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Pregnancy and learning disabilities
For women with learning disabilities, the right to have a child can be complicated. Explore the considerations with regards to capacity to understand pregnancy and the key features of good practice when working with parents with learning disabilities.
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Flow rate and IV drugs
Increase your knowledge when it comes to calculations relating to giving fluid medicines over a period of time (continuous infusions), for example, drugs provided intravenously through an IV line.
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Hydration essentials
Learn how to monitor someone for the signs of dehydration and understand the signs and effects. Here you will also find out what dehydration can lead to and how to encourage people to drink the right amount of fluids.
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Pregnancy, blindness and vision impairment
Increase your understanding of how blindness or vision impairment can affect women who are pregnant and find out more about how to support women with getting the right support before and after the birth of their baby.
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Stoma
Nursing with a stoma - guidance and a tailored reasonable adjustments passport.
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“If you get it right for people with learning disabilities, you get it right for everyone.”
In October 2024 we held our Annual Lecture where Professor Martin Knapp presented his findings from a scoping review we commissioned.
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Virtual wards and hospital at home services
This resource offers more information on virtual wards, also known as hospital-at-home services, which enable patients to receive medical care in their own homes rather than in hospitals. Introduced in England in 2022, this model aims to reduce pressure on hospitals while maintaining high-quality, multidisciplinary care for patients with acute or chronic conditions.
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Honour Roll
Learn more about present and past donors of the RCN Foundation, and the lasting impact their donation has made towards support nursing and midwifery and improving patient care
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My top 5 tips for getting your Will sorted
The RCN Foundation's Tamara Gervasoni shares her Will writing guide
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Identifying immediate and necessary lower limb care
This resource has been developed to help nurses and primary care staff identify patients at risk of lower limb wounds and deliver safe, early interventions. It explains how to follow National Wound Care Strategy guidance, carry out red flag checks, start mild compression therapy when appropriate and educate patients on ongoing care. The aim is to prevent deterioration, reduce venous ulceration and improve patient outcomes.
