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Student voice: Mentors play a crucial role in nurse education
National Mentoring Day offers students opportunities to show their appreciation of mentors
Newsroom
Opt-out plan will allow children to express their wishes on organ donation
The government’s plans for an organ donation opt-out system could come into force in 2020
Hospital safe staffing: no ‘one size fits all’, says regulator
NHS Improvement guidelines urges trusts to take on feedback from children, young people and...
Commons committee says flu jab should be mandatory for certain nurses
Its report finds significant variation in uptake across England
Fall in school nurse and health visitor numbers is a betrayal of children, says Labour
Government is turning a blind eye to role of early intervention, claims health shadow
Growth of healthcare assistant numbers outstrips nurse recruitment, study finds
Figures prompt renewed call for mandatory safe staffing in England
BME nurses in London face more discrimination than in the rest of England, RCN claims
NHS employers in London cannot dismiss racism as merely a minority issue, college says
Evidence and Practice
The relationship between physical activity and diet, and overweight and obesity, in...
Background Childhood obesity has a worldwide association with serious health problems and...
Assessment and treatment of nocturnal enuresis in children and young people
Nocturnal enuresis – or bed-wetting – is one of the most common chronic conditions of...
Supporting fathers who want to be involved in providing healthcare for their child
An increasing number of fathers want to be involved in providing healthcare for their child...
Transition and transfer of young people with cystic fibrosis to adult care
Treatment for cystic fibrosis (CF) remains arduous and time-consuming, with young people in...
A-Z Syndromes: Tay-Sachs disease
An insight into this genetic disorder which carries a poor prognosis and is often fatal
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...
Features
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...
Hand hygiene needn’t mean sore skin
A new guide from the RCN shows how to combine hand hygiene with skin care
Opinion
Is children's healthcare back on the map or just for the summer?...
Involving fathers more in the care of their sick children is one issue that seems to be...
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...
Students
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...
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...
Careers
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
Better care for children with atopic conditions
A nurse-led team in Wales is improving the care of children with asthma, eczema and allergies