Publications, resources and links

Publications

The following RCN publications may be of interest to forum members:

An RCN training and education frameworkfor fertility nursing

Caring for patients with ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome- RCN guidance for fertility nurses 

Managing the fertility of male cancer patients- RCN guidance for oncology and haematology nurses

Performing intra-uterine insemination and embryo transfer- RCN guidance for fertility nurses

Performing transvaginal ultrasound scanning- RCN guidance for fertility nurses

Performing ultrasound-guided oocyte retrieval- RCN guidance for fertility nurses

Specialist competences for fertility nurses

Resources and links

2012 NICE guidelines manual

The manual explains how NICE develops clinical guidelines and provides advice on technical aspects of guideline development. This replaces the 2009 guidelines manual, and can be found on the clinical guidance page of the NICE website

Ectopic pregnancy and miscarriage

This clinical guideline offers evidence-based advice on the diagnosis and management of ectopic pregnancy and miscarriage in early pregnancy (that is, up to 13 completed weeks of pregnancy).and can be found on the clinical guidance page of the NICE website

NICE Multiple pregnancy quality standard

The scope of the Multiple pregnancy quality standard has been published on the NICE website. The scope can be found on the quality standards page of the NICE website