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
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We have our staff training day on Wednesday 21 January 2026. This means some changes to our services. Check what's changing before you plan your visit: https://www.rcn.org.uk/news-and-events/news/staff-training-day
🎊 We had some wonderful feedback from you all on our 2025 annual survey! Thanks to everyone who took part, your kind words mean a lot to us! ❤️
#RCNLibraryandMuseum #RCN
#RCNLibraryandMuseum #RCN
January 10, 2026 at 10:16 AM
🎊 We had some wonderful feedback from you all on our 2025 annual survey! Thanks to everyone who took part, your kind words mean a lot to us! ❤️
#RCNLibraryandMuseum #RCN
#RCNLibraryandMuseum #RCN
Start 2026 with the right tools! 📚 Discover books and eBooks to support your goals this year. Head to Library Search to get started: https://bit.ly/493IovK
📍 In London? Find the book display on the Lower Ground Floor of the RCN Library and Museum.
📍 In London? Find the book display on the Lower Ground Floor of the RCN Library and Museum.
January 9, 2026 at 4:12 PM
Start 2026 with the right tools! 📚 Discover books and eBooks to support your goals this year. Head to Library Search to get started: https://bit.ly/493IovK
📍 In London? Find the book display on the Lower Ground Floor of the RCN Library and Museum.
📍 In London? Find the book display on the Lower Ground Floor of the RCN Library and Museum.
With a new year comes many taking on the #DryJanuary challenge to reduce their alcohol intake. This got us curious about research into campaigns to tackle alcohol misuse. You, too, can explore the latest public health research on alcohol here: bit.ly/4q5pegt
January 8, 2026 at 6:13 PM
With a new year comes many taking on the #DryJanuary challenge to reduce their alcohol intake. This got us curious about research into campaigns to tackle alcohol misuse. You, too, can explore the latest public health research on alcohol here: bit.ly/4q5pegt
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Welcome to our new followers!
Looking for historical inspiration (or distraction)? 150 UK galleries, libraries, archives & museums - all active on Bluesky - are highlighted in this new pack.
Excellent and diverse collections, info about online events, heritage snark and more.
go.bsky.app/Ms7endH
Looking for historical inspiration (or distraction)? 150 UK galleries, libraries, archives & museums - all active on Bluesky - are highlighted in this new pack.
Excellent and diverse collections, info about online events, heritage snark and more.
go.bsky.app/Ms7endH
January 8, 2026 at 1:42 PM
Welcome to our new followers!
Looking for historical inspiration (or distraction)? 150 UK galleries, libraries, archives & museums - all active on Bluesky - are highlighted in this new pack.
Excellent and diverse collections, info about online events, heritage snark and more.
go.bsky.app/Ms7endH
Looking for historical inspiration (or distraction)? 150 UK galleries, libraries, archives & museums - all active on Bluesky - are highlighted in this new pack.
Excellent and diverse collections, info about online events, heritage snark and more.
go.bsky.app/Ms7endH
We've looked into our historic print journals for #WorldTypingDay.
This typewriter was featured in a 1979 Nursing Times article on Naidex, the National Aids for the Disabled Exhibition and Conference.
The then state of the art machine enabled blind typists to proof-read with early text-to-speech.
This typewriter was featured in a 1979 Nursing Times article on Naidex, the National Aids for the Disabled Exhibition and Conference.
The then state of the art machine enabled blind typists to proof-read with early text-to-speech.
January 8, 2026 at 2:15 PM
We've looked into our historic print journals for #WorldTypingDay.
This typewriter was featured in a 1979 Nursing Times article on Naidex, the National Aids for the Disabled Exhibition and Conference.
The then state of the art machine enabled blind typists to proof-read with early text-to-speech.
This typewriter was featured in a 1979 Nursing Times article on Naidex, the National Aids for the Disabled Exhibition and Conference.
The then state of the art machine enabled blind typists to proof-read with early text-to-speech.
We have our staff training day on Wednesday 21 January 2026. This means some changes to our services. Check what's changing before you plan your visit: https://www.rcn.org.uk/news-and-events/news/staff-training-day
January 8, 2026 at 1:27 PM
We have our staff training day on Wednesday 21 January 2026. This means some changes to our services. Check what's changing before you plan your visit: https://www.rcn.org.uk/news-and-events/news/staff-training-day
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If you're looking for #history networks on BlueSky in 2026, our Starter Pack - recently updated - has details of 150 leading societies, organisations and groups active in the UK and Ireland bit.ly/4ptl0On
#Skystorians
#Skystorians
Societies & groups for historians, UK and Ireland
Join the conversation
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January 7, 2026 at 1:39 PM
If you're looking for #history networks on BlueSky in 2026, our Starter Pack - recently updated - has details of 150 leading societies, organisations and groups active in the UK and Ireland bit.ly/4ptl0On
#Skystorians
#Skystorians
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Now open: call for abstracts for our International Nursing Research Conference 2026 📢
Have you undertaken #NursingResearch that drives innovation, strengthens collaboration and delivers meaningful impact? If so, we want to hear from you!
Submission deadline 9 March. Find out more ⬇️
Have you undertaken #NursingResearch that drives innovation, strengthens collaboration and delivers meaningful impact? If so, we want to hear from you!
Submission deadline 9 March. Find out more ⬇️
RCN International Nursing Research Conference 2026| Royal College of Nursing
Join us in September for the RCN International Nursing Research Conference 2026
www.rcn.org.uk
January 7, 2026 at 9:05 AM
Now open: call for abstracts for our International Nursing Research Conference 2026 📢
Have you undertaken #NursingResearch that drives innovation, strengthens collaboration and delivers meaningful impact? If so, we want to hear from you!
Submission deadline 9 March. Find out more ⬇️
Have you undertaken #NursingResearch that drives innovation, strengthens collaboration and delivers meaningful impact? If so, we want to hear from you!
Submission deadline 9 March. Find out more ⬇️
We're back! And ready to answer your questions. Give us a message on our webchat for a quick response. Our expert librarians have an average reply time of under 25 seconds.
Say hello👋 and ask your question: https://rcn.on.worldcat.org/chat/librarian (or look out for the green box across our pages).
Say hello👋 and ask your question: https://rcn.on.worldcat.org/chat/librarian (or look out for the green box across our pages).
January 5, 2026 at 10:16 AM
We're back! And ready to answer your questions. Give us a message on our webchat for a quick response. Our expert librarians have an average reply time of under 25 seconds.
Say hello👋 and ask your question: https://rcn.on.worldcat.org/chat/librarian (or look out for the green box across our pages).
Say hello👋 and ask your question: https://rcn.on.worldcat.org/chat/librarian (or look out for the green box across our pages).
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New year, new opportunity? 📚
If you’re looking for inspiration, research resources, or a quiet space to reflect, @rcnlibraries.bsky.social are here for you.
Explore our collections, access expert support, and make the most of our digital resources - wherever you are. ⬇️
If you’re looking for inspiration, research resources, or a quiet space to reflect, @rcnlibraries.bsky.social are here for you.
Explore our collections, access expert support, and make the most of our digital resources - wherever you are. ⬇️
RCN Library | Royal College of Nursing
The largest specialist collection of nursing books and journals in Europe. Available in print or online. Explore today.
www.rcn.org.uk
December 26, 2025 at 5:09 PM
New year, new opportunity? 📚
If you’re looking for inspiration, research resources, or a quiet space to reflect, @rcnlibraries.bsky.social are here for you.
Explore our collections, access expert support, and make the most of our digital resources - wherever you are. ⬇️
If you’re looking for inspiration, research resources, or a quiet space to reflect, @rcnlibraries.bsky.social are here for you.
Explore our collections, access expert support, and make the most of our digital resources - wherever you are. ⬇️
We've got a lot planned for you this next year: from new exhibitions and writing to workshops to referencing skills and more #ArtOfNursing. Kick start your year with the RCN Library and Museum.
View our full programme and book your place online: www.rcn.org.uk/whatson
View our full programme and book your place online: www.rcn.org.uk/whatson
January 4, 2026 at 2:26 PM
We've got a lot planned for you this next year: from new exhibitions and writing to workshops to referencing skills and more #ArtOfNursing. Kick start your year with the RCN Library and Museum.
View our full programme and book your place online: www.rcn.org.uk/whatson
View our full programme and book your place online: www.rcn.org.uk/whatson
🌟 Whether you're diving into evidence searches or wrapping up that essay before term starts, we've got you covered!
CINAHL is an awesome resource for nursing research.
🎬 Check out our video to learn tips for using the newly updated CINAHL website:
https://youtu.be/s0V2qpz75YY?si=uamNkz3IskQoIDV_
CINAHL is an awesome resource for nursing research.
🎬 Check out our video to learn tips for using the newly updated CINAHL website:
https://youtu.be/s0V2qpz75YY?si=uamNkz3IskQoIDV_
CINAHL search techniques
YouTube video by RCN
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January 2, 2026 at 1:16 PM
🌟 Whether you're diving into evidence searches or wrapping up that essay before term starts, we've got you covered!
CINAHL is an awesome resource for nursing research.
🎬 Check out our video to learn tips for using the newly updated CINAHL website:
https://youtu.be/s0V2qpz75YY?si=uamNkz3IskQoIDV_
CINAHL is an awesome resource for nursing research.
🎬 Check out our video to learn tips for using the newly updated CINAHL website:
https://youtu.be/s0V2qpz75YY?si=uamNkz3IskQoIDV_
🎉🥳Happy new year!🥳🎉
Happy 2026 from all of us at the RCN Library and Museum (even Faye and Florence). We hope the coming year is full of good fortune.
Whether you're planning your next assignment, your revalidation portfolio, a job move, or a catch up with old friends - we are here to help!
Happy 2026 from all of us at the RCN Library and Museum (even Faye and Florence). We hope the coming year is full of good fortune.
Whether you're planning your next assignment, your revalidation portfolio, a job move, or a catch up with old friends - we are here to help!
December 31, 2025 at 11:58 PM
🎉🥳Happy new year!🥳🎉
Happy 2026 from all of us at the RCN Library and Museum (even Faye and Florence). We hope the coming year is full of good fortune.
Whether you're planning your next assignment, your revalidation portfolio, a job move, or a catch up with old friends - we are here to help!
Happy 2026 from all of us at the RCN Library and Museum (even Faye and Florence). We hope the coming year is full of good fortune.
Whether you're planning your next assignment, your revalidation portfolio, a job move, or a catch up with old friends - we are here to help!
🎄We're still closed for the Christmas break, but look forward to welcoming you back soon.
Check the changes to our online, Belfast, Cardiff, Edinburgh and London libraries: bit.ly/4iNzYgi
Check the changes to our online, Belfast, Cardiff, Edinburgh and London libraries: bit.ly/4iNzYgi
Winter Closure 2025 | News | Royal College of Nursing
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December 30, 2025 at 4:13 PM
🎄We're still closed for the Christmas break, but look forward to welcoming you back soon.
Check the changes to our online, Belfast, Cardiff, Edinburgh and London libraries: bit.ly/4iNzYgi
Check the changes to our online, Belfast, Cardiff, Edinburgh and London libraries: bit.ly/4iNzYgi
Missed a webinar or want to revisit a great session? Explore recordings of our previous events on our YouTube channel. From expert talks to practical workshops, there’s plenty to watch and learn.
👉 Watch now on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3MkDOl9.
👉 Watch now on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3MkDOl9.
Lectures and Talks - YouTube
Our series of free public events runs all year round, from workshops to lectures. Learn more about the past, present and future of nursing: https://www.rcn.o...
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December 30, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Missed a webinar or want to revisit a great session? Explore recordings of our previous events on our YouTube channel. From expert talks to practical workshops, there’s plenty to watch and learn.
👉 Watch now on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3MkDOl9.
👉 Watch now on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3MkDOl9.
Our home is built on the site of what was several buildings, with some parts dating back to the 1720s. The 1st floor landing still looks much like the 1920s interior and has many original features.
Book onto one of our tours to see for yourself: https://bit.ly/445J2I3
#HistNursing
Book onto one of our tours to see for yourself: https://bit.ly/445J2I3
#HistNursing
December 29, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Our home is built on the site of what was several buildings, with some parts dating back to the 1720s. The 1st floor landing still looks much like the 1920s interior and has many original features.
Book onto one of our tours to see for yourself: https://bit.ly/445J2I3
#HistNursing
Book onto one of our tours to see for yourself: https://bit.ly/445J2I3
#HistNursing
Nothing on TV? Or maybe you're just Christmas film saturated? We have hours of great content on our YouTube channel (https://bit.ly/3MkDOl9).
How about ... a discussion on the link between art and nursing which launched our #ArtOfNursing exhibition earlier this year: https://bit.ly/4oF5grf
How about ... a discussion on the link between art and nursing which launched our #ArtOfNursing exhibition earlier this year: https://bit.ly/4oF5grf
The Art of Nursing: Panel Discussion
YouTube video by RCN
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December 28, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Nothing on TV? Or maybe you're just Christmas film saturated? We have hours of great content on our YouTube channel (https://bit.ly/3MkDOl9).
How about ... a discussion on the link between art and nursing which launched our #ArtOfNursing exhibition earlier this year: https://bit.ly/4oF5grf
How about ... a discussion on the link between art and nursing which launched our #ArtOfNursing exhibition earlier this year: https://bit.ly/4oF5grf
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
YouTube video by RCN
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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 👇💯❄️