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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

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A collage of book covers related to the IELTS, OET, and OSCE exams. Covers include titles like "Nursing OSCEs," "OET Nursing," "Nursing Student Clinical Examination Survival Guide," and "IELTS Academic." A banner across the image reads "IELTS, OET and OSCE exams reading list," with a smaller banner below stating "Find resources to help you pass the exams."

A collage of book covers related to the IELTS, OET, and OSCE exams. Covers include titles like "Nursing OSCEs," "OET Nursing," "Nursing Student Clinical Examination Survival Guide," and "IELTS Academic." A banner across the image reads "IELTS, OET and OSCE exams reading list," with a smaller banner below stating "Find resources to help you pass the exams."

Are you studying for the OSCE, IELTS or OET?

For #OverseasNHSWorkersDay we're highlighting the resources we have to support internationally educated nurses.

Find out what we offer in our IELTS, OET and OSCE exams reading list: https://bit.ly/4aOO3If

06.03.2026 16:45 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Absolutely loved my time as an RCN Grad Trainee! Fantastic introduction to the industry, and the loveliest team 💗

05.03.2026 13:38 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Happy #WorldBookDay!📚

Did you know that we offer more than clinical resources? Our library in Ty Maeth has a recreational reading collection, perfect for taking a break, borrowing for home, or enjoying in our quiet spaces.

You can also bring your own books to exchange! @rcnlibraries.bsky.social

05.03.2026 14:03 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Image of a book cover titled "Globalization and Integration of Internationally Educated Nurses: A Comprehensive Analysis". Next to the book cover is bold text which reads "ebook spotlight" and the Royal College of Nursing logo.

Image of a book cover titled "Globalization and Integration of Internationally Educated Nurses: A Comprehensive Analysis". Next to the book cover is bold text which reads "ebook spotlight" and the Royal College of Nursing logo.

Our ebook spotlight has a #MovedToCare focus for our launch tonight.

📚 Globalization and Integration of Internationally Educated Nurses 📚 offers a comprehensive look into the contemporary debates and issues around migration and nursing across the globe.

Read online: https://bit.ly/4aOjhiH

05.03.2026 11:59 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Four library staff members stand in front of bookshelves.

Four library staff members stand in front of bookshelves.

We're hiring 3 Graduate Trainees! You’ll need enthusiasm, positivity, and customer skills to deliver an exceptional service to our members.

📜 Read our Graduate Trainee blog: https://bit.ly/3Kk7QkF
📆 Deadline 15 March 2026
ℹ️ Job info and apply online: https://bit.ly/4r7WfrG

#LibraryJobs #LISJobs

04.03.2026 18:06 👍 5 🔁 6 💬 0 📌 1
An image of a person typing on a laptop. Text reads: CINAHL basics playlist. Literature search confidently with RCN Library support.

An image of a person typing on a laptop. Text reads: CINAHL basics playlist. Literature search confidently with RCN Library support.

🤔 Still getting to grips with the new CINAHL interface? We've got you covered. Have a look at our video playlist explaining the basics, so you can literature search with confidence. 😊 #RCNlibrary

https://bit.ly/4qZyJgE

04.03.2026 16:47 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

In London , UK , tomorrow ? #histnursing - one to join .

04.03.2026 14:04 👍 3 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0

This looks amazing!

04.03.2026 12:51 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

It's tomorrow! Final chance to book a spot (London or Online): bit.ly/4pSGp4z

#MovedToCare #HistNursing @rcn.org.uk @rcnhistory.bsky.social @rcnactivism.bsky.social

04.03.2026 12:12 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 1

The 'Moved to Care' exhibition opening tomorrow at RCN HQ, in London
5 March – 2 September 2026, free to visit during library opening hours. Then at RCN Scotland in Edinburgh, October 2026 – March 2027

04.03.2026 07:13 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

We’re delighted to feature our story discs project at the #MovedToCare exhibition!

Join us at the launch this Thursday evening to say hi and fill in a disc. Prompts range from "I migrated here" to "My grandparents migrated here" and more.

Hope to see familiar faces and make new friends! ✨

03.03.2026 22:21 👍 4 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
Text reads, "Brain Tumour Awareness Month: Find recently published texts on neuro-oncology."

Text reads, "Brain Tumour Awareness Month: Find recently published texts on neuro-oncology."

This #BrainTumourAwarenessMonth, we are sharing books in our collection that promote best practice in neuro-oncology nursing. 🧠

See the full list of texts in our catalogue: https://bit.ly/4udHvKX

03.03.2026 17:13 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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RCN unveils major exhibition on 150 years of nursing migration | News | Royal College of Nursing Historic artefacts and contemporary creative work reveal the personal journeys of migrant nurses

#MovedToCare, our new major exhibition, opens this Thursday! Get ready to explore 150 years of nursing migration with great objects, stories, artwork, events and *3* writers in residence - who'll be leading workshops.

Find out more in this brilliant RCN Magazine write up⬇️
🔗: https://bit.ly/4sk7lLv

03.03.2026 15:03 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 2
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For years, registered nurses have been weighted to the bottom of Agenda for Change, despite their safety-critical work. Professor Nicola Ranger is clear: This has to change.

Learn how the recent announcement from Westminster seeks to address nursing career progression: https://bit.ly/3OqVr3N

01.03.2026 10:22 👍 7 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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RCN 'deeply concerned' by escalating crisis in Middle East | News | Royal College of Nursing The RCN President calls for international law to be upheld and health workers to be protected

We are deeply concerned by the escalating crisis in the Middle East.

The RCN President, Bejoy Sebastian, today calls for international law to be upheld and health workers to be protected.

Read more ⬇️

02.03.2026 17:14 👍 14 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 1
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Great North Run Fundraiser

www.justgiving.com/page/andrew-...

Branch Chair Andrew is running the great north run for the first time this year and next year, in aid of the @rcnfoundation.bsky.social who support nursing staff all around the country, please Donate as little or as much as possible

01.03.2026 21:40 👍 3 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
The Art of Nursing: Novel Nurses
The Art of Nursing: Novel Nurses YouTube video by RCN

✒️Did you catch Novel Nurses? Part of the #ArtOfNursing series with @fonscharity.bsky.social. Speakers share examples of their work and discuss why they write fiction and how being a nurse helps.

📼Watch online: https://youtu.be/YVjDRWEv6YY?si=Lr7EZyVDUgNNM6H7

01.03.2026 17:24 👍 0 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Service update notice from the Royal College of Nursing Library and Museum, stating that building access for members and café visitors in London will now begin at 9 am on weekdays.

Service update notice from the Royal College of Nursing Library and Museum, stating that building access for members and café visitors in London will now begin at 9 am on weekdays.

At our London Library and Museum, building access for members and café visitors will now begin at 9am on weekdays.

The Library and Museum will continue to open at 10am Monday-Saturday.

ℹ️ More Info: https://bit.ly/4cecTSW

01.03.2026 15:26 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Graphic image with rows of book covers and journal covers, all related to cancer and nursing. Text reads: "Cancer Care Subject Guide: find key resources, books and journals"

Graphic image with rows of book covers and journal covers, all related to cancer and nursing. Text reads: "Cancer Care Subject Guide: find key resources, books and journals"

Nearly 1 in 5 cancers is classified as rare. Boost your awareness today, on Rare Disease Day, with the resources in our cancer care subject guide.

Access the guide 👉 https://bit.ly/43AB4V3

#RareDiseaseDay

28.02.2026 16:55 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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RCN International Nursing Research Conference 2026| Royal College of Nursing Join us in September for the RCN International Nursing Research Conference 2026

📢 Got nursing research to share?

Help shape our International Nursing Research Conference by submitting an abstract, and book your place to explore how nursing research drives health improvements locally and globally.

⏰ Submission deadline: 9 March
📆 Event: 15-17 September

25.02.2026 19:07 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Text reads: 'Easy referencing ... in 45 minutes. 5 March 2026, 12 - 12:45pm. Online.'

Text reads: 'Easy referencing ... in 45 minutes. 5 March 2026, 12 - 12:45pm. Online.'

Referencing doesn't have to be a stressful, painstaking process.

In our online training, we will show you how to use an easy tool to make referencing a breeze.

🎫 Free
🕛 CPD hours: 0.75
🗓️ 5 March 2026

Sign up now: https://bit.ly/4qP5EV2

27.02.2026 17:08 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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RCN unveils major exhibition on 150 years of nursing migration | News | Royal College of Nursing Historic artefacts and contemporary creative work reveal the personal journeys of migrant nurses

Moved to Care is @rcnlibraries.bsky.social's new exhibition bringing together personal objects, artwork & lived experience to show how migration has shaped and strengthened the nursing profession, from its early history to the present day.

📆 From 5 March
📍 RCN Library & Museum, London

Read more ⬇️

27.02.2026 16:45 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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Time for a spring refresh | News | Royal College of Nursing

🌸 Smash your studies this spring 🌸

We're here to help you succeed this term (and the next) with training, resources, librarian support, cultural events and even yoga

🌷Start your refresh: https://www.rcn.org.uk/news-and-events/news/time-for-a-spring-refresh

06.02.2026 09:37 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Book cover - 'Social Sciences for Healthcare Professionals' - on a purple background with the RCN logo.

Book cover - 'Social Sciences for Healthcare Professionals' - on a purple background with the RCN logo.

🔦 eBook Spotlight 🔦

Do you want to better understand the social, psychological, and economic forces shaping health?

This book offers evidence-based insights to help healthcare professionals deliver person‑centred, equitable care!

Check it out via the link below:

https://bit.ly/4aLhwkY

26.02.2026 16:45 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
An image of nurses in a suffrage procession, holding flags and staring determinedly at the camera

An image of nurses in a suffrage procession, holding flags and staring determinedly at the camera

Learn more about the crucial role nurses played in the Women's Suffrage Movement with our Historic Nursing Journals. Here's an image of nurses in suffrage procession on the 17 June 1911, just before the Coronation of George V and Mary. ✊

#RCNLibraries #HistNursing

https://bit.ly/3OwvVu0

25.02.2026 17:07 👍 15 🔁 10 💬 0 📌 0
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Prison Nursing Unlocked: A history of care and justice: exhibition launch | Event | RCN Scotland | Royal College of Nursing Join us for the launch of our new exhibition about the history of prison nursing. Enjoy free refreshments and a chance to look around the exhibition, alongside activities and talks on nursing in just...

Don't forget tomorrow in Edinburgh is the launch of the latest @rcnhistory.bsky.social @rcnlibraries.bsky.social #HistNursing exhibition

Free either in person or online

www.rcn.org.uk/news-and-eve...

25.02.2026 13:55 👍 9 🔁 8 💬 0 📌 1
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Winifred Raphael Memorial Lecture| Event | Royal College of Nursing Join us for the annual Winifred Raphael Memorial Lecture on concept of health justice, why it is important, and how it can inform the ethics of care and research practice.

Please join us at 5pm on the 19th of March either in person in London, or online, for the 2026 Winifred Raphael Memorial lecture. In the lecture, Professor Anne Whittaker will explore the concept of health justice & how it informs the ethics of care & research practice www.rcn.org.uk/news-and-eve...

24.02.2026 11:23 👍 5 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
The image is a promotional graphic for the "Moved to Care: Stories of Nursing and Migration" exhibition launch at the Royal College of Nursing. The event is on 5 March 2026 from 5-8pm in London.

The image is a promotional graphic for the "Moved to Care: Stories of Nursing and Migration" exhibition launch at the Royal College of Nursing. The event is on 5 March 2026 from 5-8pm in London.

Join us for the launch of Moved to Care, exploring how migration has shaped nursing. Hear from activists, artists and nursing pioneers, then explore the exhibition and activities with the RCN and @migrationmuseum.org teams. 🌍✨

Book your spot: https://bit.ly/4pSGp4z

#MovedToCare

24.02.2026 09:12 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 2
Building entranceway with 1A Henrietta Place written on the glass windows above the wooden double-doors. A small glass-stained window is to the left of the doors, surrounded by wood panelling.

Building entranceway with 1A Henrietta Place written on the glass windows above the wooden double-doors. A small glass-stained window is to the left of the doors, surrounded by wood panelling.

Rectangular ornate stained glass window set in a dark wooden panel, featuring a pattern of overlapping scales.

Rectangular ornate stained glass window set in a dark wooden panel, featuring a pattern of overlapping scales.

Half of the stained glass window set within a dark wooden frame, offering a closer look at the intricate pattern of circles and overlapping arches.

Half of the stained glass window set within a dark wooden frame, offering a closer look at the intricate pattern of circles and overlapping arches.

Zoomed in to the metallic flower in the bottom corner of the stained glass window.

Zoomed in to the metallic flower in the bottom corner of the stained glass window.

🔍 Take a look at the original entrance to the Royal College of Nursing London HQ!

In 1926, this small stained-glass window would have opened into the enquiry office, where a friendly face would have welcomed you 😊

Discover more about the RCN building by booking a tour: https://bit.ly/445J2I3

23.02.2026 17:47 👍 9 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
A hand rests on someone's shoulder. Text reads: "Eating Disorders Awareness Week. Explore the latest research articles."

A hand rests on someone's shoulder. Text reads: "Eating Disorders Awareness Week. Explore the latest research articles."

#EatingDisorderAwarenessWeek is a reminder that eating disorders are serious, complex mental health conditions which can affect anyone.

Explore the latest eating disorder research articles: https://bit.ly/4aJ3kJo

23.02.2026 11:15 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0