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RCN vows to hold Conservatives to account over campaign pledges for nurses
Newly-elected Conservatives urged to tackle nursing shortages and release funds for students
Roald Dahl charity launches its Christmas appeal
Money raised by the charity will be used to fund specialist children's nurses
Uber to offer nurses discounted transport and food at Christmas
NHS staff can claim two trips or meals worth up to £10 each
Differing medical record systems between NHS trusts ‘risk the safety of patients’
Study in England reveals 21 systems that fail to share information effectively
2020 Year of the Nurse and Midwife ‘our chance to jump-start a new way to see nursing’
International Council of Nurses reveals how it will promote the profession
Patient safety: over-reliance on temporary nurses heightens risk of ward deaths
Southampton study points to importance of overall make-up of staff
Evidence and Practice
Applying transformational leadership in nursing practice
Empower and motivate team members to deliver optimal nursing care
Assessing physical activity levels in people living with a stoma
Read about interventions that can reduce barriers to exercise
Ensuring continuity of care for patients with diabetes mellitus
Discover the risks and adverse events that can occur during patient transfer
Effective drain care and management in community settings
Learn about the rationale for drain insertion and its associated complications
Differentiating between dementia, delirium and depression in older people
How to clinically assess, diagnose and treat patients
Improving the uptake of medical device training to promote patient safety
Understand how training days can improve competency and prevent adverse events
Features
Top 10: The most popular articles of 2019
We look back at the most-read articles from the past 12 months
Top 10: The most popular clinical articles of 2019
Leadership, communication and skin care feature in the most-read clinical content of the year
Diabetes: why managing the condition is about so much more than blood sugar levels
People can find the emotional demands relentless, leading to diabetes distress or burnout
Diabetes: what nurses can learn from peer support groups
Young, newly diagnosed adults value a positive approach that makes them feel less isolated
Rudeness upsets colleagues and poses risk to patients
Incivility is always unpleasant but in a healthcare setting it can be dangerous
Reinventing the Productive Ward: what nurses need from a quality improvement toolkit
Ten years ago the programme was all the rage, and now it’s set for an update
Opinion
Bullying at work: we all know nursing is far from immune, but support is out there
Whether you’re being bullied, or witnessing it, the RCN’s Josephine Brady offers advice
When nurse and carer roles collide: the pressures of nursing a dying loved one
Delivering end of life care can change a family relationship
Ethical nursing practice means being willing to show moral courage – despite the risks
Develop the confidence to have a say in complex decision-making
Students
Nurse’s podcasts tell true story of life on mental health wards
Podcasts aim to dispel myths about mental illness, remove stigma and give patients a voice
Nursing student award 2020 entries open
Boost your specialty and profile by entering the RCNi Nurse awards 2020
As a mature nursing student, I came close to giving up in my first term at uni
I now know juggling my studies, placements and family life is tough – but so worth it
Careers
Harnessing the power of robotics allows me to retain the human touch
A theatre nurse reflects on how her high-tech role enhances patient contact
What it’s like working as an oncology nurse
Joining a cancer ward can be daunting, but it allows you to work closely with patients
Handling change at work and avoiding overload
How to maintain emotional balance in a new nursing role or challenging transition