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10 blog posts
  • Cate Willats Cate Willats 24 Jun 2024

    Congress 2024

    In this Blog, Cate Willats talks about her first experience of RCN Congress.

  • Anonymous Anonymous 28 Feb 2024

    Gaslight

    This blog has been submitted by a member who wishes to remain anonymous, for reasons that will become clear as you read it. Bullying is a common phenomenon for nurses, with around a quarter of the nursing family experiencing bullying in the past year. This blog highlights my personal experience of “gaslighting” - a specific type of bullying, and how I am gradually recovering from this.

  • Olajumoke Isaiah Olajumoke Isaiah 28 Sep 2023

    Awareness of mental well-being for nurses working in palliative care

    This blog raises awareness of the importance of promoting mental well-being, which is essential given the increase in work pressures in healthcare systems, high levels of nursing shortage and the impact on patient care and outcomes.

  • Martin Galligan Martin Galligan 4 Sep 2023

    Pain Awareness Month 2023

    September is global Pain Awareness Month and is an excellent opportunity to access a range of free resources related to all aspects of pain assessment and management. 

  • Pain and Palliative care mouthcare Suzanne Monks Suzanne Monks 14 Jul 2023

    Mouth care at end of life and how ‘taste for pleasure’ can enhance this

    Mouth care at end of life and how ‘taste for pleasure’ can enhance this.

  • Rachel Desai Rachel Desai 9 Jun 2023

    First time voting member at Congress

    I attended Congress for the first time this year and was invited to be a voting member for the Pain and Palliative Care Forum. The following blog explains why I think every RCN member should attend Congress at least once in their career.

  • Nicole Seneque Nicole Seneque Nicole Seneque 9 Jun 2023

    My experience as a voting forum member at Congress 2023

    If you like getting stuck into nursing debates and discussions, then RCN Congress is for you!

  • Sandra Campbell Sandra Campbell 9 May 2023

    Further reflections on grief during COVID-19 from a personal & professional perspective

    There are ongoing consequences of the pandemic with the full impact yet unknown. One of the most distressing consequences is on bereavement. The aim of this blog is to raise awareness of the need for good bereavement support with nurses being in a crucial position to help.

  • Martin Galligan Martin Galligan 21 Apr 2023

    Reflections from forum webinar

    This blog is a reflection on the forums first webinar and a summary of how the work of the forum has been supporting nursing practice.

  • Karin Cannons Karin Cannons 22 Nov 2022

    RCN Congress 2023 - Pain & Palliative Care Forum - Get Involved!

    Apply to be a voting member on behalf of the Pain and Palliative Care forum at the RCN Congress 2023 in Brighton.  This offers an opportunity to represent the views of forum members and bring clinical insight to the debates and voting. It also enables nurses to become more involved in regional and national matters and to raise their profile professionally.