COVID-19 (coronavirus)
To support nurses during this challenging period, we’ve developed a collection of free news and evidence-based resources relevant to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic
Long-COVID: what nurses need to know about longer-term effects of the virus
Report calls for urgent review of impact of 12-hour shifts on nurses
Keeping older patients active: undoing the adverse effects of lockdown
News
NHS figures reveal April peak in nurse sickness absence due to COVID-19
Anxiety, stress and depression also accounted for one quarter of absences in May
Impact of the pandemic on end of life care: take part in our survey
Tell us how COVID-19 has affected the care of dying patients
Report calls for urgent review of impact of 12-hour shifts on nurses
The King’s Fund makes recommendations to improve well-being of staff
Long-COVID, a term that is all too apt as we plan for our pandemic winter
Nurses must get the safeguards they deserve as they prepare for a second wave of infections
COVID-19 tests: nurses among top three groups on government’s priority list
Health and social care secretary outlines criteria for rationing the tests
Winter pressures: new social care chief nurse to focus on COVID-19 in care settings
RCN welcomes nurse leadership role as part of government’s social care winter plan
Clinical Practice
Nurses need support – and a pay rise – before we face the second wave
Enthusiasm for front-line staff must extend beyond the first peak of the COVID-19 pandemic
The right service changes at the right time: empowering nurses to lead amid COVID-19
The initiatives that show collective leadership is not about targets but working together
COVID-19: how we transformed our recruitment process at the height of the pandemic
Recruiting nurses more quickly enabled us to cope with the surge in patient numbers
COVID-19: how we adapted our diabetes service to provide seven-day-a-week, remote care
The changes that will remain post-pandemic and tips for adapting other services
How to verify the death of a patient
Understanding the legal implications, and the need for sensitivity and compassion
Back to the bedside: our reflections on returning to clinical practice in the pandemic
Volunteer ICU nurses talk teamwork, coping strategies and their families’ COVID-19 fears
Sepsis bitesize learning
Enhance your knowledge of the first critical hour of suspected sepsis
How to perform respiratory assessment
A logical and structured approach to respiratory assessment
Breaking bad news
Understand the process of breaking bad news and difficulties that nurses can face
Improving compliance with hand hygiene practices
Explore the elements that affect healthcare workers' hand hygiene compliance
Preventing healthcare-associated respiratory tract infections
Preventing healthcare-associated respiratory tract infections and strategies to minimise risk
How to wash your hands effectively
A learning module explaining when and how to wash your hands effectively
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COVID-19: how we transformed our recruitment process at the height of the pandemic
Recruiting nurses more quickly enabled us to cope with the surge in patient numbers
Back to the bedside: our reflections on returning to clinical practice in the pandemic
Volunteer ICU nurses talk teamwork, coping strategies and their families’ COVID-19 fears
Effective infection prevention and control: the nurse’s role
Infection control and transmission-based precautions nurses should adhere
Use of personal protective equipment in nursing practice
Understand types of PPE in various clinical scenarios and appropriate application
Understanding the principles and aims of intravenous fluid therapy
Ensuring safe and effective IV fluid therapy and patient assessment
Embedding spiritual care into everyday nursing care
How patients’ spiritual needs can be embedded into everyday nursing practice
Sepsis bitesize learning
Enhance your knowledge of the first critical hour of suspected sepsis
Improving compliance with hand hygiene practices
Explore the elements that affect healthcare workers' hand hygiene compliance
How to administer suppositories
How to administer suppositories in a safe, effective and patient-centred manner, ensuring privacy and dignity
How to administer an enema
Undertake the administration of enemas in a safe, effective and patient-centred manner
How to insert a peripheral cannula
How to undertake the safe and effective insertion of a peripheral cannula
An evidence-based approach to subcutaneous injection technique
Evidence-based review of subcutaneous injection administration and best practice
Essentials of care
How to verify the death of a patient
Understanding the legal implications, and the need for sensitivity and compassion
Using effective hand hygiene practice to prevent and control infection
Understand the complex factors that can interfere with hand hygiene compliance
Challenges and facilitators in providing effective end of life care in ICUs
Ways to enhance practice in this area and factors that might affect patient care
Meeting the needs of carers of people at the end of life
Exploring the context of caring at the end of life and the experience of carers
How to undertake venepuncture to obtain venous blood samples
Identifying a suitable vein and the appropriate needle or butterfly device for the procedure
Assessing and documenting fluid balance
How to accurately monitor a patient’s fluid balance
How to perform a tracheostomy dressing and inner cannula change
How to perform a tracheostomy dressing and inner cannula change
Caring for patients with a temporary tracheostomy
How to detect and resolve problems early, with reference to best practice guidelines
Improving healthcare outcomes through the delivery of patient-centred care
How to overcome the barriers to providing patient-centred care
How to remove an indwelling urinary catheter in female patients
Removing an indwelling urinary catheter in female patients in a safe, timely, effective and patient-centred manner
Promoting the 6Cs of nursing in patient assessment
Overview of the Patient Assessment and Clinical-reasoning Tool and how to promote the 6Cs of nursing
How to administer suppositories
How to administer suppositories in a safe, effective and patient-centred manner, ensuring privacy and dignity
Critical care
Patient transfer from the intensive care unit to a general ward
Exploring the challenges of transferring patients from the ICU
Use of personal protective equipment in nursing practice
Understand types of PPE in various clinical scenarios and appropriate application
Understanding the principles and aims of intravenous fluid therapy
Ensuring safe and effective IV fluid therapy and patient assessment
How to assist in emergency tracheal intubation
Safe and effective emergency intubation of a patient with a compromised airway or...
Palliative and end of life care in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Managing idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, a life-limiting interstitial lung disease
How to record a 12-lead electrocardiogram
Understand the evidence that supports the practice of recording a 12-lead ECG
Sepsis bitesize learning
Enhance your knowledge of the first critical hour of suspected sepsis
How to perform a tracheostomy dressing and inner cannula change
How to perform a tracheostomy dressing and inner cannula change
Caring for patients with a temporary tracheostomy
How to detect and resolve problems early, with reference to best practice guidelines
How to perform respiratory assessment
A logical and structured approach to respiratory assessment
How to care for a patient after death in hospital
How to care for a patient after death and support their family in the hospital setting
Staff well-being
What the COVID-19 pandemic tells us about the need to develop resilience in the nursing...
Most research on resilience in healthcare systems such as the NHS is based on organisational...
Awareness of secondary traumatic stress in emergency nursing
How nurses can safeguard against secondary traumatic stress
All to play for: the need for resilience in nursing leaders
Senior nurses set to explore how to exert influence in health and social care
Implementing laughter therapy to enhance the well-being of patients and nurses
Discover the physical and psychosocial benefits of laughter therapy for patients and nurses
Effects of singing groups on staff well-being: a feasibility study
Why you should read this article: » To understand the potential effects of singing groups on...
Strategies to avoid feeling overwhelmed by pressure at work
Learn how to adopt whatever emergency coping strategies suit you best
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