Publications

Adult Safeguarding: Roles and Competencies for Health Care Staff

One of the most important principles of safeguarding is that it is everyone’s responsibility. Health care staff frequently work with people in their moments of greatest need and can witness health and social inequalities which have a direct impact on the lives of people they care for. This intercollegiate document has been designed to guide professionals and the teams they work with to identify the competencies they need in order to support individuals to receive personalised and culturally sensitive safeguarding. It sets out minimum training requirements along with education and training principles. Please note that this publication is currently under review (October 2023).

RCN Competencies: Caring for Infants, Children and Young People requiring Palliative Care

This document is a revision of the first RCN competence framework produced for nurses and health care support workers in the UK involved in the care of infants, children and young people requiring palliative care. This newly revised competence framework builds on a number of best practice guidance documents and resources.

Guidance to RCN Complaints

This publication explains the RCN complaints procedure, including how to complain, who can complain and the processes and timescales involved.

Advanced Level Nursing Practice: Introduction

An introduction to the RCN Standards for advanced level nursing practice, advanced nurse practitioners, RCN accreditation and RCN credentialing. More information from the RCN on advanced nursing practice can be found at rcn.org.uk/ANP. The review date for this publication has been extended to July 2024.

Advanced Level Nursing Practice Section 1: The registered nurse working at an advanced level of practice

Section 1 of the RCN Standards for advanced level nursing practice, advanced nurse practitioners, RCN accreditation and RCN credentialing looks at the registered nurse working at an advanced level of practice. More information from the RCN on advanced nursing practice can be found at rcn.org.uk/ANP. The review date for this publication has been extended to July 2024.

RCN Standards for Advanced Level Nursing Practice

A publication highlighting the standards for nurses working as advanced nursing practitioners. More information from the RCN on advanced nursing practice can be found at www.rcn.org.uk/ANP

Advanced Level Nursing Practice Section 3: RCN accreditation and credentialing

Section 3 of the RCN Standards for advanced level nursing practice, advanced nurse practitioners gives information about RCN accreditation and RCN credentialing. More information from the RCN on advanced nursing practice can be found at rcn.org.uk/ANP. The review date for this publication has been extended to July 2024.

Advanced Level Nursing Practice Section 2: Advanced level nursing practice competencies

Section 2 of the RCN Standards for advanced level nursing practice, advanced nurse practitioners, RCN accreditation and RCN credentialing covers the competencies needed to work at this level. More information from the RCN on advanced nursing practice can be found at rcn.org.uk/ANP. The review date for this publication has been extended to July 2024.

Every Nurse an E-nurse: Insights from a consultation on the digital future of nursing

This publication presents the detailed findings of a consultation, led by the RCN, into the digital future of nursing. The consultation took place over January and February 2018. The consultation explored 1) ideas for a shared vision of a digitally enabled health and social care service 2) the barriers and enablers to the vision becoming a reality and 3) examples of how data, information, knowledge and technology are already bringing that vision to life.

Library and Archive Service quarterly report April-June 2018