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Janet Davies to step down as RCN general secretary
‘It has been a great honour to represent my profession at the highest level,’ she says
Newsroom
Janet Davies to step down as RCN general secretary
‘It has been a great honour to represent my profession at the highest level,’ she says
Community nurses have ‘essential role’ to help end rough sleeping, reveals QNI survey
Charity highlights street-based nursing care initiative to improve the health of the homeless
Nurse's death by suicide should serve as warning to profession...
Toxic workplace and 'put up and shut up' culture still pervades the NHS
Nurses should not be replaced by less qualified staff, says ICN
International Council of Nurses warns that use of under-qualified staff can affect patient...
RCN urges university students to get meningitis jab before term starts
First-year students are at elevated risk of meningococcal infection
RCN, unions and Scottish Government agree pay increase of at least 9% for nurses
Deal leaves nurses in Scotland ‘significantly better paid’ than those elsewhere in the UK
Evidence and Practice
How to undertake a blood component transfusion
Why you should read this article: » To increase your awareness of the patient identification...
Assessment, management and prevention of urinary tract infections in men
Why you should read this article: » To understand the aspects of assessment and...
Effective management of hypoglycaemia
How to empower patients and their families to prevent and manage hypoglycaemia
Development of approaches and legislation to optimise nurse staffing levels
Why you should read this article: » To recognise the role that nurses and the environment in...
Safe and effective use of supplemental oxygen therapy
Why you should read this article: » To ensure your knowledge of the common indications and...
Understanding the human and system factors involved in medication errors
Why you should read this article: » To understand the human and system factors involved in...
Revalidation
Write a reflective account
Reflect on what you have learned from a CPD article and gain a certificate of learning
Watch our animated guide to revalidation
Our short film explains the revalidation process
Nurse of the Year ‘makes you feel there is someone there for you’
A tribute to the RCN Nurse of the Year 2018, Angela Hall, by her patient the Rev Mark Bond
‘My dedicated nurses inspired me to join the profession’
Student nurse award winner recalls two nurses who cared for her as she recovered from sepsis
Legal responsibilities
A CPD article improved Bernadette Parsons’ understanding of the legal standard of care...
Heart failure: part 2
A CPD article improved Anita Skinner’s knowledge of the treatment and management of chronic...
Features
I was depressed and anxious - and running a mental health trust
Lisa Rodrigues hopes talking about her anxiety will help leaders struggling to cope
Seamless drugs rehab offers continuity of care to offenders in prison and outside it
Nursing team’s care for people who misuse drugs extends from community to custody
Lifting the barriers to mental healthcare for older people
New resources are tackling the stigma and social issues that restrict access to care
Why the nursing associate role is dividing opinion
Will nursing associates shore up an overstretched workforce or put patient safety at risk?
Recovery after surgery: tipping accepted wisdom on its head
How the ERAS approach can help nurses promote evidence-based perioperative care
What could the UK learn from adult social care in Japan?
An ageing population and shrinking workforce forced Japan to rethink how it funds care
Opinion
Late shifts and long hours don’t say ‘antenatal care’ to me
Pregnancy is not an illness, but it can be an exhausting time for NHS staff, says Jane Bates
Protecting nurses' well-being is a priority as vacancy rates remain critically
More needs to be done to ensure nurses feel valued and supported amid chronic staff shortages
Gosport scandal: nurses need to be aware of the liabilities of making medication errors
Nurses could be struck off or even face criminal charges for administering medicines wrongly
Students
How my simple sticker system improved steroid management
Serious illness led one student to devise a way to help nurses administer steroids on time
Listening to patients’ wartime stories helped me develop empathy
It can be hard to find time to listen to patients, but it’s essential for holisitic care
Celebrating the profession's work is important...
Zoe Butler on what winning the student category in last year’s RCNi awards has meant to her
Careers
How to write a statement of events
If your employer asks you to write a formal statement stay calm and follow these tips
60 seconds with mental health nursing lecturer Nutmeg Hallett
Teaching students how to prevent violence and abuse in healthcare settings is rewarding
What to do if you make a medication error
Nurses have a duty of candour when mistakes occur. Here’s how to handle the situation
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