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Northern Ireland fair pay and safe staffing campaign
The latest information on the RCN Northern Ireland's campaigning work to achieve fair pay for nursing staff in Northern Ireland.
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Ophthalmic nursing
Understand more about the role of an ophthalmic nurse and the skills required to support the wellbeing of visually impaired people and those with eye conditions.
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Blogs
The latest Blogs from the Royal College of Nursing.
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Ophthalmic conditions and treatment pathways
Watch a series of short videos, developed by the RCN Ophthalmic Nursing Forum (ONF), which discuss a range of ophthalmic conditions, including adnexal, glaucoma, vitreo-retinal and ophthalmic emergencies.
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Garritt Brown
Creating a safe space for staff to raise concerns and work together to find solutions
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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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The principles of neurodiversity in nursing practice
This resource supports nurses in providing inclusive care for neurodivergent patients across clinical settings. It covers common conditions such as autism, ADHD, dyslexia and Tourette’s, offering practical strategies to improve communication, adapt environments and make reasonable adjustments. Emphasising person-centred care, the guide highlights the importance of recognising individual strengths and sensory needs, while promoting awareness, equity and accessibility in health care.
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Dosage for liquid medicines
Find out more about how to calculate the right amount of liquid medicine to give a patient. Use practice examples to help you with your approach and explore the two main ways of calculating dosage, using mental arithmetic or a formula.
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Dosage for solid medicines
Learn more about how to calculate the required dosage of tablets to give to a patient, using the ‘PEACE’ problem-solving method. This resource looks at the different ways you might use mental arithmetic to work out and check your answer.
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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.
