Welcome to the Learning Zone
Improving patient care by providing nurses and health care assistants with easy-to-access learning materials available at any time. Here you will find continuous professional development learning opportunities at your fingertips, designed with your busy lifestyle in mind.
Explore the learning opportunities in the sections below and visit often, as new learning is added regularly. Please contact us to give us feedback as your comments are used to shape your 'Learning Zone'.
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Resources
- Portfolio and CV
How to develop a portfolio, create and update your own personal portfolio and create your own CV. - Learn more effectively
A kick-start to help you develop ideas, thoughts and experiences that enable you to build a learning plan for yourself - Skills for active learning
Organising information so that it makes sense is a vital part of any learning process. This section shows you how to improve these skills.
Courses and events
- RCN Dignity 2009 conference
RCN Dignity 2009 conference will take place at RCN Headquarters, London on 23 June 2009. - Introduction to health & social care
An up-to-date, authoritative overview taking you deep into the experience of receiving care and working in care services. - OU Nursing programmes
A structured educational framework that uses the workplace as the site for student learning.
Latest updates
- Patient safety
Understand the scale and gravity of patient safety incidents in healthcare settings. - Clinical examples
Examples of the mathematical challenges nurses face on a daily basis at work. - Dignity
Support for you in promoting dignity for your patients or clients and your colleagues.