Key Resources

Royal College of Nursing Emergency Care Association (2017) National curriculum and competency framework. Emergency nursing (level 1), London: RCN.

Royal College of Nursing Emergency Care Association (2017) National curriculum and competency framework. Emergency nursing (level 2), London: RCN.

Royal College of Nursing (2020) Maximising nursing skills in caring for children and young people in emergency care settings. London: RCN.
CC3N (2018) Step Competency Framework.
Cochrane systematic reviews: anaesthesia, critical and emergency care group
Care Quality Commission (2017) Meeting the quality challenge: sharing examples of best practice from clinical leaders in emergency departments, London: CQC.
Care Quality Commission (2018) Under pressure: safely managing increased demand in emergency departments, London: CQC.
Royal College of Physicians (2017) National Early Warning Score (NEWS) 2. London: RCP
We would like to thank the RCN Emergency Care member community for their input into the development of this subject guide