inform
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BJN inform @bjninform.bsky.social · 14d
Duty-based ethics (or deontology) focus on whether actions are right or wrong, regardless of their outcomes.

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#EthicsInNursing #BiomedicalEthics #ProfessionalPractice #BJNinform #CPD
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BJN inform @bjninform.bsky.social · 15d
👩‍⚕️ Nursing role: Nurses are crucial in patient education, monitoring for complications, and promoting healthy lifestyle choices to prevent recurrence and improve long-term outcomes.
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BJN inform @bjninform.bsky.social · 15d
💡 Management: Mild cases focus on dietary adjustments and fibre intake to improve bowel health, while diverticulitis may require antibiotics or surgery. High-fibre foods like cereals and fruit are protective, though patients with IBS-like symptoms may need tailored guidance.
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BJN inform @bjninform.bsky.social · 15d
🩺 Causes: Ageing, low-fibre diets, obesity, and use of NSAIDs are key risk factors. Western diets high in processed foods and red meat are particularly linked to rising incidence rates.
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