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Antimicrobial resistance
Learn more about antimicrobial resistance (AMR), the role nursing has to play in supporting efforts to reduce the threat, and the work the RCN is doing through the development of a competency framework to support antimicrobial stewardship.
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Female genital mutilation
Find out more about female genital mutilation (FGM), also known as female cutting or female circumcision. This resource offers information about how you can support women who have been physically, emotionally or psychosexually damaged by this act.
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Information governance
Learn more about what information governance is and how it relates to the information about patients which is collected digitally. Find out why understanding information governance is so important and what the basic principles are.
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Technical proficiency
In this part of the digital skills framework, explore technical proficiency with regards to the level of understanding and confidence you need to demonstrate when working with digital technologies.
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Mental health support for young people: promoting choice, improving access
This RCN Mental Health Forum resource was undertaken in collaboration with MIND. The purpose of this resource is to help nurses understand and promote choice in how children and young people can access mental health services.
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Skin health
Read this resource to build your knowledge and understanding of the importance of hand hygiene and hand care when it comes to reducing the spread of infection and maintaining healthy skin.
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Patient Specific Directions and Patient Group Directions
Learn more about Patient Specific Directions (PSD), which is a written instruction signed by a prescriber for medicines to be supplied and/or administered to a named patient after being assessed.
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Medicine supply and administration
Access this resource to find out more about good medicines management (also described as ‘medicines optimization’), including the administration of medicines and prescribing and supporting people to take their medicines correctly.
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Prescribing in pregnancy
As nursing practice advances to encompass prescribing, this resource offers signposting to further information about the principles of good practice when caring for and prescribing medication to pregnant and postnatal women.
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Neuromuscular disorders
Learn more about neuromuscular disorders (NMD) and the range of conditions that impair the functioning of the muscles. Read about symptoms that may present themselves, diagnosis and management, as well as the role of the nurse in in NMD care.
