Royal College of Nursing Library and Museum
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The RCN (@rcn.org.uk) Library and Museum is Europe’s largest nursing library. Use our services online or visit our libraries, exhibitions and events in person.
Get in touch via: www.rcn.org.uk/library
Online|Belfast|Cardiff|Edinburgh|London
Get in touch via: www.rcn.org.uk/library
Online|Belfast|Cardiff|Edinburgh|London
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❄️We have planned changes to our opening schedule over the Christmas period❄️
Check the changes to our online, Belfast, Cardiff, Edinburgh and London libraries: https://bit.ly/4iNzYgi
Check the changes to our online, Belfast, Cardiff, Edinburgh and London libraries: https://bit.ly/4iNzYgi
Epidemiology: An Introduction is our ebook spotlight for #InternationalDayOfEpidemicPreparedness
Learn epidemiologic concepts which shape pandemic response worldwide. This essential text makes epidemiology simple, coherent and accessible.
Read your copy: https://rcn.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1425947945
Learn epidemiologic concepts which shape pandemic response worldwide. This essential text makes epidemiology simple, coherent and accessible.
Read your copy: https://rcn.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1425947945
December 27, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Epidemiology: An Introduction is our ebook spotlight for #InternationalDayOfEpidemicPreparedness
Learn epidemiologic concepts which shape pandemic response worldwide. This essential text makes epidemiology simple, coherent and accessible.
Read your copy: https://rcn.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1425947945
Learn epidemiologic concepts which shape pandemic response worldwide. This essential text makes epidemiology simple, coherent and accessible.
Read your copy: https://rcn.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1425947945
The Royal Marsden Manual is a fantastic resource written by nurses covering clinical and cancer procedures. It's quick and easy to use with clear instructions, diagrams and video content.
Included in your RCN membership, watch how to access for free: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRjgU32xMYY
Included in your RCN membership, watch how to access for free: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRjgU32xMYY
Access the Royal Marsden Manual as part of your RCN membership │ Royal College of Nursing
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December 26, 2025 at 8:33 AM
The Royal Marsden Manual is a fantastic resource written by nurses covering clinical and cancer procedures. It's quick and easy to use with clear instructions, diagrams and video content.
Included in your RCN membership, watch how to access for free: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRjgU32xMYY
Included in your RCN membership, watch how to access for free: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRjgU32xMYY
We wish all of our members a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! We look forward to welcoming you back, in person and online, in 2026.
This beautiful art deco design is taken from 1930 Christmas copy of the Nursing times. It's a for a nativity play invitation of St George's School, Harpenden.
This beautiful art deco design is taken from 1930 Christmas copy of the Nursing times. It's a for a nativity play invitation of St George's School, Harpenden.
December 25, 2025 at 1:27 PM
We wish all of our members a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! We look forward to welcoming you back, in person and online, in 2026.
This beautiful art deco design is taken from 1930 Christmas copy of the Nursing times. It's a for a nativity play invitation of St George's School, Harpenden.
This beautiful art deco design is taken from 1930 Christmas copy of the Nursing times. It's a for a nativity play invitation of St George's School, Harpenden.
Congratulations to Emmanuela 🎉
It's great to have her work in the collection - thanks for visiting!
The book is designed to support nursing students through their theoretical learning and clinical placements. So be sure to request it in 2026 if you're a student looking into women's health 🔍👀
It's great to have her work in the collection - thanks for visiting!
The book is designed to support nursing students through their theoretical learning and clinical placements. So be sure to request it in 2026 if you're a student looking into women's health 🔍👀
December 24, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Congratulations to Emmanuela 🎉
It's great to have her work in the collection - thanks for visiting!
The book is designed to support nursing students through their theoretical learning and clinical placements. So be sure to request it in 2026 if you're a student looking into women's health 🔍👀
It's great to have her work in the collection - thanks for visiting!
The book is designed to support nursing students through their theoretical learning and clinical placements. So be sure to request it in 2026 if you're a student looking into women's health 🔍👀
We are out of office, returning on 5th of January. If you request a literature search during this time, we will pick it up when we return. We have lots of online guidance on literature searching to help you whilst we are away. Take a look at this guide: https://bit.ly/3Fy7OCN
December 24, 2025 at 2:15 PM
We are out of office, returning on 5th of January. If you request a literature search during this time, we will pick it up when we return. We have lots of online guidance on literature searching to help you whilst we are away. Take a look at this guide: https://bit.ly/3Fy7OCN
❄️We have planned changes to our opening schedule over the Christmas period❄️
Check the changes to our online, Belfast, Cardiff, Edinburgh and London libraries: https://bit.ly/4iNzYgi
Check the changes to our online, Belfast, Cardiff, Edinburgh and London libraries: https://bit.ly/4iNzYgi
December 23, 2025 at 6:09 PM
❄️We have planned changes to our opening schedule over the Christmas period❄️
Check the changes to our online, Belfast, Cardiff, Edinburgh and London libraries: https://bit.ly/4iNzYgi
Check the changes to our online, Belfast, Cardiff, Edinburgh and London libraries: https://bit.ly/4iNzYgi
On this day in 1919, the Nurses Registration Act(s) became law, forming three General Nursing Councils in the UK, whose role was to maintain a register of nurses.
The campaign for Nurse Registration was highly controversial. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3Y9L8CN
#OTD #HistNursing
The campaign for Nurse Registration was highly controversial. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3Y9L8CN
#OTD #HistNursing
December 23, 2025 at 3:46 PM
On this day in 1919, the Nurses Registration Act(s) became law, forming three General Nursing Councils in the UK, whose role was to maintain a register of nurses.
The campaign for Nurse Registration was highly controversial. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3Y9L8CN
#OTD #HistNursing
The campaign for Nurse Registration was highly controversial. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3Y9L8CN
#OTD #HistNursing
Read Louise's amazing winter study tips 👇💯❄️
We know that many of our members will be studying over the holidays and will need to access RCN resources.
Your RCN Wales Librarian and Information Services Manager, Louise Wallace, shares her top tips for staying studious whilst embracing the festivities.
@rcnlibraries.bsky.social #rcnstudents
Your RCN Wales Librarian and Information Services Manager, Louise Wallace, shares her top tips for staying studious whilst embracing the festivities.
@rcnlibraries.bsky.social #rcnstudents
Santa's Little Helpers: RCN Online Library Support | Royal College of Nursing
While our library doors will be closed for the holidays, you'll still have plenty of ways to access resources and support.
www.rcn.org.uk
December 23, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Read Louise's amazing winter study tips 👇💯❄️
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We know that many of our members will be studying over the holidays and will need to access RCN resources.
Your RCN Wales Librarian and Information Services Manager, Louise Wallace, shares her top tips for staying studious whilst embracing the festivities.
@rcnlibraries.bsky.social #rcnstudents
Your RCN Wales Librarian and Information Services Manager, Louise Wallace, shares her top tips for staying studious whilst embracing the festivities.
@rcnlibraries.bsky.social #rcnstudents
Santa's Little Helpers: RCN Online Library Support | Royal College of Nursing
While our library doors will be closed for the holidays, you'll still have plenty of ways to access resources and support.
www.rcn.org.uk
December 22, 2025 at 4:49 PM
We know that many of our members will be studying over the holidays and will need to access RCN resources.
Your RCN Wales Librarian and Information Services Manager, Louise Wallace, shares her top tips for staying studious whilst embracing the festivities.
@rcnlibraries.bsky.social #rcnstudents
Your RCN Wales Librarian and Information Services Manager, Louise Wallace, shares her top tips for staying studious whilst embracing the festivities.
@rcnlibraries.bsky.social #rcnstudents
🎅 We ho ho hope you find something handy in our little trawl on mistletoe 🌿✨. Follow the link below for articles we hold about the most romantic of all shrubs ❤️.
🔗 https://bit.ly/48QhRBO
🔗 https://bit.ly/48QhRBO
December 22, 2025 at 9:11 PM
🎅 We ho ho hope you find something handy in our little trawl on mistletoe 🌿✨. Follow the link below for articles we hold about the most romantic of all shrubs ❤️.
🔗 https://bit.ly/48QhRBO
🔗 https://bit.ly/48QhRBO
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The programme for our 2026 Education Conference is now live ✅
Join us in Exeter in April for two inspiring days packed cutting-edge sessions from across health and social care.
Hear from influential speakers, network with leading professionals and shape the future of nursing education. Book now ⬇️
Join us in Exeter in April for two inspiring days packed cutting-edge sessions from across health and social care.
Hear from influential speakers, network with leading professionals and shape the future of nursing education. Book now ⬇️
RCN Education Forum Conference 2026 | Royal College of Nursing
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December 21, 2025 at 9:12 AM
The programme for our 2026 Education Conference is now live ✅
Join us in Exeter in April for two inspiring days packed cutting-edge sessions from across health and social care.
Hear from influential speakers, network with leading professionals and shape the future of nursing education. Book now ⬇️
Join us in Exeter in April for two inspiring days packed cutting-edge sessions from across health and social care.
Hear from influential speakers, network with leading professionals and shape the future of nursing education. Book now ⬇️
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We’re up for reading new papers and book reviews #histnursing. Congratulations on the @ukahn.bsky.social 2025 Bulletin
Festive season reading #histnursing newly published Bulletin for 2025 bulletin.ukahn.org/vol-13-1-2025/ some great articles and book reviews
Vol 13 (1) 2025 – The UKAHN Bulletin: ISSN 2049-9744
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December 19, 2025 at 4:02 PM
We’re up for reading new papers and book reviews #histnursing. Congratulations on the @ukahn.bsky.social 2025 Bulletin
Did you know the lamp is the symbol of the nursing profession? We found a few in our collections to provide some extra light on the longest night of the year🕯️
Explore more nursing history on a building tour in 2026: https://bit.ly/4qnqbB5
#HistNursing #WinterSolstice #ShortestDay
Explore more nursing history on a building tour in 2026: https://bit.ly/4qnqbB5
#HistNursing #WinterSolstice #ShortestDay
December 21, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Did you know the lamp is the symbol of the nursing profession? We found a few in our collections to provide some extra light on the longest night of the year🕯️
Explore more nursing history on a building tour in 2026: https://bit.ly/4qnqbB5
#HistNursing #WinterSolstice #ShortestDay
Explore more nursing history on a building tour in 2026: https://bit.ly/4qnqbB5
#HistNursing #WinterSolstice #ShortestDay
Did you know that we will post books to our members for free📦📮? You can access Europe's largest nursing library collections wherever you are in the UK. Find out how you can request a postal loan for the new year: https://bit.ly/4hUqqhZ
December 20, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Did you know that we will post books to our members for free📦📮? You can access Europe's largest nursing library collections wherever you are in the UK. Find out how you can request a postal loan for the new year: https://bit.ly/4hUqqhZ
❄️We have planned changes to our opening schedule over the Christmas period❄️
Check the changes to our online, Belfast, Cardiff, Edinburgh and London libraries: https://bit.ly/4iNzYgi
Check the changes to our online, Belfast, Cardiff, Edinburgh and London libraries: https://bit.ly/4iNzYgi
December 19, 2025 at 2:54 PM
❄️We have planned changes to our opening schedule over the Christmas period❄️
Check the changes to our online, Belfast, Cardiff, Edinburgh and London libraries: https://bit.ly/4iNzYgi
Check the changes to our online, Belfast, Cardiff, Edinburgh and London libraries: https://bit.ly/4iNzYgi
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Life and work of Rosa Cassels, a perfect story for #InternationalMigrantsDay
Object of the Month – ‘Eureka’ baby bottle, c. 1936-1947
This baby bottle belonged to Nurse and Midwife, Rosa Cassels, used during her nursing work in Palestine where she was born. To learn more about the bottle and Rosa, see our Facebook post: https://bit.ly/44zRDT7
#InternationalMigrantsDay
This baby bottle belonged to Nurse and Midwife, Rosa Cassels, used during her nursing work in Palestine where she was born. To learn more about the bottle and Rosa, see our Facebook post: https://bit.ly/44zRDT7
#InternationalMigrantsDay
December 19, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Life and work of Rosa Cassels, a perfect story for #InternationalMigrantsDay
Object of the Month – ‘Eureka’ baby bottle, c. 1936-1947
This baby bottle belonged to Nurse and Midwife, Rosa Cassels, used during her nursing work in Palestine where she was born. To learn more about the bottle and Rosa, see our Facebook post: https://bit.ly/44zRDT7
#InternationalMigrantsDay
This baby bottle belonged to Nurse and Midwife, Rosa Cassels, used during her nursing work in Palestine where she was born. To learn more about the bottle and Rosa, see our Facebook post: https://bit.ly/44zRDT7
#InternationalMigrantsDay
December 18, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Object of the Month – ‘Eureka’ baby bottle, c. 1936-1947
This baby bottle belonged to Nurse and Midwife, Rosa Cassels, used during her nursing work in Palestine where she was born. To learn more about the bottle and Rosa, see our Facebook post: https://bit.ly/44zRDT7
#InternationalMigrantsDay
This baby bottle belonged to Nurse and Midwife, Rosa Cassels, used during her nursing work in Palestine where she was born. To learn more about the bottle and Rosa, see our Facebook post: https://bit.ly/44zRDT7
#InternationalMigrantsDay
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Today is #InternationalMigrantsDay, and a chance to celebrate the contribution of migrant nursing staff to the profession and to patient care.
Without your dedication, our health and care system would cease to function. Explore our resources for international members ➡️ https://bit.ly/3XFjH3k
Without your dedication, our health and care system would cease to function. Explore our resources for international members ➡️ https://bit.ly/3XFjH3k
December 18, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Today is #InternationalMigrantsDay, and a chance to celebrate the contribution of migrant nursing staff to the profession and to patient care.
Without your dedication, our health and care system would cease to function. Explore our resources for international members ➡️ https://bit.ly/3XFjH3k
Without your dedication, our health and care system would cease to function. Explore our resources for international members ➡️ https://bit.ly/3XFjH3k
This wartime guide, First Aid for First Aiders Or What’ll I do? by Herry Perry, mixes advice with comic rhymes and illustrations. Perry, a celebrated graphic artist, served as a Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD) during the war and remained on the Register of Assistant Nurses after 1945.
#ArtOfNursing
#ArtOfNursing
December 17, 2025 at 5:30 PM
This wartime guide, First Aid for First Aiders Or What’ll I do? by Herry Perry, mixes advice with comic rhymes and illustrations. Perry, a celebrated graphic artist, served as a Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD) during the war and remained on the Register of Assistant Nurses after 1945.
#ArtOfNursing
#ArtOfNursing
Our Library Search tool will be unavailable from 9pm Saturday 20 December 2025 due to planned maintenance works by our provider. We expect the service to be back to normal by the morning of Sunday 21 December.
December 17, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Our Library Search tool will be unavailable from 9pm Saturday 20 December 2025 due to planned maintenance works by our provider. We expect the service to be back to normal by the morning of Sunday 21 December.
This month's theme for #ExploreYourArchives is “sparkle”, so we searched our collections for Christmassy treasures. We found this photo of the Manchester Royal Infirmary at Christmas time (c.1920).
📷 RCN Digital Archive - Boardman Postcard Collection. Explore here: bit.ly/4af2up5
#HistNursing
📷 RCN Digital Archive - Boardman Postcard Collection. Explore here: bit.ly/4af2up5
#HistNursing
December 16, 2025 at 3:53 PM
This month's theme for #ExploreYourArchives is “sparkle”, so we searched our collections for Christmassy treasures. We found this photo of the Manchester Royal Infirmary at Christmas time (c.1920).
📷 RCN Digital Archive - Boardman Postcard Collection. Explore here: bit.ly/4af2up5
#HistNursing
📷 RCN Digital Archive - Boardman Postcard Collection. Explore here: bit.ly/4af2up5
#HistNursing
Discover the hidden stories of 20 Cavendish Square: from its 18th-century origins to its transformation into a home for nursing.
🕒 3-4:00pm, 7 January 2026
🎟️ £9 public / Free for RCN members
👉 https://bit.ly/4nafkYD
🕒 3-4:00pm, 7 January 2026
🎟️ £9 public / Free for RCN members
👉 https://bit.ly/4nafkYD
A Home for Nursing | Library | Royal College of Nursing
A guided tour exploring the history of the RCN building, famous residents – and ghosts – and the creation of a home for nursing.
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December 16, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Discover the hidden stories of 20 Cavendish Square: from its 18th-century origins to its transformation into a home for nursing.
🕒 3-4:00pm, 7 January 2026
🎟️ £9 public / Free for RCN members
👉 https://bit.ly/4nafkYD
🕒 3-4:00pm, 7 January 2026
🎟️ £9 public / Free for RCN members
👉 https://bit.ly/4nafkYD
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📅 Today is RCN's annual Equity, Diversity and Inclusion conference @ 20 Cavendish Sq📍If you are attending, welcome! 🎉
📚 We're promoting one of our many e-journals. Nursing Ethics combines research with practical solutions for working environments.
You'll find it here: https://bit.ly/4oNOmXn
📚 We're promoting one of our many e-journals. Nursing Ethics combines research with practical solutions for working environments.
You'll find it here: https://bit.ly/4oNOmXn
December 15, 2025 at 3:49 PM
📅 Today is RCN's annual Equity, Diversity and Inclusion conference @ 20 Cavendish Sq📍If you are attending, welcome! 🎉
📚 We're promoting one of our many e-journals. Nursing Ethics combines research with practical solutions for working environments.
You'll find it here: https://bit.ly/4oNOmXn
📚 We're promoting one of our many e-journals. Nursing Ethics combines research with practical solutions for working environments.
You'll find it here: https://bit.ly/4oNOmXn
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Pleased to be introduced to Marie Marving first trained flight nurse in the world . Died #otd #histnursing
Marie Marvingt Record-breaking #French #balloonist #aviator. #WWI 1st woman (volunteer) combat pilot 1st trained certified flight nurse in world. Worked to establish international air ambulance services. 1st woman to climb many peaks in #Alps d. #OTD 14 Dec 1963 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_M...
December 15, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Pleased to be introduced to Marie Marving first trained flight nurse in the world . Died #otd #histnursing