Blogs
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22 Apr 2020
Caring for each other
As a career nurse working from home has never been a norm and in my relatively new role as Regional Director of the RCN in the South West region, I was only doing so occasionally but with the pandemic advice staying at home is what I and my team have had to do – maintaining our service to members from our homes across the region.
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17 Apr 2020
Building resilience in difficult times
As we continue to live with COVID-19 and its impact on every aspect of our lives I thought it would be good to take a moment to consider our personal resilience. This period represents the toughest challenge of a generation, particularly for our profession, but despite demand, we cannot work around the clock. The new environment we find ourselves working in is beyond anything we could have imagined just a few short weeks ago, whether we are in primary or secondary care, private, home or nursing home care settings.
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16 Apr 2020
Behind closed doors
Over the weekend, and in line with the UK government’s guidance to take one form of exercise out of the home a day, I decided to take a walk. I was also keen to get to know my neighbourhood better while I have the chance.
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9 Apr 2020
Here for you
When I joined the RCN in February I couldn’t have envisaged the way the world would shift for us all, these past few weeks. Within weeks of taking up my position of Regional Director for RCN South West all of us, members and staff, have altered our lives to continue to work but in very different ways.
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31 Mar 2020
A tough time for all
The World Health Organisation International Year of the Nurse 2020 and probably the most challenging time in the history of modern nursing.
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18 Feb 2020
The World Health Organisation International Year of the Nurse 2020
This is the international year for the nurse and celebrating 200 years since the birth of the founder of modern nursing, Florence Nightingale.
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3 Feb 2020
Pushing yourself out of your comfort zone
I'm the new Student Committee member representing the South West region’s students.