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‘CNSs need to demonstrate their value to employers in a financially squeezed NHS environment,’ says Dr Porrett. ‘It is a false economy for trusts to get rid of expert senior nurses. Nurses need to tell their hospitals what they are doing with which resources.’ With the University of Ulster and independent healthcare consultant Alison Leary, Dr Porrett developed the online specialist nurse tool Apollo Nursing Resource in a bid to help CNSs fight moves to downgrade them. Since its launch this year, 9,000 CNSs have used Apollo NS Stephanie Jones Berry is a freelance journalist RESOURCES Stoma clinical nurse specialists tinyurl.com/RCNSCSCNs Apollo nursing resource www.apollonursingresource.com

Jane Redfern Jones explains the importance of streamlining our attitudes to those of our workplace

Adopting professional values Nurses often care for vulnerable people and those who may have a lifestyle that society considers unconventional or unacceptable. To meet the needs of our patients, we should be aware of our own values, beliefs and attitudes, and not impose them on patients. We need to adopt the professional values of our workplace. To help define your values, consider the activities and experiences that make you feel engaged and connected. Is caring for people something you wanted to do? Think back to times you have felt truly inspired. If you can define your values and discover what is most important to you, then you can identify the area of nursing best suited to you. Nursing workplace values have been summed up by England’s chief nursing officer Jane Cummings, who drew up the 6Cs for nursing, midwifery and care staff – care, compassion, competence, communication, courage and commitment. The 6Cs outline enduring values and behaviours that underpin care

wherever it takes place, with six areas of action:  Helping people stay independent, maximising wellbeing and improving health outcomes.  Providing a positive experience of care.  Delivering high-quality care and measuring its effect.  Building and strengthening leadership.  Ensuring we have the right staff, with the right skills, in the right place.  Supporting positive staff experiences. Recruiters for nursing positions need to judge whether candidates’ personal values are aligned with these workplace values. When our actions and words are aligned with our values, we feel confident and satisfied. Through reflection and experience, we can align ourselves with the values of our workplace. It is important to develop awareness of our own values to inform our relationships with patients, colleagues and employers NS

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organisations that failed to state if they employed any at all. Only a handful of trusts revealed the number of nurses in their organisation holding a specialist practice qualification, but as a snapshot, the figures show an increase from an average of 158 in 2012 to 310 in 2014.

and activities to complete during the course. tinyurl.com/k4yzrd7 Practice development A virtual international practice development conference will take place on May 12/13 to celebrate International Nurses Day. The event, in the online VIPDC meeting room on the Adobe Connect website, starts at 9am (GMT) and continues for 24 hours. The conference is hosted by the Foundation of Nursing Studies, the University of Wollongong in Australia and the International Practice Development Centre. Enquiries to [email protected] or go to www.fons.org/common-room/events.aspx Cyberbullying NHS Employers has published a factsheet about cyberbullying for NHS staff. Although every

Jane Redfern Jones is a nurse and writer RESOURCES Compassion in Practice – the 6Cs tinyurl.com/sixCsCiP Care in nursing: principles, values and skills tinyurl.com/CareinNursing

healthcare profession’s code of conduct makes it clear that all bullying is unacceptable, NHS Employers believes staff need clarification on the definition of online cyberbullying. tinyurl. com/CBfactsheet Journal editor The journal Evidence-Based Nursing is seeking a new associate editor. Applications are welcome from nurses in all fields who have research expertise, particularly in quantitative methods. Associate editors are expected to review article abstracts, act as a peer reviewer, write for the journal, write regular blogs, and participate in and sometimes host Twitter chats. The closing date for applications is December 9. tinyurl.com/EBNAEd

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