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
Online|Belfast|Cardiff|Edinburgh|London
🌍 It’s World Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week!
🦠 For literature on infection prevention and control, including key resources, books and journals, check out our tailored subject guide: https://bit.ly/3UgsZS3
✅ Stay informed. Stay protected.
#WorldAntimicrobialAwarenessWeek2025 #WAAW2025
🦠 For literature on infection prevention and control, including key resources, books and journals, check out our tailored subject guide: https://bit.ly/3UgsZS3
✅ Stay informed. Stay protected.
#WorldAntimicrobialAwarenessWeek2025 #WAAW2025
November 19, 2025 at 9:10 PM
🌍 It’s World Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week!
🦠 For literature on infection prevention and control, including key resources, books and journals, check out our tailored subject guide: https://bit.ly/3UgsZS3
✅ Stay informed. Stay protected.
#WorldAntimicrobialAwarenessWeek2025 #WAAW2025
🦠 For literature on infection prevention and control, including key resources, books and journals, check out our tailored subject guide: https://bit.ly/3UgsZS3
✅ Stay informed. Stay protected.
#WorldAntimicrobialAwarenessWeek2025 #WAAW2025
Join one of our monthly behind the scenes tours to explore the secrets of 20 Cavendish Square, home to the Royal College of Nursing. Our next tour takes place on 3 December.
📆 3 December, 3pm
📍 London
🎟️ £9 or free for RCN members
📆 3 December, 3pm
📍 London
🎟️ £9 or free for RCN members
November 19, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Join one of our monthly behind the scenes tours to explore the secrets of 20 Cavendish Square, home to the Royal College of Nursing. Our next tour takes place on 3 December.
📆 3 December, 3pm
📍 London
🎟️ £9 or free for RCN members
📆 3 December, 3pm
📍 London
🎟️ £9 or free for RCN members
Do you work in nursing and have experience of migration? Join this workshop led by artist Haleema Aziz and become part of an artwork featured in our next exhibition on the history of migration and nursing. Book your space here: https://bit.ly/4phlzuP
November 19, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Do you work in nursing and have experience of migration? Join this workshop led by artist Haleema Aziz and become part of an artwork featured in our next exhibition on the history of migration and nursing. Book your space here: https://bit.ly/4phlzuP
📣 There are still spaces available for tomorrow's report writing workshop with the Royal Literary Fund! 📣
Come along and learn how to produce excellent reports, from initial ideas to final draft.
🔗 Book your place: https://bit.ly/4ngqOK4
Come along and learn how to produce excellent reports, from initial ideas to final draft.
🔗 Book your place: https://bit.ly/4ngqOK4
November 19, 2025 at 8:48 AM
📣 There are still spaces available for tomorrow's report writing workshop with the Royal Literary Fund! 📣
Come along and learn how to produce excellent reports, from initial ideas to final draft.
🔗 Book your place: https://bit.ly/4ngqOK4
Come along and learn how to produce excellent reports, from initial ideas to final draft.
🔗 Book your place: https://bit.ly/4ngqOK4
This 1988 Nursing Times article discusses the support district nurses often provided AIDS patients in their homes. Join us on the 27 November to learn more about the stories of nurses, midwives and support workers during the early years of the HIV/AIDS pandemic: https://bit.ly/43bhHTT
November 18, 2025 at 6:13 PM
This 1988 Nursing Times article discusses the support district nurses often provided AIDS patients in their homes. Join us on the 27 November to learn more about the stories of nurses, midwives and support workers during the early years of the HIV/AIDS pandemic: https://bit.ly/43bhHTT
Ahead of #NursingSupportWorkersDay, it was great to be out at Hairmyres Hospital in Lanarkshire this morning meeting some brilliant members for coffee and cake ☕ 🍰 🧁
Explore our top journal picks for nursing support workers: https://www.rcn.org.uk/news-and-events/news/journals-for-nsw
Explore our top journal picks for nursing support workers: https://www.rcn.org.uk/news-and-events/news/journals-for-nsw
November 18, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Ahead of #NursingSupportWorkersDay, it was great to be out at Hairmyres Hospital in Lanarkshire this morning meeting some brilliant members for coffee and cake ☕ 🍰 🧁
Explore our top journal picks for nursing support workers: https://www.rcn.org.uk/news-and-events/news/journals-for-nsw
Explore our top journal picks for nursing support workers: https://www.rcn.org.uk/news-and-events/news/journals-for-nsw
Some of our digital services are impacted by the global Cloudfare outage. This includes ebook access.
November 18, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Some of our digital services are impacted by the global Cloudfare outage. This includes ebook access.
As well as access to thousands of journals and books, our library offers training support for literature searching and referencing for all RCN members.
Learn about our library at the Introduction to RCN Library Services session on Thurs 27 November: https://bit.ly/48Tmm0k
Learn about our library at the Introduction to RCN Library Services session on Thurs 27 November: https://bit.ly/48Tmm0k
November 18, 2025 at 12:17 PM
As well as access to thousands of journals and books, our library offers training support for literature searching and referencing for all RCN members.
Learn about our library at the Introduction to RCN Library Services session on Thurs 27 November: https://bit.ly/48Tmm0k
Learn about our library at the Introduction to RCN Library Services session on Thurs 27 November: https://bit.ly/48Tmm0k
📣 This Thursday! Don’t miss our free online workshop: Know How to Evaluate Healthcare Information. 🧠 Learn how to critically assess research. 🛠️ Build your confidence with practical tools.
📅 20 November
🕚 11am–1pm
RCN members: https://bit.ly/46QypKq
📅 20 November
🕚 11am–1pm
RCN members: https://bit.ly/46QypKq
November 18, 2025 at 9:13 AM
📣 This Thursday! Don’t miss our free online workshop: Know How to Evaluate Healthcare Information. 🧠 Learn how to critically assess research. 🛠️ Build your confidence with practical tools.
📅 20 November
🕚 11am–1pm
RCN members: https://bit.ly/46QypKq
📅 20 November
🕚 11am–1pm
RCN members: https://bit.ly/46QypKq
Only a couple of days until our online talk exploring the links between colour, creativity and care in post-war Britain. Book your free ticket now!
📆 19 November, 5.30 - 7pm
💻 Online
🔗 https://bit.ly/4qfnEc6
Image: Mary Barnes: At the Well, oil on board, c/o Falkland Estate.
📆 19 November, 5.30 - 7pm
💻 Online
🔗 https://bit.ly/4qfnEc6
Image: Mary Barnes: At the Well, oil on board, c/o Falkland Estate.
November 17, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Only a couple of days until our online talk exploring the links between colour, creativity and care in post-war Britain. Book your free ticket now!
📆 19 November, 5.30 - 7pm
💻 Online
🔗 https://bit.ly/4qfnEc6
Image: Mary Barnes: At the Well, oil on board, c/o Falkland Estate.
📆 19 November, 5.30 - 7pm
💻 Online
🔗 https://bit.ly/4qfnEc6
Image: Mary Barnes: At the Well, oil on board, c/o Falkland Estate.
We want to know what you think 💭
Have your say and help shape your RCN libraries. As a thank you, you’ll be entered into a draw to win one of 5 x £30 M&S vouchers. It takes less than 10 minutes.
🔗 https://surveys.rcn.org.uk/s/LZZNOS
Have your say and help shape your RCN libraries. As a thank you, you’ll be entered into a draw to win one of 5 x £30 M&S vouchers. It takes less than 10 minutes.
🔗 https://surveys.rcn.org.uk/s/LZZNOS
November 17, 2025 at 12:53 PM
We want to know what you think 💭
Have your say and help shape your RCN libraries. As a thank you, you’ll be entered into a draw to win one of 5 x £30 M&S vouchers. It takes less than 10 minutes.
🔗 https://surveys.rcn.org.uk/s/LZZNOS
Have your say and help shape your RCN libraries. As a thank you, you’ll be entered into a draw to win one of 5 x £30 M&S vouchers. It takes less than 10 minutes.
🔗 https://surveys.rcn.org.uk/s/LZZNOS
This week is UK Malnutrition Awareness Week. Search for articles and books on malnutrition to improve your understanding and help raise awareness.
🔍 https://bit.ly/4nV9hra
#UKMAW2025
🔍 https://bit.ly/4nV9hra
#UKMAW2025
November 17, 2025 at 12:53 PM
This week is UK Malnutrition Awareness Week. Search for articles and books on malnutrition to improve your understanding and help raise awareness.
🔍 https://bit.ly/4nV9hra
#UKMAW2025
🔍 https://bit.ly/4nV9hra
#UKMAW2025
#OTD in 1854, Florence Nightingale wrote a letter to surgeon Dr Bowman with statistics from Scutari Hospital. She later used it in her Coxcomb Chart to prove that most deaths during the Crimean War were caused by diseases rather than battle wounds. See the chart in our #ArtofNursing exhibition!
November 15, 2025 at 1:45 PM
#OTD in 1854, Florence Nightingale wrote a letter to surgeon Dr Bowman with statistics from Scutari Hospital. She later used it in her Coxcomb Chart to prove that most deaths during the Crimean War were caused by diseases rather than battle wounds. See the chart in our #ArtofNursing exhibition!
Welcome delegates to the RCN Trauma and Orthopaedic Nursing Conference!
Looking to dive deeper into the topics discussed today? Explore our latest blog highlighting key journals for trauma and orthopaedics.
🔗 https://www.rcn.org.uk/news-and-events/news/journals-for-trauma
#RCNTON25
Looking to dive deeper into the topics discussed today? Explore our latest blog highlighting key journals for trauma and orthopaedics.
🔗 https://www.rcn.org.uk/news-and-events/news/journals-for-trauma
#RCNTON25
November 14, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Welcome delegates to the RCN Trauma and Orthopaedic Nursing Conference!
Looking to dive deeper into the topics discussed today? Explore our latest blog highlighting key journals for trauma and orthopaedics.
🔗 https://www.rcn.org.uk/news-and-events/news/journals-for-trauma
#RCNTON25
Looking to dive deeper into the topics discussed today? Explore our latest blog highlighting key journals for trauma and orthopaedics.
🔗 https://www.rcn.org.uk/news-and-events/news/journals-for-trauma
#RCNTON25
From Florence Nightingale to Mary Seacole, nurses have always transformed healthcare. Now, nurses are shaping the next chapter with digital technology.
📅 Join us online on 3 December for a talk exploring pioneering achievements in #DigitalNursing.
✅ Reserve your spot now: https://bit.ly/3Lu5ljD
📅 Join us online on 3 December for a talk exploring pioneering achievements in #DigitalNursing.
✅ Reserve your spot now: https://bit.ly/3Lu5ljD
November 14, 2025 at 8:30 AM
From Florence Nightingale to Mary Seacole, nurses have always transformed healthcare. Now, nurses are shaping the next chapter with digital technology.
📅 Join us online on 3 December for a talk exploring pioneering achievements in #DigitalNursing.
✅ Reserve your spot now: https://bit.ly/3Lu5ljD
📅 Join us online on 3 December for a talk exploring pioneering achievements in #DigitalNursing.
✅ Reserve your spot now: https://bit.ly/3Lu5ljD
✍️ References don't need to take hours to find, save and organise.
In our Easy Referencing training session, we will show you how to use a free and simple referencing tool called ZoteroBib to cut down on your time and stress.
Book your spot now ➡️ https://bit.ly/4ojSGyc
In our Easy Referencing training session, we will show you how to use a free and simple referencing tool called ZoteroBib to cut down on your time and stress.
Book your spot now ➡️ https://bit.ly/4ojSGyc
November 13, 2025 at 5:22 PM
✍️ References don't need to take hours to find, save and organise.
In our Easy Referencing training session, we will show you how to use a free and simple referencing tool called ZoteroBib to cut down on your time and stress.
Book your spot now ➡️ https://bit.ly/4ojSGyc
In our Easy Referencing training session, we will show you how to use a free and simple referencing tool called ZoteroBib to cut down on your time and stress.
Book your spot now ➡️ https://bit.ly/4ojSGyc
🎨 How did colour and creativity transform hospitals? Delve into the sensory history of healthcare with experts Victoria Bates and Victoria Tischler at our online talk on 19 November.
🕠 5.30 - 7pm
🔗 https://bit.ly/4qfnEc6
Image: Mary Barnes: At the Well, oil on board, c/o Falkland Estate.
🕠 5.30 - 7pm
🔗 https://bit.ly/4qfnEc6
Image: Mary Barnes: At the Well, oil on board, c/o Falkland Estate.
November 13, 2025 at 5:19 PM
🎨 How did colour and creativity transform hospitals? Delve into the sensory history of healthcare with experts Victoria Bates and Victoria Tischler at our online talk on 19 November.
🕠 5.30 - 7pm
🔗 https://bit.ly/4qfnEc6
Image: Mary Barnes: At the Well, oil on board, c/o Falkland Estate.
🕠 5.30 - 7pm
🔗 https://bit.ly/4qfnEc6
Image: Mary Barnes: At the Well, oil on board, c/o Falkland Estate.
We want to know what you think 💭
Have your say and help shape your RCN libraries. As a thank you, you’ll be entered into a draw to win one of 5 x £30 M&S vouchers. It takes less than 10 minutes.
🔗 https://surveys.rcn.org.uk/s/LZZNOS
Have your say and help shape your RCN libraries. As a thank you, you’ll be entered into a draw to win one of 5 x £30 M&S vouchers. It takes less than 10 minutes.
🔗 https://surveys.rcn.org.uk/s/LZZNOS
November 13, 2025 at 11:31 AM
We want to know what you think 💭
Have your say and help shape your RCN libraries. As a thank you, you’ll be entered into a draw to win one of 5 x £30 M&S vouchers. It takes less than 10 minutes.
🔗 https://surveys.rcn.org.uk/s/LZZNOS
Have your say and help shape your RCN libraries. As a thank you, you’ll be entered into a draw to win one of 5 x £30 M&S vouchers. It takes less than 10 minutes.
🔗 https://surveys.rcn.org.uk/s/LZZNOS
📚 Check out our ‘New Books’ display at London HQ, curated to reflect current trends in nursing practice 🩺 and topical issues 🌍.
We’re committed to keeping our collection relevant. And you can help us!
💡If there’s a title you want to suggest, let us know here: https://bit.ly/3JrbUzj.
We’re committed to keeping our collection relevant. And you can help us!
💡If there’s a title you want to suggest, let us know here: https://bit.ly/3JrbUzj.
November 12, 2025 at 9:02 PM
📚 Check out our ‘New Books’ display at London HQ, curated to reflect current trends in nursing practice 🩺 and topical issues 🌍.
We’re committed to keeping our collection relevant. And you can help us!
💡If there’s a title you want to suggest, let us know here: https://bit.ly/3JrbUzj.
We’re committed to keeping our collection relevant. And you can help us!
💡If there’s a title you want to suggest, let us know here: https://bit.ly/3JrbUzj.
It's that time of year again - we're working on the events programme for our upcoming exhibition on nursing and migration. So we're asking you, what would you like to see?
For more info or if you have an idea you want to bring to life, check our website: https://bit.ly/3ITbRQ8
For more info or if you have an idea you want to bring to life, check our website: https://bit.ly/3ITbRQ8
November 12, 2025 at 7:42 PM
It's that time of year again - we're working on the events programme for our upcoming exhibition on nursing and migration. So we're asking you, what would you like to see?
For more info or if you have an idea you want to bring to life, check our website: https://bit.ly/3ITbRQ8
For more info or if you have an idea you want to bring to life, check our website: https://bit.ly/3ITbRQ8
There's still time to join us tomorrow afternoon for the eighth Art of Nursing webinar, where we will be exploring the links between art, health, and gender equality!
📅 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 12, 2025 at 10:54 AM
There's still time to join us tomorrow afternoon for the eighth Art of Nursing webinar, where we will be exploring the links between art, health, and gender equality!
📅 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
Explore report writing with the Royal Literary Fund. Sharpen your storytelling and editing skills in our upcoming workshop.
📆 20 November, 10am - 12pm
💻 Online
🔗 Booking link: https://bit.ly/4ngqOK4
📆 20 November, 10am - 12pm
💻 Online
🔗 Booking link: https://bit.ly/4ngqOK4
November 12, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Explore report writing with the Royal Literary Fund. Sharpen your storytelling and editing skills in our upcoming workshop.
📆 20 November, 10am - 12pm
💻 Online
🔗 Booking link: https://bit.ly/4ngqOK4
📆 20 November, 10am - 12pm
💻 Online
🔗 Booking link: https://bit.ly/4ngqOK4
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
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