Health visitors in south Wales set to strike after NHS employer ignores job evaluation appeal
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Hospital patients benefit by staying as active as possible – and they can start by waiting in a chair in the emergency department rather than on a trolley.
A nurse-led training initiative has given staff in a hostel for homeless people the skills and confidence to care for clients at the end of their lives.
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Despite all the protests, the nursing student bursary in England is history.
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Overcrowding and increasing violence in prisons means nurses are putting their own safety at risk to deliver healthcare.
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An appeal to create a national memorial to the nurses who gave their lives while serving in the first and second world wars is close to reaching its funding t
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In this extract from her new book, nursing historian Christine Hallett reveals how nurses in casualty clearing stations risked their lives to care for men wounded
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As the world remembers the horror and sacrifice of the Battle of Passchendaele, a new book by nursing historian Christine Hallett brings into focus the extrao
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Nurse researchers and scientists developing culturally sensitive care robots say there is nothing to fear, and much to be gained, from this sop
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Healthcare assistant Elaine Cooney, highly commended at the RCNi Nurse Awards 2017 for improving the experience of patients with a rare cancer, gives up
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A Foundation of Nursing Studies' programme involving 90 front line teams has taught nurses to listen and avoid assumptions before introducing change.
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Growing numbers of nurses who are ‘just about managing’ are forced to ask for financial support when a health or personal crisis hits, suggests the latest evidence.
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Scotland’s new strategy for nursing emphasises personalised care and a shift towards nursing in the community.
Amid concerns that the NMC’s English language standard for overseas nurses is too high, and is a significant barrier to recruitment, employers are urging the regulator to think again.
The number of older people being admitted to hospital with malnutrition has increased dramatically in the past five years. Catharine Sadler looks at what is being done to halt the rise and ensure that the nutritional needs of older people are being met.
Collaboration with the RCN on a safe surgery initiative has enabled the Zambian nurses’ union to improve its professional standing and enhance the reputation of nurses.
The national stroke strategy for England ends this year. Clinical leaders say a replacement is needed to build on its achievements and tackle variations in treatment and care.
Doing the best for your patients increasingly means working as an ‘e-nurse’ - which is why the RCN has joined forces with Health Education England to boost nurses’ digital literacy.
An RCN project is using replicas of nursing items from the 1940s and 50s to stimulate reminiscence for former nurses and other care home residents.
