Editor's choice
Out of my comfort zone: supporting a boy whose mother was dying
How children’s nurse Michelle McKay's training helped her offer reassurance and support...
Newsroom
Children begin pioneering therapy for aggressive blood cancer
CAR-T therapy has the potential to cure a specific form of leukaemia in young people
Cross-party MPs call for improvements to early years services
Parliamentary groups say more attention should be paid to critical first 1,001 days of life
RCN council elections: college announces winning candidates
Twelve positions around the UK were contested
‘We’ll get this’ – trust’s promise to EU nurses facing a bill after Brexit
What Oxford University Hospitals is prepared to do to keep its EU staff
Doctors’ use of phrase ‘acting down’ offends nurses
Medical staff in survey were describing when they undertook nursing tasks
Ruth May is named chief nursing officer for England
She will take her place on the newly formed NHS Executive Group
Evidence and Practice
A-Z of syndromes: Waardenburg syndrome
Waardenburg syndrome is a genetic disorder that gives people a distinctive appearance
Pain assessment in paediatric intensive care: the Italian COMFORT behaviour scale
Background Assessment of pain in paediatric intensive care units (PICUs) is crucial to...
Indications for chest X-rays in children and how to obtain and interpret them
Chest X-ray (CXR) is one of the most common radiological investigations undertaken in...
An update on complementary feeding
Complementary feeding is an important developmental milestone in children and occurs at a...
Reflection on the assessment and care of a child with osteogenesis imperfecta
Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is a rare genetic condition that causes bones to become brittle...
A-Z of syndromes: Usher syndrome
Understanding Usher syndrome which is found in approximately 10,000 people in the UK
Features
Sir Al Aynsley Green: ‘Why do we have such appalling outcomes for children?’
Sir Aynsley-Green hopes his new book will highlight issues about children’s health and rights
Unpacking a rucksack of worries with the school nurse
With rising numbers of 13-14 year olds being referred to child and adolescent mental health...
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...
Opinion
Out of my comfort zone: supporting a boy whose mother was dying
How children’s nurse Michelle McKay's training helped her offer reassurance and support...
The dilemma of continuing treatment for children who cannot benefit from it
Children's nurses need to develop resilience to deal with difficult ethical issues
Health literacy: laying foundations in the early years
Health visitors and school nurses can help children to develop the ability to self-care
Students
Could overseas communication improve cultural differences in healthcare?
Hearing about nursing practice from students who have travelled abroad has left Chris Steele...
Race to the finishing line is on
Third year nursing student, Chris Steele discusses his hopes and fears for final year
Nursing students and mental health issues: who takes care of us?
The pressures on nursing students can have tragic effects. A campaign is seeking to provide...
Careers
'Seek a mentor and don't be afraid to ask for feedback'...
GOSH chief nurse discusses why the NHS is something to safeguard and cherish
Scholarship led to national roll out of an innovative communication tool for young...
Joanna Poole on why a Florence Nightingale Emerging Leaders Scholarship improved...
Can acupuncture help to reduce anxiety in children and young people?
Considering the implications of studies into neonatal, child and adolescent health