Drew McDonald, senior staff nurse at the Royal Aberdeen Children’s Hospital emergency department, has won an RCNi Nurse Award for his development of a tool for identifying sepsis in children.

Not a day goes by without another story about the crisis in the NHS, yet nurses continue to find the energy to provide excellent care.

A film has captured nurses' harrowing but inspiring experiences

RCN Nurse of the Year 2016 Venetia Wynter-Blyth explains how winning the award has helped her expand her prehabilitation programme.

With a shortage of qualified nurses providing children’s palliative care in the voluntary sector, staff nurse Julie Webber explains why she loves this rewarding role

Tool helps children and adults express pain and discomfort

A practice development team has devised protocols that put mental health patients at the centre of crisis intervention planning.

A new e-learning tool has been launched to support NHS clinicians in developing cultural competencies, with the aim of reducing health inequalities and improving patient care.

Winners from last year’s Nurse Awards have seen their influence increase and their projects rolled out around the UK and beyond.

Venetia Wynter-Blyth's innovation has achieved better outcomes for patients undergoing cancer surgery

Why giving patients the best care service comes from the heart of nursing.

Christine Talboys was shortlisted in the Cancer Nursing category at the RCNi Nurse Awards 2016

A project transforming care for patients about to begin chemotherapy has reduced anxiety and cut waiting times, writes Elaine Cole

By using ultrasound in the community to confirm or exclude DVT, Jo Boyd and her team reduce patient risk and waiting times

An innovative toolkit is helping to ensure older people remain hydrated

Improvements to the ward environment have seen reductions in patients’ physical and verbal aggression – and in antipsychotic drugs and staff sickness

By setting up a truly integrated and streamlined service for faecal incontinence, nurse Kelly Stackhouse has transformed lives

Improving outcomes for young people with bone cancer is being held back by participation levels, but signs are optimistic, reports Elaine Cole