Features
Hospice care: ‘a unique opportunity’
Faith Slater on why she needs to use every skill she has to support families experiencing...
29 Nov 2018
Outstanding nurses whose compassion and innovation won recognition
We hope our roll-call of amazing nurses will inspire you to nominate yourself or a colleague...
28 Nov 2018
Managing transitions to palliative care for older people in acute hospitals
This is the fourth in a series of six articles that aim to encourage nurse leaders to...
14 Nov 2018
Social care in crisis: your questions answered
Can the government come up with a solution that works for individuals, carers and staff?
31 Oct 2018
Changing perceptions of careers in adult social care
This feature in our careers series profiles a clinical care supervisor who is changing...
19 Oct 2018
Using neighbourhood networks to enable people to die at home
In a pioneering initiative, family and friends share end of life care with community nurses
09 Oct 2018
Providing care for people with dementia alongside other long-term conditions
Part two in our research series: supporting carers responsible for people with dementia
19 Sep 2018
Admiral Nurse who plotted a course for dementia care in her local trust
After a 37-year nursing career, with 15 years spent as an Admiral Nurse, Helen Springthorpe...
11 Sep 2018
How training could improve the way HCAs relate to older people
A research review shows the importance of good relationships for clinical outcomes
03 Sep 2018
Could it be delirium?
A campaign to increase awareness of delirium urges swift action to prevent harm
23 Jul 2018
The challenge of attracting students to older people's nursing
This feature in our careers series hears from a newly qualified nurse who is working with...
19 Jul 2018
In the vanguard of teaching care home skills
The lead nurse for a care home vanguard discusses how to make training more widely available
05 Jul 2018
Lorraine Haining scoops Nursing Older People Award
'Indispensable' specialist nurse practitioner Lorraine Haining wins the RCNi...
05 Jul 2018
UTIs in older people: the tool reducing unnecessary prescribing
Nurses like Jo McEwen are taking a lead in antimicrobial stewardship, cutting antibiotic ...
19 Jun 2018
‘We work in the residents’ home, they don’t live where we work’
This feature in our series on career pathways explores advanced practice in care homes
14 Jun 2018
Creating placement opportunities in care homes
Traditionally, universities have struggled to establish placements for nursing students in...
08 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
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