25 Beauty Products to Help You Through the End of Summer.

It is hard to believe that summer is coming to a close soon. I am in denial because I love the summer and the warm weather. Summer calls for certain types of beauty products. Beauty products for the summer need to be geared to the weather and longer days. Here are 25 beauty products to help you through the dog days of summer.

Aveeno Pure Renewal Shampoo & Conditioner
If you hair has suffered from too much sun, chlorine or even just over styling, it needs a bit of refreshing right now. This duo (sold separately) refreshes and re-balances hair with their Active Naturals Balancing Seaweed Extract. It makes hair super soft, shiny and more manageable.

Aveeno Pure Renewal Dry Shampoo
For in between shampoos, and who has time to do that everyday when you are trying to soak up the last bit of summer, this dry shampoo is fantastic. It is even great for after a day at the beach. It is lightweight and absorbs oil, leaving hair looking clean and healthy.

Benefit Bathina Body Oil Mist
Quench summer parched skin with this lightweight, but super hydrating, body oil mist. This is great to use everyday on the legs to give them that extra glow, or mist all over, because it reaches those hard-to-get-to areas. It smells seductively sweet, perfect for a summer night out.

Bliss Give Me Strength Hair + Nail Boosting Bites
If you've neglected your hair and nails over the summer, now is the time to give them that little extra nourishment they need. These delicious pomegranate-blueberry flavored fruit chews are created with a unique blend of strand-strengthening and fingertip-fortifying nutrients to get your hair and nails back in tip top shape.

Coppertone Oil Free Faces
An extra sunscreen for the face is a must. This is a fragrance free, hypo allergenic sunscreen lotion specifically designed for the face. It helps prevent premature skin aging and it's oil free so it will not clog pores.

Coppertone Sport
A durable sunscreen that lasts is important, especially if you are active. This sunscreen (that comes in various degrees of SPF) protects and stays on strong when you sweat.  It is water resistant for 80 minutes and contains ingredients that block both UVA and UVB rays.

EOS Lips Balm Kit
The taste of Summer can last all year long with this new Basket of Fruit Smooth Sphere Lip Balm Pack. The set contains four fruit inspired lip balms: Limited Edition Fresh Watermelon, Strawberry Sorbet, Summer Fruit and Pomegranate Raspberry Smooth Sphere Lip Balms. Keeping lips hydrated never tasted so sweet.

Foreo LUNA
This unexpectedly different facial cleansing system is not your ordinary facial brush, it is made with silicone making it extra soft and gentle on skin. It cleanses and massages the skin with trans dermal sonic pulsations to stimulate blood flow beneath the skin’s surface so you get cleansing from the inside, out. Skin feels soft after just one use and visible difference in overall skin tone is noticeable in just three days.

Fresh Life Eau de Parfum
The newest scent from Fresh is just that - fresh, but uniquely so. Life has a nontraditional structure of four different note compositions that are carefully blended together to capture the ultimate Fresh moment. If you want a light, refreshing fragrance that intermingles with the scents of endless summer, this is it. It's like a sunny blue sky in a bottle.

Gelmoment Polish
A summer manicure needs to withstand the elements and last as long as it can. This one coat gel polish is super quick and easy to use, as it needs no extra base or top coat. Nails need to be prepared for gel polish then cured with a UV light after one coat of polish, followed by a wipe of alcohol for high shine. There are eight summer shades available.

Herbal Essences Body Wash
This brand new body wash was made to smell just like the shampoo & conditioner. It's great for softening that dry, dull summer skin in the shower. The washes are infused with exotic botanicals and smell so good. Hello Hydration is a summery burst of coconut.

L’Oréal Paris Age Perfect Glow Renewal Facial Oil
This super rich and skin quenching oil and cream (sold separately) will turn over-dry skin back to its pre- summer state. The oil contains a unique blend of 8 essential oils that are all lightweight and surprisingly fast absorbing. It glides on effortlessly and makes skin feel great. Just 4 - 5 drops morning and night is all that's needed.

L’Oréal Magic Nude Liquid Powder
This lightweight liquid to powder foundation will gently cover and even out skin tone, while making skin look natural, but better. It's an "un-makeup" look. The advanced formula feels different - as in like nothing is on the skin. It is super soft and feels like a powder to the touch. UVA/UVB protection is a plus.

Meaningful Beauty Lifting Eye Cream
Summer sunning means you were probably squinting a lot and out late. Work on that eye area now before the crows feet set in. Not only does this eye cream contain ingredients to make the eye area to look tightened and lifted, it contains optical diffusers. These help blur lines, soften dark circles and diminish puffiness.

Nip & Fab Pigmentation Fix
Dark spots are bound to pop up after spending a lot of time in the sun. This concentrated formula reduces the appearance of brown spots and uneven skin tone so skin will look more clear. The serum like formula not only corrects spots, it contains ingredients to prevent the formation of the spots to begin with. Apply a few minutes prior to moisturizer, twice a day.

Nuance Salma Hayek Facial Cleansing & Toning Towelettes
Beautiful skin, is clean skin, and quickly washing away a day in the sun is a must. These detoxifying cleansing wipes use specialized extracts to help remove the days impurities, balance, soothe and calm the skin. Glycerin helps retains the skins natural moisture for a soft, hydrated feel.

Philosophy Kiss Me Exfoliating Lip Scrub
Lips bear the brunt of summer beach days. Get rid of that extra layer of dry, chapped skin with a this gentle lip scrub. Apply it with the tube and then rub your fingertip over lips in small circular motions. Tissue off. Lips are quickly soft and kissable once again.

POND'S Luminous Finish BB+ Cream
Looking for a do-it-all product that makes your skin look good while it does good for you? Try this new BB Cream. It contains a unique tone perfecting complex to even skin out while making it look luminous. All with a bit of extra hydration and broad spectrum sunscreen that is essential in summer.

RapidLash
If your lashes are more than brittle from all that harsh waterproof mascara you've been wearing, recondition them with this nourishing serum. Brush on the clinically-proven formula infused with vitamins, essential fatty acids and amino acids to have long, strong and fuller lashes in as little as 30 days. Use every night before bed and be prepared to be amazed.

Rootflage
Not enough time to get your roots done? Especially with hair getting more blonde form the sun, your roots are probably showing more now than ever. Use this colored powder guaranteed to match a variety of blondes and watch your dark roots fade as you brush the powder into hair. It comes in cool blonde, light blonde, or warm blonde.

Seventh Generation Boosts Hydrating Natural Skin Serum
If you skin needs a boost, and whose doesn't after spending so much time outdoors and in the sun, add a drop or two of this serum to your cleanser or lotion. You can even use it on its own to restore skins natural moisture balance. Skin is softer in no time.

Shaveworks Pearl Soufflé Shave Cream
Show off that faux glow with super smooth stems. The first step in shaving is a great shaving cream. This one not only makes sure you have a closer shave and reducing razor irritation, it nourishes skin as you shave. Natural botanicals (that smell so great!) smooth and soften skin. Plus, there is an ingredient that helps to inhibit hair growth, so that means a longer time in between shaves.

Shaveworks The Cool Fix Targeted Gel Lotion
This soothing blue gel is the ultimate post-shave skin savior. It immediately calms skin and cools razor burn as it alleviates redness too. Best of all, it releases those irritating ingrown hairs so razor bumps are a thing of the past. Used regularly it helps prevent ingrown hairs from happening in the first place.

Suave Skin Solutions Soothing Body Lotion
Dry skin needs to be re-hydrated and soothed. The new, richer formula soothes dry, summer stressed skin. Infused with aloe and cucumber, it is perfect to use after showering or at day at the beach. Skin is left soothed, soft and freshly scented.

Sultra Bombshell 1.5-Inch Rod Curling Iron
If your beachy waves aren't cutting it anymore, try this large rod style curling iron for a new take on your summer look. Wrap the ends of hair around the wand away from the face, and magically watch the big loose curls take shape. This rod heats up fast, so styling is easy and quick. Curls last all day, into the night.

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5 Moisturizers with Sunscreen.

You do know that sunscreen is essential to anti-aging, don't you? You need to wear sunscreen each and every day of the year. I depend on daytime moisturizers that have sunscreen in them to get me though the day. Here are my 5 daytime moisturizers that contain sunscreen that get the job done.

L’Oréal Paris Ideal Moisture Lotion SPF 25 - $6.99
This daytime lotion that is super affordable offers the right amount of moisture of normal to drier skins, while protecting it with SPF 25. The skin-softening formula is also infused with the antioxidant Vitamin E and a lightweight-hydrating ingredient that makes skin just clean, like it's barely there.

Mario Badescu Collagen Moisturizer SPF 15 - $22.00
This super hydrating, yet fast absorbing moisturizer is perfect for everyday. It offers moderate sun protection with SPF 15 as it plumps skin full of collagen without any heavy oils so it never feels greasy. This is best for those with very dry or mature skin.

H20+ Face Oasis Hydrating Lotion SPF 30 - $42.00
This advanced moisturizer helps skin resist damage with broad spectrum sunscreen, UV-active technology and moisturizing marine botanicals. The SPF 30 offers maximum protection from harmful rays while marine botanicals deliver deep hydration for smooth, healthy-looking skin.

Caudalie Vinoperfect Day Perfecting Fluid SPF 15 - $72.00
This perfecting oil-free moisturizer works to brighten, correct, retexturize AND protect the skin. Day after day, the skin seems transformed as imperfections and dark spots are diminished, skin texture is refined, and the complexion becomes more comfortably even. SPF 15 offers moderate protection.

Perricone MD Photo Plasma SPF 30 - $69.00
Luxurious in texture, Photo Plasma leaves skin with a velvety soft and dewy finish along with the all important SPF 30. It helps to makes skin look more perfect as it primes skin and helps keep makeup in place. Skin looks radiant while wearing while being protected from both UVA and UVB rays.

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Fall 2013: CHANEL Superstition Makeup Collection.

The new CHANEL Superstition Makeup Collection is in a word - beautiful. With shades of khaki, which can be worn by everyone, and matching pairs for cheeks and lips, this one has me yearning for fall and cooler weather now.

A firm believer in luck, Gabrielle Chanel surrounded herself with her favorite charms and talismans, as much for good fortune as for inspiration. The symbols that warded off superstitious fears now serve as silent muses for an enchanting Fall makeup collection. Sumptuous khaki tones are set off by new ‘lucky charm’ duos: entrancing, shade-matched pairs for cheeks and lips.

I love makeup shades that match, and pairing up cheek and lip colors are genius, especially when you want everyone to look at your eyes. Trust me, with these shades, that is where you want the focus to be, because the quad and shadows (Gri-Gri!) are intoxicating. I can't get enough. I think the pairs provide the perfect balance and help those that have problems when selecting coordinating colors, especially when going for a bolder lip and eye.

The collection:

LES 4 OMBRES Quadra Eye Shadow - $59.00
The metallic and khaki shades in this palette are captivating. Like I mentioned above, you want the eyes to take center stage when using a palette like this. The colors are so incredibly beautiful, no matter how you wear them.

Mystere - Golden Khaki, Golden Ivory, Silver Taupe, Matte Khaki 

I have been wearing Golden Ivory on my brow bone, Silver Taupe all over my lid with Golden Khaki in the outer crease. Matte Khaki is perfect as a complementary liner.

OMBRE ESSENTIELLE Soft Touch Eyeshadow - $28.50
Eyes are beautiful with these chic powder shadows in soft lavender and luminous taupe. Gri-Gri is going to be one of my all time favorites, I already know. The shimmering taupe shade reflects the light so beautifully. Pair the shades together for a soft, shimmering neutral fall eye.

Gri-Gri - Metallic TaupeHasard - Matte Lavender

LE BLUSH CRÈME DE CHANEL Cream Blush - $38.00
This innovative blush features a powder-cream formula made up of sheer, yet vibrant pigments. The silky texture offers a longwear satin finish that can be applied with fingertips or a brush.

Destiny - Golden BeigePresage - ApricotRevelation - Soft-shimmering PinkInspiration - Soft Blue PinkAffinite - Intense Blue PinkFantastic - Burgundy

STYLO YEUX WATERPROOF Long-Lasting Eyeliner - $30.00
This smudge-proof bronze khaki eye pencil looks beautiful with the quad as well. It offers a slight bit of metallic to it, but nothing too overpowering. I love how it lasts all day with no smudging.

Khaki Precieux - Khaki with Bronze Tint

LE VOLUME DE CHANEL Mascara - $30.00
Lashes go bold while finishing the khaki look with this bronzed shade of khaki. I like using it with the liner, but over a base of black.

Khaki Bronze - Khaki with Bronze Tint

ROUGE COCO Hydrating Crème Lip Colour - $34.00
Delicate beige and bright apricot shades dress lips to charm. These creamy colors coordinate with the cream blushes and feel so nice on the lips.

Icone - Golden BeigeMystique - Apricot

ROUGE COCO SHINE Hydrating Sheer Lipshine - $34.00
Soft shades of pink pair beautifully with their creme blush counterparts. Pink looks unexpectedly gorgeous with khaki. It is not a color I would have thought to pair up. You can see how beautiful in the CHANEL beauty image above.

Secret - Soft Shimmering PinkInstinct - Soft Blue Pink

ROUGE COCO SHINE Hydrating Colour Lipshine - $34.00
In deep pink and burgundy, lips take on an intense new glow to create a similar attention grabbing look to the eyes. I like these with the Gri-Gri and Hasard shades best.

Rendez-vous - Intense Blue PinkEsprit - Burgundy

LE VERNIS Nail Colour - $27.00
The final touch of intrigue makes the collection complete with the three new polishes. Alchimie, a gorgeous golden khaki, shade is a must have this fall.

Elixir - Milky PinkAlchimie - Golden KhakiMysterious - Deep Khaki

Shop the CHANEL Superstition Fall Makeup Collection at department and specialty stores, as well as on chanel.com now. 

LES 4 OMBRES Quadra Eye Shadow - Mystere

OMBRE ESSENTIELLE Soft Touch Eyeshadow - Gri-Gri and Hasard

STYLO YEUX WATERPROOF Long-Lasting Eyeliner - Khaki Precieux

LE VOLUME DE CHANEL Mascara - Khaki Bronze

ROUGE COCO Hydrating Crème Lip Colour - Icone, Mystique

ROUGE COCO SHINE - Esprit, Instinct, Secret

LE VERNIS Nail Colour - Alchimie, Elixir

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Exclusive Camille Bag from Sea NY GWP at Beauty.com.

If you're going to shop for beauty products, you might as well make it worth your while. I love shopping when there are great gift with purchase items such as this beautiful Camille Bag from Sea NY at beauty.com. Not only is the bag beautiful, it is chock full of $175 worth of prestige beauty samples in both deluxe sample and full sizes.

Take a look at this beauty.

Inside the leopard print clutch, that is perfect for your new fall wardrobe, are the following:

1. KORRES Pomegranate Mattifying Treatment
2. Nick Chavez® Yucca Root Conditioning Cream
3. Dr. Brandt® BB Matte with Signature SHINERASE™, Light to Medium
4. NUXE®  Gentle Exfoliating Gel
5. Urban Decay® Big Fatty Mascara
6. LACOSTE® Essential VOC
7. Stila® Smudge Stick Waterproof Eye Liner, Moray
8. H2O+™ Spa Sea Salt Hydrating Body Butter
9. Boots Tinted Moisturizer (two shades)
10. Murad® Time Release Retinol Concentrate for Deep Wrinkles
11. bareMinerals® Active Cell Renewal Night Serum
12. IT Cosmetics® Bye, Bye Under Eye – Neutral Medium
13. Fekkai ®Brilliant Glossing™ Olive Oil Conditioner
14. DDF® assortment
15. An offer for you from the Beauty.com site

Again, this $175 value is yours with any $100 at beauty.com. Be sure to follow @beautydotcom for more great GWP, discounts and updates from your favorite beauty brands.

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Brows Made Easy from NARS.

When it comes to beautiful brows, there are a few things you need after shaping. You need to fill them in and keep them in place. For this, NARS has two new products that make doing just that simple. Meet NARS Brow Perfector and NARS Brow Gel.

"The brow gives shape and character to the face – it can create a totally different expression.” -- François Nars, Founder & Creative Director of NARS.

NARS Brow Perfector is a must have brow pencil in a velvety smooth formula. The pencil (that winds up and down) allows you to reshape, fill, and design brows however you desire. The natural matte finish and innovative oval shape gives complete control and application. It comes in four shades that are really forgiving and match a variety of colors.

SURINAME - BlackCAUCASE - BrownKALAMATA - Light BrownSALZBOURG - Blonde

NARS Brow Gel keeps brows in place with a unique precision-tapered brush that adds shape and definition to finish the brow look. It works perfect over the Brow Perfector, to enhance the shade, or you can use clear (my choice) to use without disturbing the color of the Brow Perfector. This comes in four shades as well.

KINSHASA - Dark BrownPIRAEUS - Medium BrownATHENS - BlondOURAL - Clear

Both the NARS Brow Perfector and NARS Brow Gel retail for $22.00 each. They are available now at all NARS counters, locations and online at narscosmetics.com.

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Clinique's NEW Dramatically Different Moisturizing Lotion+.

Have you heard? The iconic yellow lotion seen on more bathroom counters in America than any other has been reformulated to deliver even more dramatic results. Really, it is true. Introducing Clinique Dramatically Different Moisturizing Lotion+. Make note of the + (plus).

Why mess with a good thing? Clinique's famed moisturizer was already the #1 selling moisturizer in the United States, so why did they go and make it even more different? Well, times have changed and science had seen a lot of advancement in skin care. So Clinique took the latest ingredients and advancements to tweak the formula to make it even better.

Doing so was no easy task. It took 6 and a half years, 3 formulating dermatologists, 53 researchers, and 100 formul trials to get the new Dramatically Different Moisturizing Lotion+ just right.

The mission was to provide barrier strength and to boost the moisturizing power of the lotion. The barrier repair complex is comprised with a blend of sunflower seed cake, barley extract and cucumber fruit extract that helps to strengthen the skin's barrier, imparting resilience ad resistance to environmental stresses. The new moisturizing ingredients include Hyaluronic Acid to help skin hold onto moisture for improved hydration; Glycerin to attract moisture to the skin; and Urea, which is a naturally occurring component in the products of the skin's own moisturizing factor that helps to mimic that function.

Dramatically Different Moisturizing Lotion+ was tested on 1,600 people of different ethnicities across 5 countries. Users saw:

50% improvement in moisture for all day hydration without an extra drop of oil54% improvement in skin's barrier strength in eight weeks without changing the famously silky texture.

I can attest to both of those statements. The new Dramatically Different Moisturizing Lotion+ formula looks the same, feels the same, and still absorbs very rapidly. This formula keeps my skin feeling hydrating and and glowing all day.

Look for Dramatically Different Moisturizing Lotion+ on Clinique counters and online at clinique.com now. It retails for $26.00 for 4.2 oz.

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DIY Summertime Spa Tips.

Itching for some spa time, but can't get to a spa? You can do it yourself and spa at home and all you will need are a few hours and the right products. Here are great DIY summertime spa goodies that make me feel like I spent the day at the spa.

Elemis Pro-Collagen Cleansing Balm
This cleanser is actually from the luxe spa brand Elemis and I first fell in love with it when I had a facial at the Elemis spa. This unique cleanser feels luxe. It features a unique combo of oils & waxes that break down micro-particles of makeup and cleanse the skin without stripping it. And I have to say that it smells heavenly, blending mimosa & rose wax for an indulgent, spa-like experience. $60.00 at timetospa.com.

Elemis Pro-Collagen Cleansing Balm

L’Occitane Angelica Exfoliating Gel
I love the fresh scent of this exfoliating scrub. The all-natural exfoliating particles gently removes dead skin cells and impurities, while it massages my face as I rub it in. The angelica extracts keep skin feeling naturally hydrated and simply leaves me feeling incredibly clean, soft, and smooth.

L’Occitane Angelica Exfoliating Gel

Beauty Chic Facial Sauna
Have you ever tried to place a towel over your head and steam it over a sink? I have and it is nearly impossible to do it easily or safely. Luckily, Beauty Chic has developed an at-home Facial Sauna that gives me the deep pore cleansing results I crave. After just a few minutes of sitting safely in front of the steam, my pores are clear and skin is softer and more radiant. $24.99 at Ulta.

Beauty Chic Facial Sauna

WEI To Go Glowing Moment Revitalizing Face Pads
Made from natural plant fiber and soaked in a potent herbal concentrate and combined with plumping hyaluronic acid, these revolutionary face pads are super soothing. You'd never guess you were helping to correct dryness, dullness, redness and large pores while indulging in this treat. Place the mask on your skin and relax for 10 minutes. Skin feels cool and looks brighter and refreshed. $20 for 4 pads at beauty.com.

WEI To Go Glowing Moment Revitalizing Face Pads

Thera Pearl Eye Therapy Mask
I leave this super soothing eye mask in my freezer and love to apply it cold for a soothing pick me up in summer. The therapeutic gel filled pearls stay cold and lasts up to 20 minutes as I place it over my eyes and relax. The mask forms to my eye shape perfectly, soothes and gets rid of warm weather puffiness. $12.99 at therapearl.com.

Thera Pearl Eye Therapy Mask

Nuance Salma Hayek Green Tea Cooling Eye Gel
To keep eyes feeling cool and refreshed, I soothe this specially designed applicator around my eyes. It helps to continue to soother while it keeps puffiness at bay. Infused with Aloe Vera, Chamomile and Cactus Flower Extract, this treat is powerful enough to work, yet gentle enough to be used on the delicate eye area. $16.99 at CVS/pharmacy.

Nuance Salma Hayek Green Tea Cooling Eye Gel

RéVive Defensif Renewal Serum
This silky serum feels beautiful on skin as it soothes and shields. It's packed with antioxidants to correct and protect against daily environmental aggressors and free radical damage which are more prevalent in the summer. My skin tone instantly looks better and fine lines seem filled as they are gently plumped. $195.00 at Nordstrom.

RéVive Defensif Renewal Serum

Nuance Salma Hayek Hydra Light Moisturizing Gel
This lightweight moisturizing tinted green gel refreshes with the scent as it soothes and hydrates skin. The gel formula is cooling, yet hydrating as it sinks quickly into skin. Cucumber Extract soothes and refreshes as Apple Fruit Extract and Aloe Leaf Juice helps to lock in that moisture. $16.99 at CVS/pharmacy.

Nuance Salma Hayek Hydra Light Moisturizing Gel

Tocca Crema da Mano Luxe
No facial is complete without a little attention paid to the hands. Don't you love it when your hands get that little extra finishing touch at the end of a facial? I like this cream in Bianca, a green tea and lemon scent. Enriched with coconut oil, shea butter and aloe, this cream absorbs quick into my hands and leaves them softly scented and silky soft. $20.00 at Sephora.

Tocca Crema da Mano Luxe

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Why the NHS needs more graduate nurses

The Keogh report pointed to inadequate levels of nursing staff in hospitals. Photograph: Monty Rakusen/ Alamy

Care in the NHS has come under considerable scrutiny over the past year – the Francis report into Mid-Staffs, the Morecambe Bay investigations, and the review of the Liverpool care pathway have all pointed to issues of inadequate practice, leadership and staffing levels. In addition, the Keogh review of 14 NHS Trusts with higher than expected death rates has led to a focus on health care and nursing that hasn't been seen for decades. This has provided an unprecedented opportunity to recognise and address the failures while showcasing the excellence and good practice that everyone can learn from, and through which we can reassure the public that nurses are still there caring for them. We have seen some of the former but the latter has not been much in evidence.

The Keogh report published on 16 July points to inadequate levels of nursing staff. We note Sir Bruce's wording – not care staff, but nursing staff. This is a credible assertion from the medical director of the NHS stating that there is a relationship between the number of nurses and the quality of care. Why have there been no loud nursing voices reminding the government and providers of healthcare that the sick and health-vulnerable need expert nurses? It is not best value to have fewer qualified nurses supervising a less skilled workforce.

All organisations are well versed in the concept of value for money. Some of what we see now are the effects of interpreting staffing value for money as being about more people for the lowest possible wage bill, with no serious (evidence-based) attempt to define patient or indeed organisational need. It is time for leaders of nursing to grasp this opportunity and insist upon the improvements in care and the added value to organisations that a registered nurse workforce can bring. Reviews of skill mix should be well underway as a result of the Francis and Keogh reports. We hope that trust chief nurses will be tasked with bringing to their boards a strategy to increase the numbers of qualified nurses giving direct care and that their value to the organisation is demonstrated at every opportunity.

Simple nurse/patient ratios or minimum staffing levels are likely to be the initial response, but a significantly increased ratio of graduate registered nurses to support staff offers many more opportunities for enhanced care and cultural impact. The evidence clearly shows that graduate nurses offer better care than non-graduates and the more highly skilled and educated nurses there are in clinical areas, the better care outcomes are. The tendency to attack the academic elements of nurse education as being at the root of the current perceived crisis in care has no place in modern healthcare environments.

One of the most important changes for the future is that all nurse leaders – both clinical and academic – resist the political knee-jerk responses to the recent investigations. They must champion and celebrate the place of nursing in our universities as a positive influence on care and challenge any questioning or undermining of its place as an evidence-based, research literate profession. Clinical and academic leaders need to collaborate to drive a reinvigorated research agenda in nursing, patient experience and quality of care – an agenda that aims to develop a strong evidence base for the value and impact of nursing on the widest range of care.

All too often in nursing, the word "academic" is used as a pejorative term rather than as a signifier of the knowledgeable do-er that is so in demand. Graduate nurses can bring their knowledge and expertise to enhance patient experience and outcome and to contribute to innovation in care. In our view, a crucial component of the required cultural change is healthcare professionals who can offer much more than technical skill. This is the added value of the graduate nurse.

June Girvin is pro vice-chancellor and dean of the faculty of health and life sciences at Oxford Brookes University, Mark Hayter is professor in the faculty of health and social care University of Hull

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Prince William County wellness calendar, Aug. 8 to 14, 2013

Overeaters Anonymous Meditation and Writing meeting Thursday, 7 a.m. St. Benedict Monastery, 9535 Linton Hall Rd., Bristow. 703-361-0106. 703-754-9237. www.oanova.org. Free.

Line dancing class the Happy Hoofers teach basic line dancing techniques. Thursday and Monday, 11 a.m. Prince William Senior Center, 9320 Mosby St., Manassas. 703-792-6405. Free.

Mental health and substance abuse Dual Diagnosis support group promotes recovery through peer support. Thursday, 6-7:30 p.m. Trillium Drop-In Center, 13184 Centerpointe Way, Woodbridge. 703-763-3865. www.trilliumdropincenter.org. Free.

Overeaters Anonymous Big Book meeting Friday, 10:30 a.m. Bethel Lutheran Church, 8712 Plantation Lane, Manassas. 571-445-3287. www.oa.org. Free.

Blood pressure/glucose screenings for seniors. Friday, 11 a.m. Prince William Senior Center, 9320 Mosby St., Manassas. 703-792-6405. Free.

Pulmonary support group for people with chronic respiratory disease and their families. Friday, noon. Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center, 2300 Opitz Blvd., Woodbridge. 703-670-1881. 540-659-1800, Ext. 1881. www.sentara.com/northern-virginia. Free.

Mental health support group Friday, Tuesday and Wednesday, 8-9:30 p.m. Trillium Drop-In Center, 13184 Centerpointe Way, Woodbridge. 703-763-3865. www.trilliumdropincenter.org. Free.

Fit for Christ “boot camp” the 75-minute class begins with a prayer and warm-up followed by a workout with weights. Saturday, 8 a.m. First Baptist Church of Woodbridge, 13600 Minnieville Rd., Woodbridge. 571-437-8641. www.fitforchrist.us. $10; ages 9-15, free with an adult.

Anxiety support group Recovery Inc., for people who have anxiety, depression, fear or other emotional problems. Saturday, 10 a.m.-noon. Cokesbury United Methodist Church, 14806 Blackburn Rd., Woodbridge. 703-441-0840. 703-494-5400.

Overeaters Anonymous/HOW Monday, 7 p.m. Bethel Lutheran Church, 8712 Plantation Lane, Manassas. 703-823-6682. info@oanova.org. www.oanova.org.

Overeaters Anonymous sunrise meeting Tuesday, 7 a.m. St. Benedict Monastery, 9535 Linton Hall Rd., Bristow. 202-437-5070. www.oanova.org. Free.

Diabetes support group Tuesday, 7 p.m. Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center, 2300 Opitz Blvd., Woodbridge. 703-670-1767. 540-659-1800, Ext. 1767. www.sentara.com/northern-virginia. Free.

Mental health support group for caregivers, family and friends of people with mental illness, sponsored by the National Alliance on Mental Illness. Tuesday, 7-9 p.m. Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center, Conference Room 1, 2300 Opitz Blvd., Woodbridge. 703-590-0783. 703-670-1236. www.sentara.com/northern-virginia. www.nami-pw.org. Free.

I Can Cope cancer support group sponsored by the American Cancer Society and the Cancer Center. Wednesday, 10 a.m. Cancer Center at Lake Manassas, 7901 Lake Manassas Dr., Gainesville. 703-895-4857. Free.

Tai chi for seniors Wednesday, 10:30 a.m. Woodbridge Senior Center, 13850 Church Hill Dr., Woodbridge. 703-792-5081. Free.

Weight loss support group Wednesday, 11 a.m. Spirit and Life United Methodist Church, 4223 Dale Blvd., Woodbridge. 703-878-7779 or 571-277-7976. Free.

— Compiled by Sarah Lane

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