Suite of materials to support RCN Student and HCA members

Newly-Registered Nurses Handbook

In Autumn 2013, the RCN will launch a handbook dedicated to nursing and midwifery students in their final year of study and soon to qualify.

Transitioning from a nursing student to a newly-registered nurse can be challenging. The RCN has developed a number of resources and services which can support students through this sometimes difficult and uncertain time.

The handbook will be formatted as an A5 ring binder.  Newly-qualified nurses will collect a series of information cards, disseminated in relevant chapters, over the course of 12 months in order to complete the handbook. Chapters will be sent out in twos and threes, over the course of the year, to all newly-registered nurses who remain in RCN membership.

The aim is to develop a product which showcases the supportive materials and services which newly-registered nurses can draw on as part of their RCN membership and combine it with relevant workplace and career focussed guidance.
Content will include practical interview advice, career pathways, coping strategies, the importance of dignity and compassion, leadership and building a career portfolio.

Overarching sponsorship has been secured for the handbook and its dissemination.
However there will be advertising opportunities for up to 3 clients within each chapter.

Some of the most appropriate and relevant chapters for advertisers may include:

Chapter 5: Employment and career planning

Chapter 9: Leadership

Chapter 10: Education and training

To receive the full chapter breakdown and discuss how the opportunities can be tailored to meet your business needs, please contact rosemary.epps@rcn.org.uk

 

RCN Pocket Guide: hand held reference crib cards

The RCN Pocket Guide is one of the RCN’s most valuable and well received recruitment incentives.
In the past two years, these crib cards have been disseminated at our Autumn and Spring student recruitment events to those midwifery and nursing students who have become RCN members for the first time.

This year, following considerable interest and demand, the print run of the Pocket Guide will be extended to 32,000 copies in order to facilitate dissemination at all student and health care assistant recruitment events.

Each card details key clinical references, commonly used in the workplace by health care professionals. The cards fit perfectly in a tunic pocket and can provide a vital reference point whilst in the workplace.

To take into consideration the broader audience and enhance the product, card content is being revised. This year some of the new clinical areas will include:

Sponsorship is being actively sought until the end of May with opportunities ranging from between £1,500 and £2,500 + VAT.

To discuss how your organisation can be involved in the development of these valuable reference cards, please contact rosemary.epps@rcn.org.uk