CPD articles
Our continuing professional development (CPD) articles are designed to assist with your nursing skills and practice.
A guide to the UKONS systemic anticancer therapy competency passport
Advice on the completion, marking and assessment of this SACT competency passport
Supporting preregistration nursing students on specialist cancer practice placements
How nurses can support students’ learning needs and make placements a positive experience for them both
Integrating child-centred and family-centred approaches in children’s cancer nursing
Nurses can use a mix of approaches to tailor care to the needs of the child or young person and their family
Supporting people to manage nutrition throughout their cancer journey
Possible interventions to manage nutrition-related issues and improve quality of life
Managing challenging conversations by telephone with people living with cancer
How a clear structure can provide information efficiently and with empathy and compassion
Delivering personalised cancer care to enhance patients’ quality of life
With such care people can exercise choice and control over their care plan and delivery
Making reasonable adjustments to cancer services for people with learning disabilities
How to ensure people with learning disabilities receive equitable and timely care
Transition to adult services for young adults who had childhood cancer
Identifying best transition practice for young adults who had childhood cancer
Conducting holistic pain assessments in patients with cancer-related pain
Learn more about the experience of pain in patients living with and beyond cancer
Prehabilitation in cancer care: preparing people for treatment physically and mentally
The principles of prehabilitation in cancer care and its benefits for people with cancer
Adult primary brain tumours: presentation, diagnosis, treatment and complications
Outline of the WHO classification of such tumours, and their treatment and predicted outcomes
Protecting nurses against the risks of occupational exposure to systemic anticancer...
A reflection on health risks associated with handling systemic anticancer therapy agents