Blogs
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4 Jun 2024
The role of the specialist nurse in supporting patients with endometriosis self-management
March is Endometriosis awareness month, and this offers the opportunity to raise awareness of the condition and the impact it can have on women living with it. The specialist nurse is a key healthcare practitioner in providing expert care to all women with endometriosis.
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31 May 2024
A meeting of minds: our first full Fellows event of the year
RCN Fellow Professor Daniel Kelly reflects on our recent Fellows鈥� event, where a dynamic group of nursing experts came together to share interests, opinion and ideas.
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31 May 2024
Putting EDI at the heart of the RCN
RCN President Sheila Sobrany reflects on the launch of the RCN's EDI strategy and how consideration, reflection and impactful action on equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) will be embedded in the College.
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29 May 2024
Louisa鈥檚 Lament: where history meets fiction.
This book review explores the writing of 'Louisa's lament', a novel which sheds light on a group of pioneering nurses in 1880, and the trouble they experienced. For me it was a good read - a fascinating glimpse into history, with resonance for contemporary organisational conflict.
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24 May 2024
Heimat: Home Is where your love is, home is where your profession is
Hello everyone. My name is Sabine Torgler. I鈥檓 50 years old, an overseas nurse from Germany. 21 years ago, I made the life-changing decision to move to the UK, and it鈥檚 a decision I have never regretted.
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24 May 2024
Martha's Rule
Phase one of Martha's Rule will be implemented in the NHS in April 2024. Once fully implemented; patients, families, carers and advocates will have access to a rapid review from a separate team if they are worried about a persons condition or treatment plan. This rule will a have an immediate impact on critical care outreach teams who will be required to carry out the rapid review and refer accordingly.
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16 May 2024
Congress reflections
I expect some members are wondering what this thing called Congress is that you may have heard about at RCN branch meetings and on social media.
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15 May 2024
Fancy a shot?
If I had a choice between a shot of sambuca or a vaccine shot, my preference would be for the former.
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14 May 2024
Nursing and the Armed Forces Community
Military nursing is a vital, yet often overlooked, area of our profession. RCN Fellow and former British Army Colonel Alan Finnegan is determined to change this.
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14 May 2024
Diabetes in Sierra Leone
This blog explains the complexities of managing diabetes in the developing country of Sierra Leone in Africa. I discuss the challenges associated with providing care such as poverty, lack of resources including insulin and other diabetes medications, malnutrition and infectious diseases.
