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RCN Nursing Awards 2021 open for entries: who will be named nurse of the year?
Individuals and teams invited to nominate across 15 award categories
18 Mar 2021
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Chronic pain management in children and young people
New guidelines focus on physical, psychological and pharmacological interventions
09 Mar 2021
Staying cool and comfortable at work: the challenges of PPE
Innovations in uniform design are making COVID-19 care requirements a bit more bearable
16 Apr 2021
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RCN Nursing Awards 2021 open for entries: who will be named nurse of the year?
Individuals and teams invited to nominate across 15 award categories
18 Mar 2021
Blood disorder crisis must be treated ‘as urgently as cardiac arrest’
Sickle cell awareness vital, specialist says, after coroner finds patient received wrong care
16 Apr 2021
Union ballots open as nurses in Scotland vote on proposed 4% pay deal
RCN Scotland and GMB urge NHS staff to reject Scottish Government offer
16 Apr 2021
Beauty company backtracks after refusing to treat nurses working with COVID-19 patients
Benefit Cosmetics UK apologises and changes policy after provoking backlash on social media
15 Apr 2021
Nurses want safe staffing law extended to care homes and the community
Safe staffing is most pressing health issue for the next Welsh parliament, RCN survey finds
15 Apr 2021
Your nurse’s uniform: is a national, standardised design a good idea?
NHS consults nurses in England about consistency of uniform design
14 Apr 2021
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Staying cool and comfortable at work: the challenges of PPE
Innovations in uniform design are making COVID-19 care requirements a bit more bearable
16 Apr 2021
Perplexing presentations: how to act on fabricated or induced illness
Guidance for nurses on identifying and safeguarding children at risk
15 Apr 2021
COVID-19 and mental health: how nurses can support children and young people
Pandemic has created a toxic environment in some families and this will affect children
26 Mar 2021
Caring for trans and non-binary people: overcoming the fear of ‘getting it wrong’
How to address inequitable treatment and improve communication with patients
05 Mar 2021
Redeployed in emergency care: anxiety and dread in one 12-hour shift
The RCN Nurse of the Year 2020 describes a day on the front line in the COVID-19 second wave
10 Feb 2021
How will the new strain of COVID-19 affect children and young people?
What it means for children’s services, vaccinations and the advice nurses should give parents
04 Feb 2021
Clinical update
Chronic pain management in children and young people
New guidelines focus on physical, psychological and pharmacological interventions
09 Mar 2021
Looked after children: a framework for better outcomes
Revised guidance details roles and competencies required of healthcare staff
27 Jan 2021
Managing aerosol generating procedures in school for children with complex medical needs
Updated guidance covers children with a tracheostomy or respiratory difficulties
05 Jan 2021
Menopause symptoms and period pain: identify women’s health conditions with confidence
Updated RCN resource also includes information on pregnancy, continence and sexual health
15 Dec 2020
Faltering growth: signs, symptoms and guidance on improving care
Guidance sets out standards on slower rate of weight gain for babies and preschool children
13 Nov 2020
Preparing to Prescribe toolkit: becoming a non-medical prescriber
Updated online resource is a step-by-step guide for nurses considering a prescribing course
10 Nov 2020
Policy briefing
Guidance on school nursing during the pandemic
Advice on how school nursing services in England can operate during imposed restrictions
12 Jun 2020
COVID-19: when you can refuse to treat a patient due to inadequate PPE
The implications for nurses of RCN guidance on care provision and inadequate PPE
23 Apr 2020
Long-term ventilation: best practice in caring for children and young people
Concerns about standards of care with long-term ventilation reviewed by NCEPOD
01 Apr 2020
Interventions to improve the mental health and well-being of children and young people
Public Health England focuses on promoting critical importance of mental health
02 Mar 2020
Safeguarding partners: what children’s nurses need to know
How will the new safeguarding partners differ from local safeguarding children’s boards?
14 Oct 2019
A national accident prevention strategy for England
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents calls for preventive action across the ages
20 Aug 2019
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Link between measles and airflow obstruction
Childhood measles can affect post-bronchodilator airflow obstruction in later life
21 Jun 2018
Young children do not learn from watching videos on smartphones
Study shows that children respond to videos on smartphone screens but do not benefit educationally
23 Apr 2018
Mothers caring for children with cancer need greater financial support
Study finds women parenting children with cancer have lower incomes than those with children who do not
23 Apr 2018
Asthma: protein from parasitic worms suppresses allergic reactions
Researchers at the University of Edinburgh who tested the Heligmosomoides polygyrus Alarmin Release Inhibitor (HpARI) on mice hope findings will lead to using the protein as the basis for the treatment of asthma
23 Mar 2018
Epileptic seizures in children halved when using natural compounds found in cannabis –...
Findings follows 36 studies of randomised and non-randomised controlled trials of children and adults who have a rare form of epilepsy
23 Mar 2018
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Chronic lymphcytic leukaemia: Improving treatment and support for patients
This feature has been funded by Janssen UK and written on the company’s behalf by M&F Health, based on an interview with Advanced Nurse Practitioner, Karen Stanley.
11 Feb 2020
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Bubbly little girl needs a “forever home” – can you help?
Lambeth Council are appealing to all members of the caring community
25 Jun 2019
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Wales offers a great quality of life for the newly qualified nurse
Newly qualified Mental Health Nurse Luke Pybus, from Somerset, is delighted he made the career move to work in Wales.
31 Aug 2017
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Working in Wales can really take you places in your career
Sian Thomas, a Consultant Nurse for Child Health in South Wales, and Nurse of the Year 2016, talks about why everyone looking for a rewarding nursing career should put Wales at the top of their list.
30 Aug 2017
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Sponsored: Find your most extraordinary RMN job with Priory
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The Cambian Group: Nursing you can truly believe in
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29 May 2016