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RCNi revalidation study days offer nurses and midwives the opportunity to discuss their individual concerns with revalidation experts, and attendees leave wit

17 Jul 2017
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Apprenticeships

In the first of a two-part series on healthcare apprenticeships, Angelo Varetto looks at what apprenticeships can bring to an NHS team and addresses the controversy surrounding

11 Jul 2017
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Difficult patient

'Difficult' patients can be hard to like, which can in turn affect the care they receive.

11 Jul 2017
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Best of Both

An innovative new recruitment campaign is aiming to put Northamptonshire on the map as a top destination for nurses to develop their careers. 

07 Jul 2017
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Meaning

The emotional toll of nursing can have a numbing effect, but it can also leave you searching for answers to the big issues in life.

04 Jul 2017
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davies

The RCN will have a directly elected Professional Nursing Committee for the first time from next January.

29 Jun 2017
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competence

As a registered nurse you must practise according to the NMC Code, but adhering to these professional standards is not easy when demands are heavy and resourc

26 Jun 2017
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concerns

Saying nothing about poor care may seem like the easy option – it isn’t. So get support, do the right thing and don’t be hard on yourself.

21 Jun 2017
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job

When mental health nurse Kellyann Anderton-Kay visited the RCN Bulletin Jobs Fair in Manchester the last thing she expected was to be offered a job on the spo

20 Jun 2017
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country

Moving from Cardiff to rural West Wales was something of a culture shock for mental health liaison nurse Karen James, who had to overcome perso

13 Jun 2017
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coping

It is normal for some days at work to affect you more than others.

12 Jun 2017
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Custody nurse

From seeing a detainee who has collapsed in a cell to assessing someone’s fitness to be interviewed for murder, it's all in a day's work for police

05 Jun 2017

Making snap judgements about patients can have a negative impact on your practice and limit your ability to provide patient-centred care, says Mandy Day-Calder.

02 Jun 2017

Nurses who join the RAF can expect an exceptional career pathway with varied and exciting roles.

24 May 2017

How does a nurse fill a traditionally medical role? By mastering the basics first, says advanced nurse practitioner Nicky McCarthy.

22 May 2017

Change takes its toll on everyone. In the third and final part of our leadership series, Mandy Day-Calder looks at what you can do to help patients, colleagues and yourself to flourish in uncertain times.

22 May 2017

Many women have mental health problems during pregnancy or in the year after birth. A new course aims to equip professionals to manage mental illness in mothers.

20 May 2017

Overcoming her initial doubts, Elizabeth Wake became a regular reviewer for a professional journal and now relishes this important and rewarding role.

18 May 2017

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