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Polls from Nursing Standard and other RCN Publishing journals are show below. Click any title to find out more, or click to vote. Final percentages are shown for polls that are now closed.
| Do you think the online emergency system will improve child safety? Nursing Children and Young People | Poll first published: 07/02/2013 |
Yes: 56% No: 44% |
| Are staffing levels safe where you work? Nursing Standard | Poll first published: 06/02/2013 |
Yes No |
| Are there enough district nurses to fulfil your local community care requirements? Primary Health Care | Poll first published: 31/01/2013 |
Yes: 48% No: 52% |
| Are you confident that the changes proposed in the final Winterbourne View report will be implemented fully across the country? Learning Disability Practice | Poll first published: 30/01/2013 |
Yes: 51% No: 49% |
| Are care home nurses undervalued? Nursing Older People | Poll first published: 30/01/2013 |
Yes: 60% No: 40% |
| Are 12-hour shifts bad for patient care? Nursing Standard | Poll first published: 30/01/2013 |
Yes No |
| Should employers share unsubstantiated concerns about staff? Nursing Management | Poll first published: 28/01/2013 |
Yes: 55% No: 45% |
| Should visiting hours be extended? Nursing Standard | Poll first published: 23/01/2013 |
Yes No |
| Should concerns about a nurse’s practice be shared by employers? Nursing Standard | Poll first published: 16/01/2013 |
Yes No |
| Should every newly qualified nurse undergo a preceptorship programme? Nursing Standard | Poll first published: 09/01/2013 |
Yes No |
The RCN Publishing Company is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Royal College of Nursing, the world's largest organisation for nurses. RCN Publishing produces one weekly, eight monthly and two quarterly nursing publications. Nursing Standard, the flagship journal, is the UK's biggest selling weekly for nursing. It is produced by RCN Publishing Company along with a suite of specialist nursing journals - Cancer Nursing Practice, Mental Health Practice, Learning Disability Practice, Nursing Children and Young People, Nursing Management, Emergency Nurse, Nursing Older People, Nurse Researcher and Primary Health Care. RCN Publishing Company also produce the RCN Bulletin, a major source of up-to-the-minute information for RCN members in all specialities, grades and working environments. With the latest nurse vacancies from trusts nationwide, it has become the most cost-effective nurse recruitment magazine available.