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There are many routes to becoming a nurse but all of them require you to take the same basic level of nursing qualification. Should you take a nursing degree or diploma? How hard are the courses? What levels of funding are you entitled to? Find out what it takes to become a nurse, how to choose a nursing school and survive ...

The Royal College of Nursing supports continuing professional development for all health care professionals which is why they produce over 60 conference and events per year on the key issues affecting you in your workplace; to support both your personal and professional development. Here you can find RCN events that are happening around the UK, plus find out about our commitment ...

Up to 100, 000 health care professionals are working on their own in the NHS every day. More than half of those taking part in an RCN survey said they thought the risk of violence or abuse had risen over the last two years. "I was assaulted and subjected to high levels of aggression and threats to kill us on a ...

What does Midwifery involve? Many people assume that midwifery is all about the birth of a child, but while this is obviously the most exciting part, the role of the midwife is much more extensive. It starts after the pregnancy has been confirmed and continues until around 10 days after the birth, sometimes longer. Midwives have a supporting and caring role, ...

Yes, you’ve probably seen other lists giving dubious reasons to date a nurse. Here are the real reasons, as approved by nurses and their partners – probably! 1) They take on the problems of strangers – so dealing with yours should be a doddle 2) They can bath you in bed 3) They can give you the kiss of (your) life ...

Is mental health nursing suitable for me? Mental health nursing covers a huge range of conditions including psychological and personality disorders, psychoses and neuroses. There is often a stigma attached to mental illness that a mental health nurse needs to be able see through. It is often claimed that one in three of us suffer from a mental health problem of ...

What is an Access to Nursing Course? Do you want to be a nurse but don’t have the necessary educational requirements to enter a training programme? Undertaking an Access to Nursing course will get you started on the path to becoming a Registered Nurse. Do I Need to Take the Access to Nursing Course? There is no standard entry requirements for ...

The midwifery training format is similar to that for a nurse that is covered in detail in our 10 Steps to Become a Nurse series of articles. However, there are some important differences. • There is only a degree course for midwifery, there is no longer a diploma course • If you have already qualified as a nurse you can take ...

You’ve been accepted to the nursing school of your choice. Congratulations! Now comes the hard part. You’ve got to take on board the academic work, memorise drug information, get your head around the different nursing models and then there’s the clinical placements! Life can become complicated, but with a bit of planning and hard work you’ll see the benefits at the ...

Being a nurse is a caring and rewarding occupation. It is also hard work and stressful at times – but aren’t most jobs? Here are seven mistakes to avoid when joining the UK’s most caring profession. 1. Don’t become a nurse because you don’t think you’re clever enough to be a doctor. It’s true that you can start on the road ...

One of the benefits of being a nurse is that nurses are always in demand and you can even find work overseas more easily than most other professions. However, don’t assume that you will be able to walk into a nursing job anywhere you choose once you have got your nursing qualifications. There will always be times when there is competition ...

Here at ProNurse we provide our nursing members with a mixture of business and pleasure, we mix career advice with fun videos and quizzes for nurses, and our nursing forums provide that valuable information that can only come from experience. However, we are not on a mission to trap people on our site, we want them to have access to the ...

The majority of the jobs in the NHS are covered by the Agenda for Change (AfC) pay scales to determine basic salary levels. There are nine pay bands and each band has a number of pay points. Staff will usually move up to the next pay point each year until they reach the top limit of the pay band. There is ...

Mental Health Nursing is a complex and very demanding area. As many as one in three members of the population suffer from some degree of mental health problem. Neuroses, psychoses, psychological and personality disorders all come under heading of mental health. Most patients with mental health disorders are cared for in the community. Mental Health Nurses will be based in a ...

The RCN Employment Relations Department represents the RCN in discussions on equality and diversity for nurses in their employment at all the formal national negotiating meetings including the NHS Staff Council and the NHS Social Partnership Forum. The current priorities of the NHS Staff Council Equality and Diversity subgroup are to conduct an audit of the impact of Agenda for Change ...

The RCN has around 100,000 members working outside of the NHS in a range of different services from long term care to end of life services, mental health services, occupational health and to education. These members are also employed by a variety of organisations from large corporate bodies to single unit organisations to charities and social enterprises. The employment relations work ...

Nursing is open to both men and women and you have to be 17.5 years old (17 years old in Scotland) to start your training. There are a number of different ways to become a nurse, but they all involve a significant amount of studying and training – after all people’s lives are going to be in your hands! However, you ...

Male nurses always get overlooked in this sort of rubbish – sorry, finely researched psychological assessment – so here are 11 reasons to get up close and personal with a male nurse. 1) They actually understand the concept of personal hygiene 2) They don’t think the Heimlich manoeuvre is an excuse to hump you from behind 3) They are mouth-to-mouth experts ...

What is the Nursing Handover? The nursing handover report is probably the most important part of each nurse’s shift. It is the time when essential information is passed on to the next shift and gives the team leader the opportunity to “resource manage” the time and subsequent financial cost of the nurses on her/his ward. Handover has traditionally taken place off ...

Many employers are keen to recruit nurses and midwives from overseas. However, those coming from outside the European Union must meet a number of requirements to work in the UK. *What do you need to know?* If you are not a UK citizen, and qualified as a nurse or midwife outside the UK, this article answers some frequently asked questions about ...