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Signpost for change
Rob Atenstaedt and Hugo Cosh ask if there are lessons to be learned from their ambulance...
10 Jun 2016
The bigger picture
Frustration, anger, disappointment and powerlessness are emotions frequently experienced by...
10 Jun 2016
UK should copy New Zealand's approach to triaging patients...
Emergency nurse Grace McDonald compares the triage process in New Zealand with the UK
13 May 2016
Signs of invasive meningococcal disease
Nurses need to watch for signs of invasive meningococcal disease, but new vaccines should...
11 May 2016
'Intelligent thinking' can help create a new bedside nursing post
On June 2 1948, Aneurin Bevan, the then Minister for Health, spoke to an audience of nurses...
11 May 2016
Variations in surgical health care
As the UK population grows, patients’ experiences of hospital should no longer depend on...
11 May 2016
Preventing patients from sustaining injuries
Despite the fact that the number of people who attend emergency departments with major...
11 May 2016
Mandy Rumley-Buss - The bigger picture
Once again emergency departments (EDs) are struggling with increased numbers of attendances...
08 Apr 2016
Why I work in an emergency department
Justin Walford, a charge nurse, prepares to give a talk at his daughter’s school about why...
08 Apr 2016
Amanda Burston: winning RCNi Nurse of the Year award opens many doors
After winning the RCNi Nurse of the Year award you can highlight what you’re passionate...
08 Apr 2016
Board’s eye view - Effective inspections
Emergency nurses and doctors in the UK do a remarkable job dealing with increasing numbers...
08 Apr 2016
RCN's centenary offers a chance to reflect on a century of change
Former RCN president Lucy Ottley once said: ‘What an opportunity we have to guide the future...
30 Mar 2016
A change for the better
Revalidation, one of the most significant changes to the regulation of nurses and midwives,...
30 Mar 2016
Keep your eyes – and mind – open to signs of domestic abuse
Abuse is often hidden behind an 'ordinary' relationship, says RCN Nurse of the Year Amanda...
18 Mar 2016
Voices - Being a Care Maker means sharing the spirit of the 6Cs, says Jane Cummings
Last month a celebration event was held for Care Makers – those volunteers who act as...
09 Mar 2016
All set for a challenge
The revalidation process will eventually become part of who we are as nurses, says RCN Nurse...
07 Mar 2016
Board’s eye view - Life after discharge
Staff in my emergency department (ED) were saddened recently by the death of a young...
07 Mar 2016