My job
The nurse leader who is determined to keep one foot on the front line of care
Emma Wadey is a nurse at the top of the NHS, but don’t ask her to give up clinical practice
Mental health and dementia lead
Gill Drummond reflects on her career and what makes a good mental health nurse
Senior staff nurse on a general psychiatric, female-only ward
I have an instinctive desire to provide care and support to people, says Risq Animasaun
Advanced nurse practitioner in personality disorder
Jodie Alder explains why she chose to work in secure services for men
Children and young people’s care pathway lead and matron
RCNi award-winning team leader Rebekah Bewsey: 'I don’t think I chose nursing; it chose me'
‘It is a privilege to work with people who are at their most vulnerable’
Advanced nurse practitioner Ann Collins talks about her work with older people
I am proud of the nurses my ex-students have become
'I want to see more mental health nurses doing research and building their own evidence base'
'Take the risks to better your career prospects'
Senior lecturer Nicola Evans, on how taking all opportunities can provide the best outcomes for your career, and how winning the RCN Wales Research in Nursing award broadened the horizons for child and adolescent mental health services.
60 seconds with military mental health nurse Diane Palmer
Always aim high, and be an inspirational leader who students and staff can trust and learn from, says 2017 RCNi Nurse Award winner Diane Palmer
60 seconds with lead nurse for specialist mental health services Angela Shorter
Working in mental health gives you a huge amount of satisfaction, and the right opportunity always comes along, says lead nurse for specialist services Angela Shorter
60 seconds with foundation professor of nursing Dave Clarke
Persevere, innovate and work as a team – you achieve so much more by working together, says foundation professor of nursing Dave Clarke.
Motorbiking, wood-chopping and accidental running; what makes mental health nurse Ed...
Community mental health nurse Ed Freshwater has the medical profession in his blood. After training as a healthcare assistant, he now chairs 14,000 members of the RCN Mental Health Forum. He also has an unhealthy attachment to a log-splitting axe.