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Game of Thrones star auctions a day on set for RCN charity
Healthcare assistants increasingly being used as ‘nurses on the cheap’
Analysis
How new laws on paramedics prescribing drugs could help emergency nurses
Health chiefs says the changes could have a beneficial impact when treating time-critical
Emergency admissions – why targets to reduce them are not being met
Investment in social and intermediate care is essential to meet NHS England's goal of...
'999 Club' aims to reduce children's fears of emergency departments
A recently-launched initiative gives children a flavour of what goes on in emergency
Exclusive: The threats to safety faced by nurses who work alone
Nurses who work alone are subject to a multitude of dangers
Road block looms over bid to link pay to productivity
This latest article in our series on the 2018 pay negotiations looks at what is shaping up...
Survey reveals end of life care compromised
Difficulties in delivering a dignified death intesify
News
Older people urged to take extra care as cold snap hits
The RCN, NHS England and the Royal College of Emergency Medicine have encouraged vulnerable...
Game of Thrones star auctions a day on set for RCN charity
RCN ambassador Emilia Clarke is offering one fan the chance to join her during filming in...
Healthcare assistants increasingly being used as ‘nurses on the cheap’
Calling on HCAs to fill nurse staffing gaps is bad for patients – Unison
Unison urges nurses and support staff to accept three-year NHS pay deal
UK’s largest public service union endorses deal at this week’s health conference in Brighton
Clinical update
Dignity in healthcare for people with learning disabilities
The RCN’s latest edition of its guidance Dignity in Health Care for People with Learning...
NICE guidance on intermediate care and reablement
NICE has issued new guidelines on intermediate care, including reablement, and how to...
Recognise and respond to child abuse and neglect
Read our summary of National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidance to help...
Delirium
Read our clinical update on an RCN campaign to help nurses spot the signs of delirium.
Pain management in children
Summary and nursing implications of the latest updates to clinical practice.
Acute non-invasive ventilation
New guidance from the National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death on...
Journal scan
Patients without primary care providers more likely to have CT scan in emergency...
American-based research finds more people who have CT scans in the emergency department didn...
Research compares use of intravenous paracetamol with oral paracetamol for pain...
An Australian study looks at whether intravenous or oral paracetamol is more effective at...
Using an antistatic spacer with an inhaler improved asthma control, a study found
A study has found that using an antistatic spacer with an inhaler gave patients better
Alcohol screening: rise in referrals to clinical nurse specialist teams
A recent study looking into emergency departments’ (EDs) current practices regarding alcohol
Management failure in treating skin and soft tissue infections
Risk factors, such as a fever, are associated with failures in the management of skin and...
Lactate levels in patients with suspected sepsis
Emergency department (ED) sepsis screening algorithms should incorporate a serum lactate cut...
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Sian Thomas, a Consultant Nurse for Child Health in South Wales, and Nurse of the Year 2016...
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The Cambian Group: Nursing you can truly believe in
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RCN Bulletin Jobs Fair
The largest nursing recruitment and career advice events in the UK
RCNi Training
Our partnership with Charles Bloe Training Ltd offers our readers exclusive courses
Policy briefing
RCN guidance on reasonable adjustments for staff affected by disability
The RCN has updated its peer support service guide for staff affected by an impairment or...
Updated National Early Warning Score
In December 2017, the Royal College of Physicians updated the National Early Warning Score...
Acid attacks
Read our policy briefing on new guidance for helping in the immediate aftermath when people...
Complaints about the NHS
The latest policy on complaints and what it means for healthcare professionals.
Organising emergency and acute care
In July, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence issued draft guidance on the...
Podcast
Nursing student bursary was ‘far from ideal,’ says nurse MP Maria Caulfield
The nursing student bursary should not be championed as the best way to train nurses and new...
'Integrate the four fields of nursing,' leading academic tells the Nursing...
A two-stream system should be introduced to replace the four fields, nurse leader tells...
Nursing Standard podcast: Foundation years for nursing students
Universities may need to use foundation years to ensure students can meet new registration...
Nursing Standard podcast: RCNi Nurse Awards 2018
RCNi nurse of the year 2017 Melanie Davies talks about her achievements
Nursing Standard podcast: End of year Christmas quiz
Get 2018 off to a winning start with this week’s Nursing Standard podcast Christmas quiz and...
