Publications
RCN publications cover a wide range of topics varying from clinical guidance to employment relations issues to advice on bullying. To reproduce RCN publications please complete the copyright request form and we’ll be in touch.
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23 Apr 2015
Nursing on the move – specialist nursing for patients requiring repatriation and retrieval
Publication Code : 004364 ISBN : 9781908782342Publication outlining recommendations about educational preparation, plus reinforces the role nurses have at the forefront of patient transportation especially in the context of increasing centralisation of care and worldwide travel.
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17 Apr 2015
First Steps impact evaluation report
Publication Code : 004882Assesses the quality and impact of First Steps, a learning resource developed by the RCN in 2011 to help health care assistants learn the foundation skills and values needed for their role.
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17 Apr 2015
First Steps impact evaluation report
Publication Code : 004897Assesses the quality and impact of First Steps, a learning resource developed by the RCN in 2011 to help health care assistants learn the foundation skills and values needed for their role.
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6 Feb 2015
RCN survey of nurses working with looked after children
Publication Code : 004735Publication following on from an RCN led networking event in 2013 for nurses working with looked after children, where numerous issues and concerns were raised relating to changes in NHS structures, commissioning of services, workload and capacity, roles and responsibilities, as well as the potential perverse impact of the introduction of a Payment by Results tariff and unsafe working practices.
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23 Jan 2015
Career, education and competence framework for neonatal nursing in the UK
Publication Code : 004641 ISBN : 9781910672105Publication informed by numerous influential drivers, from a variety of sources, and will be updated regularly. Neonatal care has come a long way in a short time. Outcomes that could only have been dreamed of 10 to 15 years ago are, in many cases, now possible for infants of extremely low birth weight. The ethos of neonatal care emphasises close collaboration with families in all neonatal health care settings.
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11 Dec 2014
RCN London Safe Staffing Report 2014
Publication Code : 004775The RCN London Safe Staffing Report 2014 looks at nursing shortages in London including a survey of members working in mental health settings. The report includes Freedom of Information data on nursing vacancies showing more than 8000 nursing posts in the capital unfilled, 14% of the total.
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21 Nov 2014
Frontline First
Publication Code : 004772Special report showing that mental health services are now under unprecedented strain, experiencing a steep fall in nurse numbers and available beds despite rising demand.
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30 Oct 2014
An uncertain future
Publication Code : 004740Report providing a review of the UK nursing labour market, looking at recent data and trends for nursing staff working in the health sector across the UK, drawing out differences and similarities across the four UK countries.
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20 Oct 2014
Mental health in children and young people
Publication Code : 003311 ISBN : 9781910066300Toolkit providing an outline of the common mental health problems that practitioners may identify in various settings, along with basic information on the knowledge and skills nurses need in order to recognise and care for children and young people who present with possible mental health problems.
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2 Oct 2014
Children and young people's cardiac nursing
Publication Code : 004121 ISBN : 9781910066935Competence frameworks and role descriptions developed to enhance the clinical care that children and young people with congenital heart disease receive. Nurses must function at an optimal level to deliver appropriate care, and evaluating clinical competence is essential to ensure the confidence of children and their families in cardiac nursing provision.
