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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22 Feb 2022
Immunisation Knowledge and Skills Competence Assessment Tool
Publication Code : 010 074Vaccination is a core public health provision and vaccines are clearly recognised by the World Health Organization as having a major impact in contributing to reduced mortality and improving health across the world. These competencies have been designed to help ensure consistency in the clinical standards of immunisers, and for immunisers to use their knowledge and skills to ensure all those eligible in a population get the vaccines they need in a timely, easily accessible and safe way.
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21 Feb 2022
RCN Raising Concerns: flowchart poster
Publication Code : 010 104The RCN has created a workplace flowchart poster to help staff and students decide whether to raise a concern and when to escalate a concern. The poster is also part of the main Raising concerns guidance 009 425.
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17 Feb 2022
Peripheral Neurovascular Observations for Acute Limb Compartment Syndrome
Publication Code : 009-905This updated publication provides guidance for the early detection of acute limb compartment syndrome (ALCS). It covers the care of adults, children and young people with potential ALCS due to injury or treatment for limb conditions.
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17 Feb 2022
Guidance on Pin Site Care
Publication Code : 009 907Infection in pin and wire site wounds remains a significant problem for patients being treated with external fixation. Many factors play a part in the prevention of pin site infection. This updated publication includes guidance on the practice of pin site care based on expert opinion.
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11 Feb 2022
Library and Archive Service quarterly report: October-December 2021.
Publication Code : 010 115Library and Archive Service quarterly report: October-December 2021.
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7 Feb 2022
Staffing for Safe and Effective Care: State of the nation鈥檚 labour nursing market 2022
Publication Code : 010 108This report examines nursing workforce data from January 2020 through the COVID-19 pandemic, to the present day. In the past two years, the complex external context has only highlighted and exacerbated existing, long-standing issues with health and care workforce supply and retention in the UK. This document sets out the nursing workforce picture in the UK 鈥� as far as the limited and inconsistent data allows.
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30 Dec 2021
RCN Employment Survey 2021
Publication Code : 010 075This report provides a summary of findings from a survey of RCN members which was undertaken in October 2021.
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9 Dec 2021
Ask. Listen. Act. (2nd edition)
Publication Code : 010 004This second edition of Ask. Listen. Act has been revised following the launch of the RCN鈥檚 Nursing Workforce Standards in May 2021. A working group of RCN reps and staff came together to review the Nursing Workforce Standards. The overwhelming feeling was that they spell out the link between working conditions and patient care in a way that will help people understand trade union activity in a professional context. They can be used by reps and branches to start a conversation about what you experience in the workplace and to work proactively with members, other trade unions and senior managers to highlight and address system-wide issues.
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24 Nov 2021
Eyes Right: older people and driving
Publication Code : 009 906Eyesight deteriorates gradually with age. This publication has been developed to assist nurses working with older people who present with eyesight issues. It includes details on eye health, visual impairment and ageing, highlights nurses鈥� responsibilities and signposts for further information.
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15 Nov 2021
10 Unsustainable Pressures on the Health and Care System in England
Publication Code : 010 047Members of the RCN working across health and social care in England dispute statements that the current situation in health and care is sustainable. Action needs to be taken to retain as many nursing staff as possible in light of serious staffing vacancies, as well as high levels of exhaustion and burnout. On top of this, the system is currently dealing with the immediate challenge of rising COVID-19 cases, intensified pressures as winter approaches and clearing the growing backlog of undelivered care to people in need. The RCN has identified ten areas that currently demonstrate unsustainable, untenable conditions within the health and care system across England. All of these are reliant on nursing.
