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Picture of healthcare professionals taking part in The Floor game, which simulates the challenges of an emergency department and is helping nurses to develop clinical leadership skills.

A game that simulates the challenges of an emergency department is help

13 Feb 2020
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Picture shows Janet Youd speaking at RCN Congress. Here she reflects on the end of her tenure as chair of the RCN Emergency Care Association.`

Outgoing chair of RCN's Emergency Care Association intends to put her p

21 Jan 2020
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Image shows ambulance outside hospital emergency department in winter in the snow

Understaffing and overcrowding make it difficult for emergency department nurses to care f

17 Dec 2019
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Stock image of a vote going in to a ballot box, with british and EU flags in the background

Whichever political party or coalition wins on 12 December, a revi

10 Dec 2019
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Image of a touch screen point of care testing device for nurses

Empowering healthcare staff to use point of care testing (POCT) is bene

25 Nov 2019
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Illustration shows a figure overlaid by a jigsaw pattern, wearing a scholar’s cap and gown, representing joined up education. Lecturer Hannah Bryant welcomes new NMC standards that set out skills and knowledge required by the next generation of nurses.

Lecturer Hannah Bryant welcomes new standards from the NMC that set out

31 Oct 2019
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Image of health professional in scrubs holding a small organ transport box

Early engagement with specialist organ donation colleagues is vital as soon as decisions a

07 Oct 2019
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record-keeping

A staff nurse shares her tips for effective record-keeping

02 Oct 2019
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Illustration shows three figures, the middle one standing on a mountain peak. The year of the nurse in 2020 gives the profession a chance to spotlight its achievements and have an impact on healthcare worldwide

The year of the nurse and midwife in 2020 gives the profession a chance

09 Sep 2019
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Picture shows a scene from a video featuring a song called Check Me for Sepsis, performed by the Purple All Stars, a group of people with learning disabilities who use the creative arts to convey health promotion messages.

A deteriorating patient with a learning disability can present with the

08 Aug 2019
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Compassion in care

Service user James Downs on how compassionate nurses made him feel worthy of bei

15 Jul 2019
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No matter how experienced nurses and educators may be, it is vital to r

10 Jun 2019

Congress on 19-23 May can be a great platform to generate and share idea

13 May 2019

Emergency nurse input is vital if one-hour treatment target is to succee

07 May 2019

This fast-acting anaesthetic gas enjoys a reputation of being harmless, but could be l

03 May 2019

RCN and Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health care standards provide useful suggest

15 Apr 2019

We must support each other in coping with the accumulation of stressful

26 Mar 2019

NHS England's changes to emergency care services aim to alleviate pressure on EDs and GP pr

25 Mar 2019

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