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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...
20 Aug 2018
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...
05 Jul 2018
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
29 Jun 2018
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...
01 Jun 2018
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...
30 May 2018
Hand hygiene needn’t mean sore skin
A new guide from the RCN shows how to combine hand hygiene with skin care
25 May 2018
Bacterial meningitis: why symptoms are not as straightforward to detect in infants...
Leading research contends that over-reliance on classic fever symptoms by healthcare...
16 Mar 2018
‘Parents, like us, of trans children are begging for support’
The mother of child who has transitioned socially from girl to boy says the fear that...
14 Feb 2018
Helping displaced Rohingya children in a refugee camp
Children’s nurse Becky Platt spent three weeks working as part of an emergency medical team...
09 Feb 2018
Talking SENSE with young people caught up in traumatic events
The Survivors Assistance Network gives practical and emotional support to children and...
17 Jan 2018
Framework for change: supporting you to drive improvement
The Leading Change, Adding Value framework for nursing, midwifery and care staff is halfway...
15 Jan 2018
Nursing in Somalia: ‘I have saved many lives – that’s what’s important’
Conflict and drought have created desperate conditions for the people of Somalia, forcing...
29 Sep 2017
Enabling children to live ordinary lives in extraordinary circumstances through...
For parents of children living with complex healthcare needs life can be fraught but at...
19 Sep 2017
Transgender issues: ‘Referrals have gone through the roof’
Despite an eight-month waiting list, a four-stage care pathway assessment and an assortment...
15 Sep 2017
Leaving a lasting legacy: Gwen Kirby
Gwen Kirby’s predecessors may not have attended Great Ormond Street Hospital’s (GOSH)...
13 Sep 2017
A glimpse of nursing student life in China
Toni Bewley discovers what nursing student life is like in a north eastern city in Daqing,...
21 Jun 2017
Senior nurse wins RCNi Nurse Award for work with children with sepsis
Drew McDonald, senior staff nurse at the Royal Aberdeen Children’s Hospital emergency...
05 May 2017
Children’s respiratory nurse specialist is patient’s choice
Children’s nurse specialist wins RCNi Nurse Award for her compassionate and supportive care...
02 May 2017