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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3 Jul 2020
Third Party Sexual Harassment
Publication Code : 009216Third party sexual harassment happens when a worker is sexually harassed by a client, patient, patient’s associate or member of the public, whilst at work. This guidance explains your rights in relation to this issue.
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24 Jun 2020
Maximising Nursing Skills in Caring for Children and Young People in Emergency Care Settings
Publication Code : 009 268The RCN in conjunction with the RCPCH in Facing the Future: Standards for Children in Emergency Care Settings set out the minimum standards for safe and effective care in emergency departments. This guidance aims to provide safe, interim solutions until these standards can be met by maximising the knowledge and skills of nurses working in emergency or urgent care settings. The review date for this publication has been extended to July 2024.
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22 May 2020
Maintaining skin health when using PPE
Publication Code : 009 250Guidance and advice for RCN members on maintaining skin health when using personal protective equipment. In collaboration with Molnlycke and SC Johnson Professional.
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16 May 2020
Second Personal Protective Equipment Survey of UK Nursing Staff - Summary
Publication Code : 009 263Summary findings from the RCN's second online survey of nursing staff on the issues relating to personal protective equipment (PPE) during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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6 May 2020
A Competency Framework for Rheumatology Nurses: evaluation documents
Publication Code : 009 240These documents should be used in conjunction with the first edition of the RCN’s Competency Framework for Rheumatology Nurses (2020) as guidance, and include advice on the assessment process and on providing evidence.
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6 May 2020
Joint union letter to the Secretary of State on student debt and the COVID-19 pandemic
Publication Code : 009260An open letter to the Secretary of State on student debt and the COVID-19 pandemic, from the Royal College of Nursing, the Royal College of Midwives, Unison and the National Union of Students.
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5 May 2020
The UK Nursing Labour Market Review 2019
Publication Code : 009 135This report provides a review of the UK nursing labour market in 2019. It looks at recent data and trends for nursing staff working in the health sector across the UK and draws out differences, similarities and challenges across the four UK countries.
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4 May 2020
RCN COVID-19 Staff Testing Survey Findings
Publication Code : 009 251This report summarises the results of an online survey asking RCN members for their experience of access to COVID-19 testing. The survey was open from 6pm on Friday 24 April and closed at 12pm on Tuesday 28 April 2020.
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4 May 2020
Remote consultations guidance under COVID-19 restrictions
Publication Code : 009 256This guidance has been developed to support nursing staff, including health visitors, midwives and nursing support workers, where they are being asked to see and/or treat patients via a telephone or video or other remote consultation process.
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1 May 2020
Library and Archive Service review of the year 2019
Publication Code : 009 163This review covers the work of the RCN’s Library and Archive Service during 2019 – from events and exhibitions to social media activity and collections development, it showcases the wide variety of work undertaken by our library teams.
