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RCN factsheet on nurse prescribing in the UK
Updated December 2014. Over the years, the RCN’s Policy and International Department has received a lot of interest from national nurses’ associations to find out more about nurse prescribing in the UK and the evidence to support it. This fact sheet discusses statistics, education, training and regulation, and evidence of improvements in access, patient safety and patient-centred care that continue to strengthen the foundations underpinning the success of this practice.
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Breaking barriers
We look at what some universities are doing to address the profession’s gender imbalance
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Talk through the taboo
Nursing student Catherine Hind writes about how vital it is to keep having the difficult conversations
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Always think sepsis
Nursing student Katie Dutton reflects on how a near-fatal scrape with sepsis inspired her to increase awareness of it
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Specialist care in crisis
The RCN wants action to attract more people to learning disability nursing as the number of students specialising falls
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A hard day's night
Student nurse Chloe Taylor shares her top tips for surviving night shifts
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Nurse training with a disability
Nursing student Freya Morris talks about the highs and lows of being a student with a hidden disability
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Student life in China
Second-year nursing student Emily Asbridge had a unique insight into the life of a student nurse in China, and witnessed the positive effects of more traditional forms of treatment
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Supernumerary or not?
What to do when you're asked to perform HCA duties on placement
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New perspectives
Learning disability nursing student Iola Mair shares her experiences of a life-changing placement in Ghana
