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Catheter Care
Publication aiming to encourage widespread adoption of the National Occupational Standards across all NHS and independent health care sectors, by enabling a full understanding of the standards and providing quality care for patients. This edition replaces 007 313 This publication is supported by B. Braun, BD Medical, Coloplast and Wellspect.
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Traction Principles and Application
This updated guidance provides information on applying traction and caring for patients safely whilst traction remains in place. It also reflects the variation in the application of traction across the UK.
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Safeguarding Children and Young People – Every Nurse’s Responsibility
This guidance is for all nursing staff who are in contact with children and young people. It highlights signs of abuse and includes how to raise concerns about safeguarding/child protection issues.
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Why you don’t always need gloves when giving vaccines poster
Personal protective equipment (PPE) is designed to protect you from harm. When giving vaccines, you must assess your risk of harm and decide whether gloves are needed once you’ve reduced risks through good hand hygiene. Here’s our advice.
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The role of school nurses in providing emergency contraception services in education settings
This position statement, which updates the RCN position statement published in 2006, and updated in 2012 and 2018, aims to clarify the responsibilities of school nurses when they are providing emergency hormonal contraception (EC) to students in education settings (schools, colleges, pupil referral units or any educational institution where there are young people). This replaces publication 006 358.
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Blood and Body Fluid Exposures in 2020
More than 7,500 members responded to our sharps survey in 2020. This report outlines the 2020 survey methodology and results, compares results with other databases where available, and makes recommendations on how the RCN can assist and lobby employers for safer sharps in the workplace. This research project was enabled by an educational grant from Sharpsmart UK Ltd.
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Managing Childhood Immunisation Clinics
This best practice resource provides a practical checklist to support general practice nurses in managing a childhood vaccine and immunisation clinic.
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Nursing Workforce Standards
The RCN’s Nursing Workforce Standards have been created to explicitly set out what must happen within workplaces to ensure the delivery of safe and effective patient care.
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Why striking is the only option for nurses
On the eve of the RCN's historic strike action, South East nurse Charlie Rumary discusses why he feels strike action is the only option to secure the future of nursing.
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Fair Pay for Nursing Colouring Sheet
Colouring sheet for the #FairPayforNursing campaign