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
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Get in touch via: www.rcn.org.uk/library
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Our new major exhibition is open!
Discover art by and about nurses. It explores the role of art in constructing and resisting stereotypes, by exposing the complexity, labour and expertise of nursing.
🎨 Find out more: www.rcn.org.uk/news-and-events/news/art-of-nursing-exhibition
#ArtOfNursing
Discover art by and about nurses. It explores the role of art in constructing and resisting stereotypes, by exposing the complexity, labour and expertise of nursing.
🎨 Find out more: www.rcn.org.uk/news-and-events/news/art-of-nursing-exhibition
#ArtOfNursing
Welcome delegates here today for the Student Ambassador Conference. It’s great to have so many at London HQ from across the four countries.
We have a wealth of resources great for students, which you can find more about here: https://bit.ly/47Q0pNg
We have a wealth of resources great for students, which you can find more about here: https://bit.ly/47Q0pNg
Welcome RCN Students | News | Royal College of Nursing
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November 11, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Welcome delegates here today for the Student Ambassador Conference. It’s great to have so many at London HQ from across the four countries.
We have a wealth of resources great for students, which you can find more about here: https://bit.ly/47Q0pNg
We have a wealth of resources great for students, which you can find more about here: https://bit.ly/47Q0pNg
Together with the RCN History of Nursing Forum and HIVstory, we're remembering the experiences of nursing workers during the HIV/AIDS pandemic. Discover their stories and learn more about the project at our event on 27 November.
🔗 https://bit.ly/4nBiXXI
📷 Historical Nursing Journals, 1985.
🔗 https://bit.ly/4nBiXXI
📷 Historical Nursing Journals, 1985.
November 11, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Together with the RCN History of Nursing Forum and HIVstory, we're remembering the experiences of nursing workers during the HIV/AIDS pandemic. Discover their stories and learn more about the project at our event on 27 November.
🔗 https://bit.ly/4nBiXXI
📷 Historical Nursing Journals, 1985.
🔗 https://bit.ly/4nBiXXI
📷 Historical Nursing Journals, 1985.
Learn how to use BrowZine to keep track of your favourite nursing journals. We'll show you how to set alerts and build your own digital bookshelf.
🗓️ Tomorrow, 12 November
🕚 11-11.45am
💻 Online
Book your place: https://bit.ly/4nkzijn
🗓️ Tomorrow, 12 November
🕚 11-11.45am
💻 Online
Book your place: https://bit.ly/4nkzijn
November 11, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Learn how to use BrowZine to keep track of your favourite nursing journals. We'll show you how to set alerts and build your own digital bookshelf.
🗓️ Tomorrow, 12 November
🕚 11-11.45am
💻 Online
Book your place: https://bit.ly/4nkzijn
🗓️ Tomorrow, 12 November
🕚 11-11.45am
💻 Online
Book your place: https://bit.ly/4nkzijn
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Join us to mark Remembrance Day to honour the personal sacrifice of nursing staff in conflicts around the world.
We will remember them.
We will remember them.
November 11, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Join us to mark Remembrance Day to honour the personal sacrifice of nursing staff in conflicts around the world.
We will remember them.
We will remember them.
Reposted by Royal College of Nursing Library and Museum
#LestWeForget
Reading in #Remembrance, make time for quiet reflection
Look at our online Service Scrap Books of nine nurses and one VAD (Voluntary Aid Detachment) from the First World War.
You can read their stories, in their own words, as they experienced it.
www.rcn.org.uk/servicescrap...
Reading in #Remembrance, make time for quiet reflection
Look at our online Service Scrap Books of nine nurses and one VAD (Voluntary Aid Detachment) from the First World War.
You can read their stories, in their own words, as they experienced it.
www.rcn.org.uk/servicescrap...
Service Scrapbooks: Nursing and Storytelling in the First World War | Royal College of Nursing
These are the stories of ten nursing staff who worked in the First World War. Each one of them left behind a scrapbook of their experiences.
www.rcn.org.uk
November 10, 2025 at 3:16 PM
#LestWeForget
Reading in #Remembrance, make time for quiet reflection
Look at our online Service Scrap Books of nine nurses and one VAD (Voluntary Aid Detachment) from the First World War.
You can read their stories, in their own words, as they experienced it.
www.rcn.org.uk/servicescrap...
Reading in #Remembrance, make time for quiet reflection
Look at our online Service Scrap Books of nine nurses and one VAD (Voluntary Aid Detachment) from the First World War.
You can read their stories, in their own words, as they experienced it.
www.rcn.org.uk/servicescrap...
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The role of nursing support workers is sometimes unseen but is always crucial.
On #NursingSupportWorkersDay we shine a light on nursing support workers and the essential care they provide to patients and their families. 💛
Join us on 23 November. https://bit.ly/4h51HbE
On #NursingSupportWorkersDay we shine a light on nursing support workers and the essential care they provide to patients and their families. 💛
Join us on 23 November. https://bit.ly/4h51HbE
November 4, 2025 at 10:24 AM
The role of nursing support workers is sometimes unseen but is always crucial.
On #NursingSupportWorkersDay we shine a light on nursing support workers and the essential care they provide to patients and their families. 💛
Join us on 23 November. https://bit.ly/4h51HbE
On #NursingSupportWorkersDay we shine a light on nursing support workers and the essential care they provide to patients and their families. 💛
Join us on 23 November. https://bit.ly/4h51HbE
This month's Explore Your Archives theme is religion and spirituality. This postcard shows a nun with her class at St Vincent's, set up in 1907 for disabled boys from workhouses and poorest areas of London.
Explore the RCN Archive online: https://bit.ly/3pePUx7
Credit: RCN Archives #HistNursing
Explore the RCN Archive online: https://bit.ly/3pePUx7
Credit: RCN Archives #HistNursing
November 10, 2025 at 7:11 PM
This month's Explore Your Archives theme is religion and spirituality. This postcard shows a nun with her class at St Vincent's, set up in 1907 for disabled boys from workhouses and poorest areas of London.
Explore the RCN Archive online: https://bit.ly/3pePUx7
Credit: RCN Archives #HistNursing
Explore the RCN Archive online: https://bit.ly/3pePUx7
Credit: RCN Archives #HistNursing
📣Join the workshop on Writing for Publication 📣
Publishing research is essential to shaping the future of nursing standards. It requires a strong argument, clear writing and a structured writing process.
Need a refresher on these fundamental skills? Book your spot: https://bit.ly/3KKRhC0
Publishing research is essential to shaping the future of nursing standards. It requires a strong argument, clear writing and a structured writing process.
Need a refresher on these fundamental skills? Book your spot: https://bit.ly/3KKRhC0
November 10, 2025 at 12:52 PM
📣Join the workshop on Writing for Publication 📣
Publishing research is essential to shaping the future of nursing standards. It requires a strong argument, clear writing and a structured writing process.
Need a refresher on these fundamental skills? Book your spot: https://bit.ly/3KKRhC0
Publishing research is essential to shaping the future of nursing standards. It requires a strong argument, clear writing and a structured writing process.
Need a refresher on these fundamental skills? Book your spot: https://bit.ly/3KKRhC0
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On Remembrance Sunday we pay tribute to the sacrifice of nursing staff in conflicts.
Earlier this week, RCN President @bejoysebastian.bsky.social and RCN members attended the opening of the Field of Remembrance to pay their respects to armed forces members who have lost their lives in conflict.
Earlier this week, RCN President @bejoysebastian.bsky.social and RCN members attended the opening of the Field of Remembrance to pay their respects to armed forces members who have lost their lives in conflict.
November 9, 2025 at 10:50 AM
On Remembrance Sunday we pay tribute to the sacrifice of nursing staff in conflicts.
Earlier this week, RCN President @bejoysebastian.bsky.social and RCN members attended the opening of the Field of Remembrance to pay their respects to armed forces members who have lost their lives in conflict.
Earlier this week, RCN President @bejoysebastian.bsky.social and RCN members attended the opening of the Field of Remembrance to pay their respects to armed forces members who have lost their lives in conflict.
Join our free online workshop on evaluating healthcare information: perfect for students, HCAs, nursing support workers and anyone looking to boost their confidence in using research.
📅 20 November | 🕚 11am–1pm
🎟️ Free | 🧾 2 CPD hours | RCN members only
👉 https://bit.ly/46QypKq
📅 20 November | 🕚 11am–1pm
🎟️ Free | 🧾 2 CPD hours | RCN members only
👉 https://bit.ly/46QypKq
November 10, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Join our free online workshop on evaluating healthcare information: perfect for students, HCAs, nursing support workers and anyone looking to boost their confidence in using research.
📅 20 November | 🕚 11am–1pm
🎟️ Free | 🧾 2 CPD hours | RCN members only
👉 https://bit.ly/46QypKq
📅 20 November | 🕚 11am–1pm
🎟️ Free | 🧾 2 CPD hours | RCN members only
👉 https://bit.ly/46QypKq
This #RemembranceDay we will take time to mark the extraordinary contributions of nurses in wartime.
These Rolls of Honour, kindly donated by nurse historian Yvonne McEwan, help us to commemorate nurses who served, made great sacrifices, and lost their lives in wartime.
#LestWeForget
These Rolls of Honour, kindly donated by nurse historian Yvonne McEwan, help us to commemorate nurses who served, made great sacrifices, and lost their lives in wartime.
#LestWeForget
November 9, 2025 at 10:48 PM
This #RemembranceDay we will take time to mark the extraordinary contributions of nurses in wartime.
These Rolls of Honour, kindly donated by nurse historian Yvonne McEwan, help us to commemorate nurses who served, made great sacrifices, and lost their lives in wartime.
#LestWeForget
These Rolls of Honour, kindly donated by nurse historian Yvonne McEwan, help us to commemorate nurses who served, made great sacrifices, and lost their lives in wartime.
#LestWeForget
📚 As part of your RCN membership, you can access thousands of ejournals, eBooks, literature search support and referencing tools.
Join our Introduction to RCN Library Services online session to get started: https://bit.ly/48Tmm0k
Join our Introduction to RCN Library Services online session to get started: https://bit.ly/48Tmm0k
November 9, 2025 at 11:58 AM
📚 As part of your RCN membership, you can access thousands of ejournals, eBooks, literature search support and referencing tools.
Join our Introduction to RCN Library Services online session to get started: https://bit.ly/48Tmm0k
Join our Introduction to RCN Library Services online session to get started: https://bit.ly/48Tmm0k
In our recent Broadmoor and Beyond talk, historians Jade Shepherd and Chris Hart explored the history of high security hospitals, from Broadmoor to modern secure units.
🎥Watch the recording of the event on YouTube, where all our recorded events are published: https://bit.ly/47Fw1p3
#HistNursing
🎥Watch the recording of the event on YouTube, where all our recorded events are published: https://bit.ly/47Fw1p3
#HistNursing
Broadmoor and Beyond: The history of high security hospitals
YouTube video by RCN
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November 8, 2025 at 9:43 AM
In our recent Broadmoor and Beyond talk, historians Jade Shepherd and Chris Hart explored the history of high security hospitals, from Broadmoor to modern secure units.
🎥Watch the recording of the event on YouTube, where all our recorded events are published: https://bit.ly/47Fw1p3
#HistNursing
🎥Watch the recording of the event on YouTube, where all our recorded events are published: https://bit.ly/47Fw1p3
#HistNursing
Did you know men have a lower life expectancy than women? Use Library Search to discover resources and understand more about men's health this #Movember
🔍 https://bit.ly/4qWdNIK
#MensHealth
🔍 https://bit.ly/4qWdNIK
#MensHealth
November 7, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Did you know men have a lower life expectancy than women? Use Library Search to discover resources and understand more about men's health this #Movember
🔍 https://bit.ly/4qWdNIK
#MensHealth
🔍 https://bit.ly/4qWdNIK
#MensHealth
🧠Want to sharpen your research skills? Join our librarians on for a practical, beginner-friendly session on how to assess the quality and reliability of healthcare information.
📅 Thursday 20 Nov | 🕚 11am–1pm
💻 Online |🧾 2 CPD hours
🔒 RCN members only: https://bit.ly/46QypKq
📅 Thursday 20 Nov | 🕚 11am–1pm
💻 Online |🧾 2 CPD hours
🔒 RCN members only: https://bit.ly/46QypKq
November 7, 2025 at 8:25 AM
🧠Want to sharpen your research skills? Join our librarians on for a practical, beginner-friendly session on how to assess the quality and reliability of healthcare information.
📅 Thursday 20 Nov | 🕚 11am–1pm
💻 Online |🧾 2 CPD hours
🔒 RCN members only: https://bit.ly/46QypKq
📅 Thursday 20 Nov | 🕚 11am–1pm
💻 Online |🧾 2 CPD hours
🔒 RCN members only: https://bit.ly/46QypKq
Need help fast? Try our web chat! Message any time within our library office hours and get a speedy reply from our expert librarians. Our average response time this month was 12 seconds! 📨 #RCNLibraryandMuseum
Office hours:
Monday to Friday 09:00–19:00
Saturday 09:00–17:00
https://bit.ly/3JIJZhM
Office hours:
Monday to Friday 09:00–19:00
Saturday 09:00–17:00
https://bit.ly/3JIJZhM
November 6, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Need help fast? Try our web chat! Message any time within our library office hours and get a speedy reply from our expert librarians. Our average response time this month was 12 seconds! 📨 #RCNLibraryandMuseum
Office hours:
Monday to Friday 09:00–19:00
Saturday 09:00–17:00
https://bit.ly/3JIJZhM
Office hours:
Monday to Friday 09:00–19:00
Saturday 09:00–17:00
https://bit.ly/3JIJZhM
Are you interested in the challenges to womens' equality and the arts? Through the example of the art of Paula Rego and the work of Global Health 5050, join us and hear about the impact of art on women’s health
📅 13 Nov 25
⌚ 13:00 - 14:00
📌 Online
Book now: bit.ly/3ImfUnh
📅 13 Nov 25
⌚ 13:00 - 14:00
📌 Online
Book now: bit.ly/3ImfUnh
November 6, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Are you interested in the challenges to womens' equality and the arts? Through the example of the art of Paula Rego and the work of Global Health 5050, join us and hear about the impact of art on women’s health
📅 13 Nov 25
⌚ 13:00 - 14:00
📌 Online
Book now: bit.ly/3ImfUnh
📅 13 Nov 25
⌚ 13:00 - 14:00
📌 Online
Book now: bit.ly/3ImfUnh
📢 It’s Islamophobia Awareness Month!
📚 We’re spotlighting a landmark text exploring British Muslims’ experiences of health inequalities, accessing services, and involvement in health promotion.
📖 Available in print or eBook format here: https://bit.ly/47VyUTU 🔗
#FlipTheScript #IAM2025
📚 We’re spotlighting a landmark text exploring British Muslims’ experiences of health inequalities, accessing services, and involvement in health promotion.
📖 Available in print or eBook format here: https://bit.ly/47VyUTU 🔗
#FlipTheScript #IAM2025
November 5, 2025 at 9:04 PM
📢 It’s Islamophobia Awareness Month!
📚 We’re spotlighting a landmark text exploring British Muslims’ experiences of health inequalities, accessing services, and involvement in health promotion.
📖 Available in print or eBook format here: https://bit.ly/47VyUTU 🔗
#FlipTheScript #IAM2025
📚 We’re spotlighting a landmark text exploring British Muslims’ experiences of health inequalities, accessing services, and involvement in health promotion.
📖 Available in print or eBook format here: https://bit.ly/47VyUTU 🔗
#FlipTheScript #IAM2025
🎨 What are the colours of care? Join us online for a fascinating talk exploring the history of colour in 20th century hospitals in Britain. Free and open to all!
🎟️Book your place: https://bit.ly/4qfnEc6
Image: Mary Barnes: At the Well, oil on board, c/o Falkland Estate.
🎟️Book your place: https://bit.ly/4qfnEc6
Image: Mary Barnes: At the Well, oil on board, c/o Falkland Estate.
November 5, 2025 at 2:14 PM
🎨 What are the colours of care? Join us online for a fascinating talk exploring the history of colour in 20th century hospitals in Britain. Free and open to all!
🎟️Book your place: https://bit.ly/4qfnEc6
Image: Mary Barnes: At the Well, oil on board, c/o Falkland Estate.
🎟️Book your place: https://bit.ly/4qfnEc6
Image: Mary Barnes: At the Well, oil on board, c/o Falkland Estate.
We love this too! There's going to be a brilliant event in the new year on The Radical Nurses Group and how their innovative designs and print material helped challenge perceptions of nurses as silent, respectable and apolitical.
Come along: www.rcn.org.uk/news-and-eve...
Come along: www.rcn.org.uk/news-and-eve...
November 5, 2025 at 9:49 AM
We love this too! There's going to be a brilliant event in the new year on The Radical Nurses Group and how their innovative designs and print material helped challenge perceptions of nurses as silent, respectable and apolitical.
Come along: www.rcn.org.uk/news-and-eve...
Come along: www.rcn.org.uk/news-and-eve...
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I love this quote. If you haven’t yet, go and see the #ArtInNursing exhibition at the @rcnlibraries.bsky.social It’s sooooo good 😊
November 4, 2025 at 6:59 PM
I love this quote. If you haven’t yet, go and see the #ArtInNursing exhibition at the @rcnlibraries.bsky.social It’s sooooo good 😊
Want the latest nursing research at your fingertips? Learn to use our fantastic BrowZine tool in this 45 minute session for RCN members.
📆 12 November, 11-11.45am
💻 Online
🔗 Register now: https://bit.ly/4nkzijn
📆 12 November, 11-11.45am
💻 Online
🔗 Register now: https://bit.ly/4nkzijn
November 5, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Want the latest nursing research at your fingertips? Learn to use our fantastic BrowZine tool in this 45 minute session for RCN members.
📆 12 November, 11-11.45am
💻 Online
🔗 Register now: https://bit.ly/4nkzijn
📆 12 November, 11-11.45am
💻 Online
🔗 Register now: https://bit.ly/4nkzijn
Faye welcomes visitors to the #ArtOfNursing exhibition and our Library and Museum. Part of an untitled 2024 work by Charlotte Mann, we love the detailing: badges, hand sanitiser and pen. It really emphasises individuality.
📍 Plan your visit and be welcomed by Faye: https://bit.ly/4kIaPDP
📍 Plan your visit and be welcomed by Faye: https://bit.ly/4kIaPDP
November 4, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Faye welcomes visitors to the #ArtOfNursing exhibition and our Library and Museum. Part of an untitled 2024 work by Charlotte Mann, we love the detailing: badges, hand sanitiser and pen. It really emphasises individuality.
📍 Plan your visit and be welcomed by Faye: https://bit.ly/4kIaPDP
📍 Plan your visit and be welcomed by Faye: https://bit.ly/4kIaPDP
✏️ Reports are the backbone of organisational writing. Join our 2 hour online workshop with the Royal Literary Fund to help you write clearly, concisely and effectively.
More details and how to book: https://bit.ly/4ngqOK4
More details and how to book: https://bit.ly/4ngqOK4
November 4, 2025 at 12:19 PM
✏️ Reports are the backbone of organisational writing. Join our 2 hour online workshop with the Royal Literary Fund to help you write clearly, concisely and effectively.
More details and how to book: https://bit.ly/4ngqOK4
More details and how to book: https://bit.ly/4ngqOK4
Talking about stress in the workplace can be difficult. #InternationalStressAwarenessWeek is about removing that stigma. Check out our Stress Reading List for key resources for self care, managers and workplace reps.
🔗 Explore the reading list resources: https://bit.ly/411jmLv
🔗 Explore the reading list resources: https://bit.ly/411jmLv
November 3, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Talking about stress in the workplace can be difficult. #InternationalStressAwarenessWeek is about removing that stigma. Check out our Stress Reading List for key resources for self care, managers and workplace reps.
🔗 Explore the reading list resources: https://bit.ly/411jmLv
🔗 Explore the reading list resources: https://bit.ly/411jmLv