Skip to main content
Intended for healthcare professionals
RCNi Plus
NS Student
Learning
Portfolio
Journals
Cancer Nursing Practice
Emergency Nurse
Learning Disability Practice
Mental Health Practice
Nurse Researcher
Nursing Children and Young People
Nursing Management
Nursing Older People
Nursing Standard
Primary Health Care
Events
RCN Nursing Awards
Nursing Live
Nursing Careers and Jobs Fairs
RCNi events calendar
CPD webinars on-demand
Jobs
Organisational subscriptions
RCNi Plus Dashboard
Portfolio
Learning
Journals
Cancer Nursing Practice
Emergency Nurse
Learning Disability Practice
Mental Health Practice
Nurse Researcher
Nursing Children and Young People
Nursing Management
Nursing Older People
Nursing Standard
Primary Health Care
CPD Quizzes
Events
RCN Nursing Awards
Nursing Live
Nursing Careers and Jobs Fairs
RCNi events calendar
CPD webinars on-demand
NS Student
Nursing Jobs
RCN Learn
Menu
Toggle Navigation
Log in
Toggle Search
Search
Log in
Register
Subscribe
RCNi
RCN
Organisational enquiries
Emergency Nurse
Newsroom
News
Analysis
Sponsored
COVID-19
Evidence and Practice
Clinical articles
CPD articles
CPD Quizzes
Practice question
Features
Opinion
Comment
Expert advice
Editorial
Your views
Careers
Career advice
My job
Revalidation
Digital edition
Emergency Nurse
Newsroom
News
Analysis
Sponsored
COVID-19
Evidence and Practice
Clinical articles
CPD articles
CPD Quizzes
Practice question
Features
Opinion
Comment
Expert advice
Editorial
Your views
Careers
Career advice
My job
Revalidation
Digital edition
RCNi Plus
NS Student
Learning
Portfolio
Journals
Cancer Nursing Practice
Emergency Nurse
Learning Disability Practice
Mental Health Practice
Nurse Researcher
Nursing Children and Young People
Nursing Management
Nursing Older People
Nursing Standard
Primary Health Care
Events
RCN Nursing Awards
Nursing Live
Nursing Careers and Jobs Fairs
RCNi events calendar
CPD webinars on-demand
Jobs
Organisational subscriptions
RCNi Plus Dashboard
Portfolio
Learning
Journals
Cancer Nursing Practice
Emergency Nurse
Learning Disability Practice
Mental Health Practice
Nurse Researcher
Nursing Children and Young People
Nursing Management
Nursing Older People
Nursing Standard
Primary Health Care
CPD Quizzes
Events
RCN Nursing Awards
Nursing Live
Nursing Careers and Jobs Fairs
RCNi events calendar
CPD webinars on-demand
NS Student
Nursing Jobs
RCN Learn
Career advice
When your new nursing job is not the right fit: what to do next
If a role doesn’t live up to your expectations, should you walk away? Former RCN Nurse of the Year Nicola Bailey on career decisions and finding the right fit
Lynne Pearce
Posted 27 July 2023 - 09:30
Jobs
Related articles
Improving reasonable adjustments for people with learning disabilities in mental health...
Why you should read this article: • To gain insight into the challenges encountered by...
30 Apr 2024
Cancer genomics: assessing nurses’ knowledge, confidence and training needs
Why you should read this article: • To enhance your understanding of the growing importance...
30 Apr 2024
A strategic solution to preventing the harm associated with ambulance handover delays
Why you should read this article: • To recognise that overcrowded emergency departments...
30 Apr 2024
Strategies to attract school-leavers to nurse education programmes: an integrative...
Why you should read this article: • To recognise the importance of increasing the uptake by...
29 Apr 2024
5 Most Read Articles
First time in charge of a ward: the support every newly qualified nurse needs
Taking on ward manger duties is challenging. Here’s how to help junior team members succeed
19 Jan 2021
From nurse to trust chief: ‘my background informs my style of staff leadership’
Cancer centre chief executive’s own experience of being disciplined shaped her approach
12 Nov 2020
Doubt in paediatric team’s abilities prompted us to raise our game
When his trauma team was overlooked in an emergency situation, senior staff nurse Drew...
05 Mar 2018
Empathic care: can it be taught and how does it help patients?
It can calm anxiety and improve outcomes, but it can also boost staff well-being
01 Sep 2023
My first ‘real life’ CPR attempt was on campus – and here’s what I learned
The challenge of using my life-saving knowledge and skills outside the clinical setting
30 Mar 2023
Journals
Cancer Nursing Practice
Emergency Nurse
Learning Disability Practice
Mental Health Practice
Nurse Researcher
Nursing Children and Young People
Nursing Management
Nursing Older People
Nursing Standard
Primary Health Care
Other RCNi websites
RCNi Learning
RCNi Nursing Careers and Jobs Fairs
RCNi Nursing Jobs
RCNi Portfolio