Follow us
Log in
Much of the content on our site is available to our registered users only. If you're already registered, just click the 'Log in' button then enter your email address and password.
Register
If you're not already registered on the site, you'll need to do so in order to gain unrestricted access to all our content. There are two types of registration:
1. If you're a current subscriber, you can register for access to our protected content at no additional cost. You'll need your subscription number in order to complete your registration, which is on the polythene wrapper in which your journal is delivered. Click the Register button to begin your registration.
2. If you don't currently subscribe you can do so now by taking out a secure online subscription. Not only will this give you instant access to our protected online content, but you'll also get every issue of Nursing Standard - the UK's best selling nursing journal - delivered straight to your door. Click the Register button to begin your subscription and registration.
News
A round up of news items that affect or interest nurses and healthcare professionals in emergency nursing.
RCN congress highlights emergency care pressures
Emergency department (ED) managers are employing 'queue nurses' solely to look after patients waiting to be admitted, RCN congress was told last month.
Needlestick injuries can lead to depression and post-traumatic stress
Nurses injured by needles may experience trauma similar to that in people involved in car crashes, according to research.
Government announces plans to free up service capacity in Wales
Ministers last month set out short- and long-term plans to relieve the growing pressure on emergency services in Wales.
Staff invited to comment on reconfiguration of unscheduled care
Emergency nurses have until May 20 to submit written evidence to a national inquiry into emergency services and emergency care.
Proportion of trusts missing four-hour target more than doubles
Foundation trust regulator Monitor has expressed concern over a 'significant increase' in the number of service providers failing to meet emergency department (ED) waiting time targets.
Healthcare assistants working outside their role endanger patients
The use of healthcare assistants (HCAs) and nursing auxiliaries in emergency care settings puts patients in peril, research suggests.
Nurses cannot cope with staff shortages and overcrowding
Emergency nurses at the Royal Sussex County Hospital have contacted the RCN claiming they can no longer deliver good patient care due to overcrowding and understaffing.
Spotlight on managers at fitness to practise hearings
A Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) hearing involving two former emergency nurses at Stafford Hospital has exposed a catalogue of allegations about poor workplace culture.
Defence nursing award for transfusion improvements
Improvements in transfusion services were the subject of a winning entry for this year's Nursing Standard Nurse Awards.
Stressed-out nurses plan to quit specialty
A survey of emergency nurses has revealed a highly stressed workforce that is reeling under the pressure of increasing patient numbers and staff shortages.
The RCN Publishing Company is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Royal College of Nursing, the world's largest organisation for nurses. RCN Publishing produces one weekly, eight monthly and two quarterly nursing publications. Nursing Standard, the flagship journal, is the UK's biggest selling weekly for nursing. It is produced by RCN Publishing Company along with a suite of specialist nursing journals - Cancer Nursing Practice, Mental Health Practice, Learning Disability Practice, Nursing Children and Young People, Nursing Management, Emergency Nurse, Nursing Older People, Nurse Researcher and Primary Health Care. RCN Publishing Company also produce the RCN Bulletin, a major source of up-to-the-minute information for RCN members in all specialities, grades and working environments. With the latest nurse vacancies from trusts nationwide, it has become the most cost-effective nurse recruitment magazine available.