Looked after children: a framework for better outcomes
Revised guidance details roles and competencies required of healthcare staff
27 Jan 2021
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How COVID-19 is affecting nurses’ mental health, and what to do about it
There are so many reasons to feel anxious about coronavirus, but help is out there
22 Jan 2021
Cervical cancer: how nurses can help reverse the fall in screening uptake
Nurses need to allay people’s fears about screening – and in doing so could save lives
22 Jan 2021
COVID-19 vaccine: why people with learning disabilities should be a priority group
People with learning disabilities more likely to die from COVID-19 than general population
18 Jan 2021
Why you should do a PhD: a nurse’s guide to entering the research world
Children’s cancer nurse Helen Pearson explains what motivates her academic work
13 Jan 2021
Online repeat prescriptions: advice on how to order for care home residents
Information on setting up secure proxy access for care home staff for repeat prescriptions
11 Jan 2021
Safe sedation practice in the emergency department
New guidance from the Royal College of Emergency Medicine on advanced clinical practitioners’ airway management skills
07 Jan 2021
Learning disability nursing: correcting those who ask ‘Is it real nursing?’
Student and NHS ambassador Helen Morgan is challenging misunderstandings about her field
07 Jan 2021
Managing aerosol generating procedures in school for children with complex medical needs
Updated guidance covers children with a tracheostomy or respiratory difficulties
05 Jan 2021
My journey from rough sleeper to Queen’s Nurse
A nurse’s foot clinics for people living on the streets are inspired by her experience
22 Dec 2020
COVID-19 and mental health: retaining and recruiting nurses now and beyond the pandemic
New plan for England highlights the ‘unique selling points’ of mental health nursing
16 Dec 2020
Menopause symptoms and period pain: identify women’s health conditions with confidence
Updated RCN resource also includes information on pregnancy, continence and sexual health
15 Dec 2020
Guidance on visiting care homes during COVID-19
DHSC states that providers should enable indoor visits where the visitor has tested negative
09 Dec 2020
Neuro-rehabilitation: supporting younger adults after stroke and acquired brain injury
Free one-year course for nurses targets care for this ‘overlooked’ patient group
09 Dec 2020
Diabetes care: how a coin-sized device can monitor blood glucose levels continuously
Up to 3,000 people with learning disabilities set to benefit from ‘life-changing’ device
07 Dec 2020
Why newly qualified nurses should not be put off working in general practice
COVID-19 vaccine delivery and a recruitment push will put practice nursing in the spotlight
02 Dec 2020
How nurses can help to rehabilitate care home residents after COVID-19
Nurses can use their skills to unlock the potential for rehabilitation of older people in...
24 Nov 2020
Learning to monitor blood glucose – a helping hand to safe and confident practice
Nursing students can practise taking blood samples with simulation device invented by a nurse
18 Nov 2020