Editor's choice
Children’s services: NHS regulator issues...
While the RCN has welcomed NHS Improvement
Newsroom
Neonatal care needs to put more emphasis on multiple births
A twins and multiple births report reveals regional variations in care, but how much can be...
Setting the standard for care of children and young people with long-term conditions
Children can find health services hard to access, but a new set of standards aims to change...
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
Education secretary urged to intervene after student loan error
RCN wants ‘worried and distressed’ healthcare students to receive the financial support they...
Game of Thrones' star becomes RCN ambassador...
TV's mother of dragons is nursing's latest ally in the fight to raise awareness of staff...
Evidence and Practice
Collaboration challenges faced by nurses when premature infants are discharged
Aim To explore the collaboration challenges faced by neonatal intensive care unit (NICU)...
A-Z of syndromes: Rett syndrome
How to recognise and support children who have this rare developmental and neurological...
Acute burns management: placement reflections of a children’s nursing student
Reflection can help nurses make sense of their clinical surroundings and understand risks,...
Adrenal insufficiency, steroid sick day rules and the paediatric endocrine nurse
Clinical governance processes are important for improving patient care. Patients with...
Leadership and management influences on personal and professional development and group...
The ever-evolving nature of nursing requires professionals to keep their knowledge up to...
A-Z of syndromes: Qazi Markouizos syndrome
A series about disorders and diseases with common symptoms that constitute syndromes
Revalidation
Doubt in paediatric team’s abilities prompted us to raise our game
When his trauma team was overlooked in an emergency situation, senior staff nurse Drew...
Write a reflective account
Describe what you have learned from a CPD article in a reflective account and gain a...
Watch our animated guide to revalidation
Our short film explains the revalidation process
Revalidation process gives specialists a chance to shine
As the first tranche of staff renew registration this month, cancer nurses explain why a new...
How nurses are preparing for the revalidation process
Five nurses from across the UK discuss their plans for renewing their registration,...
Features
Helping displaced Rohingya children in a refugee camp
Children’s nurse Becky Platt spent three weeks working as part of an emergency medical team...
Bacterial meningitis: why symptoms are not as straightforward to detect in infants...
Leading research contends that over-reliance on classic fever symptoms by healthcare...
‘Parents, like us, of trans children are begging for support’
The mother of child who has transitioned socially from girl to boy says the fear that...
Talking SENSE with young people caught up in traumatic events
The Survivors Assistance Network gives practical and emotional support to children and...
Framework for change: supporting you to drive improvement
The Leading Change, Adding Value framework for nursing, midwifery and care staff is halfway...
Nursing in Somalia: ‘I have saved many lives – that’s what’s important’
Conflict and drought have created desperate conditions for the people of Somalia, forcing...
Opinion
Reading between the lines of the proposed pay deal
Despite the government's latest decision to allow pay to increase, staff nurse Emma Cowen is...
Why there should be a national funding strategy for community children's...
There is a glaring lack of NHS funding for 24/7 children’s community palliative care. Helen...
Emma Cowen: Making the transition from student to mentor
Being assigned a student to mentor gives Emma Cowen cause to reflect on how much she has...
Students
Starting out: Butterflies on the first day
Newly qualified nurses can feel a sense of pride that they have joined the profession.
What to do when words fail
Communication problems are not uncommon when people with complex needs are admitted to...
Observing cardiac surgery made me appreciate theatre nurses’ role
Watching a surgeon replace a young patient’s heart valves helped children’s nursing student...
Careers
Award finalist develops a children's rights charter for health board...
Runner up at the 2017 RCN in Wales Nurse of the Year awards, Eirlys Thomas wants active...
Kath Evans: ‘Working to improve child health is everyone’s business’
Kath Evans, director of nursing for babies, children and young people at Barts Health NHS...
Can residential camps improve outcomes for young people with long-term health...
Exploring the impact of using a specialised camp programme for young people who have long-...