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RCNi child health award win will 'enhance the nursing visibility in special schools'
A team who changed commissioners' minds over the value of nursing in special schools wins award...
Newsroom
Make child health promotion in the community a global priority – ICN president
Community-based child health promotion is a sound investment
Two nurses sentenced for defrauding NHS
Two nurses have been sentenced after admitting defrauding the NHS in separate incidents
MP voices concern for CPD cuts in bid to improve staff retention
Department of health and social care to look at recommendations addressing CPD cuts
Rules eased on overseas nurses retaking exam
Overseas nurses will only have to retake the part of a competency exam they fail
Pay rise for staff on Agenda for Change contracts outside NHS
NHS pay deal to be extended to nurses employed by arm’s-length providers
Brexit white paper vague on immigration restrictions EU nurses may face, says RCN
Paper says future plan ‘would end free movement, taking back control of the UK’s borders’
Evidence and Practice
Parents’ views on preparation to care for extremely premature infants at home
Aim To gain insight into the post-discharge experiences of parents in relation to the...
Work of the NHS England Youth Forum and its effect on health services
Aim To examine the role of members of the NHS England Youth Forum (NHSEYF) and the...
An exploratory study investigating perceptions, opinions and experiences of...
Aim To explore perceptions, opinions and experiences of safeguarding education within pre-...
Principles of suctioning in infants, children and young people
Suctioning to clear airway secretions is an important part of the nursing care for children...
A multisite evaluation of readiness to transition to newly qualified nurse in a cohort...
Background The post-qualifying and preceptorship period in nursing has been well-researched...
A-Z of syndromes: Sturge-Weber syndrome
Insight into this rare neurological condition which causes port wine skin lesions and can be...
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...
RCNi child health award win will 'enhance the nursing visibility in special...
A team who changed commissioners' minds over the value of nursing in special schools...
From graduation to revalidation: my first three years as a nurse
Lauren Philpott’s new book reveals the highs and lows of starting out in nursing
RCN chair: Adamant nurses must use their voice
RCN chair Maria Trewern is full of hope for the profession – and wants to give members more...
School nurses and health visitors key in identifying children at risk from parental...
A parliamentary report covering the health effects on children of parental alcohol misuse...
Hand hygiene needn’t mean sore skin
A new guide from the RCN shows how to combine hand hygiene with skin care
Opinion
Lessons from team who won more nursing for special schools
Work of team who showed value of nursing in special schools holds lessons for others
Victoria Gillick, consent and the rights of the child
A court case more than three decades ago helped to define the rights of children under 16 to...
Are the needs of children and young people being overlooked in major NHS policy...
Nursing associates, PJ paralysis and stranded patients, Annette Dearmun looks at the...
Students
Missing: where have all the male nursing students gone?
Fewer men are applying to nursing courses and we need to do more to attract them into the...
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...
Careers
Better care for children with atopic conditions
A nurse-led team in Wales is improving the care of children with asthma, eczema and allergies
An exploratory study of the experiences of children and young people with an...
Being held still and not being informed about why a procedure was being carried out are some...
Adele Watkins: ‘There is no health without mental health’
Clinical nurse specialist for children and young people in crisis Adele Watkins was...