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Modern slavery and human trafficking
Increase your knowledge and understanding of modern slavery and human trafficking to help you spot the signs and act on them. This resource offers you safe steps to take in supporting someone who’s experienced emotional or psychological harm and distress.
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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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Modern slavery: Professional resources
The RCN is committed to raising health care professionals understanding of how modern slavery impacts on lives
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Domestic violence and abuse
Information for nursing professionals about how domestic abuse and violence impacts lives and how to recognise and support victims. This resource will help you with how to speak to someone who you may be concerned is suffering in silence.
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Key indicators for domestic abuse
Explore the indicators of possible domestic violence or abuse and learn more about the questions you should be asking potential victims. Here you can also access advice and information on looking out for any red flags and understanding how to respond to them.
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Domestic abuse assessment tools and guidance
Find a selection of useful links to assessment tools and guidance to help health professionals identify and support victims of domestic violence. This includes incidents of domestic abuse in the health profession, schools and local constituencies.
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Being safe online
Find out how victims of domestic abuse can access guidance, information and support safely on digital devices and mobile phones. This resource offers information on how to support patients and clients browse the internet safely and protect their privacy.
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Overview of public health
This resource maps the NMC's standards of proficiency for registered nurses to the Public Health Skills and Knowledge Framework (PHSKF) functions, alongside learning opportunities for student nurses to support them gain experience in public health.
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Smoking cessation
Increase your understanding of the effects of smoking, the positive impacts on the body from stopping smoking, and how nurses and all health care practitioners can have a role in supporting people to stop smoking.
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Domestic abuse resources and support
Here you can access a selection of useful links to websites and organisations aimed at supporting women, men, and children affected by domestic abuse and violence. Unless specified, these resources are applicable across the UK.
