Work within the parameters of your role
Signposting and support
Protect your own health and wellbeing by maintaining and health work/life balance. Ask for support when required. Act as a role model for student members:
- RCN Healthy workplace, healthy you
- RCN Library subject guide - Wellbeing, self care and resilience
- The Student Nurse Handbook (available from the RCN Library)
Connecting and campaigning
Organise opportunities to be visible and share the scope of your role with local student members, branch, forum and the Students' Committee:
- Get involved with the RCN as a student
- Get involved with your country or region
- Activate July 2020: The voice of nursing students
Questioning and influencing
Promote the RCN and recruit student members, encouraging them to become and remain active with the RCN throughout their nursing career: