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Student voice: Ambassadors can be agents of change
How one initiative is ensuring the views of students across different higher education...
Newsroom
RCN announces new president and deputy president
Anne Marie Rafferty and Yvonne Coghill will take up their posts on 1 January
How a ‘real’ nurse’s uniform for children could help banish the old stereotypes
Nurse leader wants to end profession's gender bias, starting with the dressing-up box
Chronic staffing shortage could jeopardise NHS long-term plan, say leading think tanks
Joint report points to acute problems in the supply of nurses
Shrewsbury and Telford care review: questions over deaths of 36 mothers and babies
Trust in special measures over concern about poor emergency and maternity care
Majority of carers of people with diabetes experience emotional problems, survey reveals
Carers of people with diabetes need greater levels of support from nurses, says Diabetes UK
Email or tweet your MP to scrap NHS immigration surcharge rise, RCN urges
Parliament due to vote on £200 increase in the fee overseas nursing staff pay to use NHS
Evidence and Practice
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
Parents’ experiences of receiving an antenatal versus postnatal diagnosis of complex...
Background The time point at which parents receive a diagnosis of congenital heart disease (...
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
What price for better neonatal critical care services?
A new report on neonatal critical care proposes far-reaching changes to services
Student voice: Mentors play a crucial role in nurse education
National Mentoring Day offers students opportunities to show their appreciation of mentors
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...
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