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. Continuous professional development learning opportunities at your fingertips, designed with your busy lifestyle in mind. New learning is added regularly so give us your feedback as your comments are used to shape your 'Learning Zone'.
We are delighted to announce that the Learning Zone's Dignity content won the Bronze Award for 'Excellence in the production of learning content' in the prestigious e-learning awards for 2009.
Resources
- Portfolio and CV
How to develop a portfolio, create and update your own personal portfolio and create your own CV. - Do IT Now
This learning area will assume nothing about your starting level and try and help you make the most using a computer. - Learning Zone FAQ's (PDF 292KB)
Frequently asked questions about the Learning Zone. [How to access PDF files.]
Special announcement
- VTE available free!
The RCN’s online learning resource “NICE care: venous thromboembolism prophylaxis”, is now free to use for all nurses and health care assistants throughout the UK as part of the RCN’s commitment to the National strategy to prevent hospital acquired VTE and potentially save 25,000 lives each year. When you use this learning resource, please tell your colleagues about it. - Complete our feedback questionnaire
Latest updates
- NEW UPDATED Dignity in health care
Explore this learning opportunity to strengthen your understanding and practice in promoting dignity - NEW Standards for the design of hospital in-patient prescription charts
The document identifies standards to be used by hospitals to benchmark local charts. - NEW Assessing and treating acute pain in children
Being able to recognise and assess acute pain in children is a key factor in treating, preventing and minimising their pain.