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Becoming a nurse prescriber: how it could take your career in unexpected directions
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Care home staffing crisis: CQC calls for urgent investment in pay and career pathways
Staff look to NHS and retail for better prospects as regulator warns of unmet care needs
Anticipatory prescribing: how to use it to improve care of patients at the end of life
Access to ‘just in case’ medications is fundamental to compassionate palliative care
Front-line nurses to join NHS recruitment campaign
Nurses will share their experiences to support the We are the NHS campaign
Homeland star calls for more diversity in mental health leadership
David Harewood, who experienced psychosis in his 20s, says leaders must represent populations
Call for night shift nurses to be part of type 2 diabetes study
Researchers aim to develop intervention to improve health of workers living with the disease
Job comes with a driver: great way to recruit community staff, or a waste of NHS money?
We don’t want to lose out on the best nurses just because they don’t drive, says trust
Evidence and Practice
Role of the nurse in patient blood management and treating anaemia
Recognise the factors that can influence transfusion decisions and enhance patient safety
Understanding the importance of recognising, treating and preventing stroke
Refresh your knowledge of the risk factors for stroke, and its signs and symptoms
Role of the nurse in addressing vaccine hesitancy and misinformation on social media
Learn strategies such as debunking and providing accurate, evidence-based information
Using health promotion to support healthy ageing
How to provide targeted solutions that enable older people to live healthy lives
How to undertake effective mouth care and oral assessments
Learn ways to promote oral health and comfort, and prevent or treat disease
Role of emotional intelligence in effective nurse leadership
Practical activities leaders can undertake to develop their skills in this area
Features
Nurse leadership: targeting stem cell donation and vaccine uptake in the Sikh community
How RCN Nurse Award winner Rohit Sagoo has improved outcomes and engagement
Patient’s Choice 2021: posthumous award for tireless patient advocate and supporter
Inspirational nurse Paul Murray honoured by many for his dedication to patient care
‘We can help women stop a tragic cycle’: meet our RCN Nurse of the Year 2021
Nicola Bailey defied opposition to set up abortion care in Northern Ireland amid the pandemic
Recovery from spinal injury: ‘care was the boost I needed on my long journey’
Orna Carey was nominated for the Patient's Choice award for her dedication to a young patient
Community mental healthcare: ‘My son felt listened to when he talked to his nurse’
Jodie Heath nominated for the 2021 Patient's Choice award for supporting young patient's complex health needs
Nurse nominated for posthumous award ‘made patients feel special’
Paul Murray received a record number of nominations for the Patient’s Choice award
Opinion
Mouth care at the end of life: how to provide safe and essential interventions
Oral hygiene is a crucial part of providing dignified end of life care
Patient consent or assent – what’s the difference?
Advice on gaining consent, and what to do if a patient lacks capacity
Overseas recruitment: far from ‘stupid’, but far from enough to cover staff shortfall
Health minister’s sound bite exposes inadequate planning of government recruitment promise
Students
I secured my dream role while still a second-year – tips on finding your first job
How I secured my first post-registration nurse role, and advice on how you can too
The mental health campaign empowering young people to tell their stories
RCN Nursing Student Award winner’s campaign combines outreach and political action
Management placement: what’s involved and how to get the most out of it
Your final clinical placement is a chance to develop leadership and decision-making skills
Careers
Becoming a nurse prescriber: how it could take your career in unexpected directions
Find out what you need to do to be qualified to practise as a non-medical prescriber
What does a scrub nurse do – and could you be one?
Perioperative practitioners, or theatre nurses, work in anaesthetics, surgery or recovery
Menopause advanced nurse practitioner: my specialist role and how I got here
How to become an ANP in a specialty that requires a rich variety of knowledge and skills