Careers
Becoming a nurse prescriber: how it could take your career in unexpected directions
What does a scrub nurse do – and could you be one?
What are transferable skills and how can I use them to get my next nursing role?
Career advice
Becoming a nurse prescriber: how it could take your career in unexpected directions
Find out what you need to do to be qualified to practise as a non-medical prescriber
What are transferable skills and how can I use them to get my next nursing role?
Learn to identify and develop the skills you use day-to-day that can open up career options
Mental health nursing on an island: helping children cope with anxiety and crisis
Mental health nurse Laura Matthews’ book helps children handle difficult feelings
Fancy a new job? Come to our careers fair and you might even go home with an offer
Explore your options and meet a variety of nurse employers keen to recruit
Becoming an advanced clinical practitioner: what you need to know
From the four pillars to credentialing, what it takes to achieve advanced practice
Don’t let NMC’s blueprint for community care pass by without specialist nursing input
QNI sees flaws in regulator’s plan and urges nurses to respond to its consultation
My job
What does a scrub nurse do – and could you be one?
Perioperative practitioners, or theatre nurses, work in anaesthetics, surgery or recovery
Children and young people’s health needs must be central post-pandemic
New RCN professional lead for children and young people Peta Clark sets out her priorities
Island nursing: why it’s rich in career opportunities as well as work-life balance
A nurse explains the professional rewards of finding a job on a small island
Critical care in the community: how a secondment has expanded my skills and experience
RCN Nurse of the Year Ana Waddington is pushing her boundaries in a mobile response unit role
Odds on favourite: my new career as a nurse at the British Racing School
Nurse Sharon Mott took on a challenge in agreeing to create a role where she is responsible for the health and well-being of young would-be jockeys and grooms at a horse racing school
'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
Research in practice
Patient involvement in research: ensuring their true voice is heard
Involving children and young people in healthcare research presents challenges for nurses
What hope means for families of children with rare diseases in clinical trials
Does ‘hope’ help as a coping mechanism in clinical trials or give rise to misconceptions and possibly false hope?
Experiences of pregnant women with fetal diagnosis of congenital heart disease
Parent support groups have an important role for women with fetal abnormalities
Involving bereaved parents in research design can be a mutually beneficial experience
Tara Kerr-Elliott’s interviews influenced a proposed study on post-death care
How patient involvement enhances research into feeding children during BMT
By sharing their views patients, families and researchers can ensure research is relevant
Is high-flow nasal cannula therapy feasible for managing bronchiolitis in ED?
A literature review examines potential benefits of using high-flow nasal cannula therapy
Research and commentary
Type 1 diabetes in children: how effective is using a smartphone app?
Study examined the efficacy of Euglyca app aimed at children and young people
How ready are young people with cardiac conditions to move to adult services?
And what about the parents?
Sensitive diagnosis lessens parents’ upset over cystic fibrosis
How parents are told their child may have cystic fibrosis can affect their distress
What should parents tell children admitted to hospital about their diagnosis?
Lucy Bray looks at the implications for practice of a study examining how parents share medical information with their children
When a child dies, grandparents have unique support needs
The emotional pain felt by grandparents is often overlooked
Waiting on a newborn’s result from a heel prick test is an anxious time for parents
Healthcare professionals’ and parents’ experiences of the confirmatory testing period
Research essentials
How to write for professional and academic journals
Once you have made the decision to publish your work the next step is to consider your intended audience. Knowing your audience will also assist you to consider which journal is the most appropriate for your article.
Responding to, and learning from, peer review feedback
Peer review is the evaluation of work by one or more people of similar competence, or who have expertise in the same area of practice.
How to use social media to disseminate research findings
Traditionally, research and theoretical studies have been disseminated through articles published in journals or via conferences as oral or poster presentations. However, the rise of the internet and social media in particular has broadened opportunities. Work can now be published in novel ways, and social media can be used to draw attention to work that has been published in traditional media. This article will guide you through some of these.
How to prepare conference abstracts and poster presentations
Hints and tips on preparing an engaging and targeted abstract for a conference presentation, as well as creating a high-impact poster.
How to apply for research ethics committee approval
This article explores when and where ethical approval is required and how this should be undertaken.
Considerations when costing research grants
Conducting research to a high standard requires funding and grant applications to funding bodies need a detailed breakdown of justified costs to show value for money. All expenditure must be accounted for, even down to the cost of tea and coffee.