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Student placements: surprising skills in a residential home
Lia's initiative has demonstrated that students learn a range of fundamental skills in residential homes that can help them develop into well-rounded nursing staff.
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My career: nursing associate in children's hospice care
Rachel trained as a nursing associate while working for a charity providing specialist nursing care and emotional support to children with complex and life-limiting health needs.
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Cancer care: navigating personalised plans
Nursing support worker Diane explains her patient-centred role and how she's carved out a career in helping people through treatment
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Dyslexia and me: ‘Don’t let your differences stop you’
District nurse Teresa was diagnosed with dyslexia as an adult. She shares her strategies for success in her professional and RCN roles
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Innovating to improve learning disability care
Student nurse Jess introduced new resources on placement to help staff provide more personalised treatment
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Supporting people living with cancer
Jenny provides reassurance to people with cancer who may otherwise feel forgotten
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Becoming a union rep at an independent health care employer
Beatrice gives the lowdown on what it’s like being an RCN learning rep in a care home, and how you can become one too
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‘Mental health care must be culturally sensitive’
Dr Ann Mitchell is Chair of a new subgroup of the RCN’s Mental Health Forum that aims to address the impact of racial inequalities
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Busting myths: general practice placements
Thinking about a general practice placement? Two nursing students share their experiences and explain what draws them to this specialty
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‘If the journey was memorable, the destination was unforgettable’
RCN student ambassador Liberty travelled to Poland to help deliver essential medical supplies to Ukrainian refugees. What she witnessed has cemented her desire to work in humanitarian nursing
