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Bronchiolitis: how to recognise red flag symptoms requiring emergency care
Updated NICE guidance focuses on diagnosis, red flag symptoms and when to seek emergency care
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How to manage symptoms and risk of seasonal lower respiratory tract infections in children
Staff COVID-19 booster vaccination programme: what you need to know
Nurse in Wales becomes one of the first people in the UK to receive a booster vaccine
We say NHS pay award is unacceptable – verdict of clear majority voting in RCN ballot
Union weighs options as it urges ministers to ‘do the right thing’ for staff on AfC contracts
Bronchiolitis: how to recognise red flag symptoms requiring emergency care
Updated NICE guidance focuses on diagnosis, red flag symptoms and when to seek emergency care
NMC frauds: the 11 bogus registrants whose cases tricked the nursing regulator
Regulator moves against sham nurses, after one was able to practise for two decades
Your guide to RCN congress 2021
All you need to know about this year’s amended programme, educational events and lectures
Evidence and Practice
Comparing mean and single automated office blood pressure measurement in ambulatory care
Accurate measurement of blood pressure is essential to diagnose and treat hypertension
Meeting the healthcare needs of overseas Chinese students at UK universities
A review of evidence on whether healthcare needs of overseas Chinese students are being met
Using forum theatre to improve recognition and risk assessment of honour-based violence
How a theatrical teaching approach could be adapted and used with health visitor students
Developing and evaluating a new nursing student placement in public health teams
Placements of this type can help students appreciate the role of public health in nursing
Social prescribing: a nurse-led pilot project in a general practice setting
Development, implementation and outcomes of a nurse-led social prescribing pilot project
Benefits of digital technologies in patients taking control of cardiovascular health
Digital technologies can provide innovative ways of empowering patients
Features
Sexual exploitation of children: how to raise concerns
NSPCC warns of a rise in cases of child exploitation during the pandemic
A day in the life: nursing at a special school for pupils with learning disabilities
Anxious children, COVID-19 scares and hospital admissions all in a day’s challenges
Community nurse looked beyond labels and ‘held on to hope when I lost mine’
Katie McIlroy has been nominated for the Patient’s Choice award for care of women with...
Community nursing: tackling long-term effects of COVID-19 on older people with frailty
More services are concentrating on keeping people safe at home and encouraging self-care
Sickle cell crisis: step-by-step advice on spotting the signs and how to respond
Lack of knowledge of the blood disorder is common. Find out how to help your patients
How to spot and act on the red flag signs of childhood cancer
Potential cases can be easily missed in primary care as symptoms mirror common ailments
Opinion
Decision makers must be made aware of the realities of front-line nursing
Issues affecting the nursing workforce must not be overlooked by those at the top
Flu vaccination: what are the changes in this year’s programme?
The biggest immunisation campaign ever is about to launch, amid fears about NHS capacity
Agenda for Change: what nurses need to know as they consider the latest pay offer
The system aims to offer transparent pay and conditions – but is it still fit for purpose?
Students
Safeguarding demystified: a beginner’s guide
It’s an issue fundamental to nursing care, but do you know what’s expected of you?
Volunteer vaccinators: a nursing role that’s about much more than just a jab in the arm
Nursing students explain why vaccine hubs are proving to be rich learning environments
Pop-up hospital helps students make up for placements lost to COVID-19
University offers practical experience with clinical scenarios role-played by student peers
Careers
Fancy a new job? Come to our careers fair and you might even go home with an offer
Explore your options and meet a variety of nurse employers keen to recruit
Admiral Nurses in the community: helping carers cope with the uncertainty of dementia
Primary care support to families living with dementia, plus the skills of the role
Leadership in prison nursing: empowering women to take control of their health
Unexpected opportunities to improve access to care for a vulnerable patient group