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Flow rate and IV drugs
Increase your knowledge when it comes to calculations relating to giving fluid medicines over a period of time (continuous infusions), for example, drugs provided intravenously through an IV line.
Updated: 28 April 2025 -
Estimation
Learn the skills needed to estimate the answer to a number problem before you calculate it. This resource looks at how to spot mistakes with calculating doses and why simplifying the numbers will help you to reach the correct answer.
Updated: 14 March 2025 -
Tackling number problems
Develop your maths skills with this step-by-step method to facing number challenges at work. Using the acronym ‘PEACE’, learn how to plan, estimate, approach, calculate and evaluate your answer.
Updated: 28 April 2025 -
Metric units
When administrating medication to patients in small doses, prescriptions are commonly written in grams and milligrams. Use this resource to build your knowledge and confidence when it comes to converting metric units accurately.
Updated: 28 April 2025 -
Modern slavery and human trafficking
Increase your knowledge and understanding of modern slavery and human trafficking to help you spot the signs and act on them. This resource offers you safe steps to take in supporting someone who’s experienced emotional or psychological harm and distress.
Updated: 10 July 2025 -
Dosage for solid medicines
Learn more about how to calculate the required dosage of tablets to give to a patient, using the ‘PEACE’ problem-solving method. This resource looks at the different ways you might use mental arithmetic to work out and check your answer.
Updated: 28 April 2025 -
Domestic violence and abuse
Information for nursing professionals about how domestic abuse and violence impacts lives and how to recognise and support victims. This resource will help you with how to speak to someone who you may be concerned is suffering in silence.
Updated: 24 June 2025 -
Modern slavery: Professional resources
The RCN is committed to raising health care professionals understanding of how modern slavery impacts on lives
Updated: 16 January 2025 -
Domestic abuse assessment tools and guidance
Find a selection of useful links to assessment tools and guidance to help health professionals identify and support victims of domestic violence. This includes incidents of domestic abuse in the health profession, schools and local constituencies.
Updated: 8 October 2024 -
Overview of children and young people's nursing
Visit our overview to children and young people’s (CYP) nursing, with a first-hand account of what it’s like to be a children’s nurse. Here you can also find out more about the wide range of career options for CYP nurses, including non-clinical roles.
Updated: 4 August 2025
