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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16 Jul 2019
Nurses in maternity care: RCN report
Publication Code : 007640This report has been produced from the analysis of a workforce survey designed to explore the employment and role-specific training and continuing professional development (CPD) of registered nurses and unregistered support staff working in maternity services across the UK. The report was informed by two documents, also now available online.
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16 Jul 2019
Nurses in maternity care: Literature review
Publication Code : 007761This is a literature review for the RCN’s Midwifery Forum project on the training and continuing professional development needs of registered nurses and unregistered support workers in maternity care.
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20 May 2019
Parity of Esteem – Delivering Physical Health Equality for those with Serious Mental Health Needs
Publication Code : 007618This publication gives an overview of the work the RCN is doing to address the mortality gap between people with serious mental illness and the rest of the population.
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20 May 2019
Time and Space. Enabling defusing activities leaflet
Publication Code : 007477Making time for nursing teams to defuse after challenging or difficult situations can support their psychological wellbeing and enhance their self care and management. It can also help to sustain a workforce and reinforce teamwork while providing a perfect opportunity to share success and positive experiences. This leaflet, developed by the RCN Nursing in Justice and Forensic Health Care Forum, aims to provide tips and activities to help nurses facilitate and benefit from defusing sessions. This leaflet has been sponsored by Liverpool Victoria.
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17 May 2019
Iron Deficiency and Anaemia in Adults
Publication Code : 007 460Iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) is a widespread problem affecting an estimated two billion people worldwide and is the most common cause of anaemia seen in primary care. This guidance has been developed by expert nurses from several specialties and is for the use of nurses, health care assistants (HCAs), midwives, and health visitors from all specialties and backgrounds.Pharmacosmos UK Ltd and Vifor Pharma UK Ltd have provided funding, medical and scientific advice.
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10 May 2019
Sexual and reproductive health: education, training and career progression in nursing and midwifery
Publication Code : 007 502Nurses and midwives who wish to work in sexual and reproductive health need further education and training to do so. It is a specialist area that requires post-registration education, training and development not covered on undergraduate programmes in enough depth. This publication has been developed alongside an online resource available at: www.rcn.org.uk/sexualhealtheducationdirectory and offers detail on the routes available to train in these areas and signposts nurses and midwives to valuable information. Produced with support from Health Education England.
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10 May 2019
Council's Report to Members on Congress 2018
Publication Code : 007 255This report details the breadth and scope of work carried out by RCN members and staff as a result of decisions made at Congress 2018 in Belfast.
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1 May 2019
Health Care Support Workers Administering Inactivated Influenza, Shingles and Pneumococcal Vaccines for Adults and Live Attenuated Influenza Vaccine (LAIV) for Children
Publication Code : 007 441The RCN recognises that nursing teams are key to the safe and effective administration of large numbers of vaccinations to those who need them. This guidance has been developed as a resource and framework for health care support workers who undertake vaccinations as part of their role.
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1 May 2019
The Role of Nursing Associates in Vaccination and Immunisation
Publication Code : 007 565The RCN recognises that nursing teams are key to the safe and effective administration of large numbers of vaccinations to those who need them. The overriding principle is: health care professionals involved in the prescribing or administration of vaccines must be suitably competent and have the knowledge as well as the skills to ensure patient safety, and public trust in immunisation is maintained. In some clinical areas, it is likely that NAs will be involved in the delivery of the national immunisation programme.
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26 Apr 2019
Annual Report 2018
Publication Code : 007 334The combined RCN Group Annual Report for 2018.
