CPD articles
Our continuing professional development (CPD) articles are designed to assist with your nursing skills and practice.
Enhancing well-being and building resilience in people living with cancer part 2: a...
Receiving a new diagnosis of cancer or of its recurrence is distressing and there are...
Developing best practice cancer treatment summary templates
There is increasing recognition of the importance of making the Recovery Package available...
Oral vinorelbine: a practical approach to patient management
Oral vinorelbine has been a well-established cytotoxic treatment for non-small cell lung...
Advance care planning: considerations for clinical practice
Advance care planning (ACP) is a process of establishing a person’s preferences and wishes,...
Practical experience with rituximab subcutaneous
Treatment regimens involving the monoclonal anti-CD20 antibody rituximab are the standard of...
Use of olaparib in BRCA mutation-positive ovarian cancer
Nurses should understand the role and purpose of the new generation of therapies available...
Myelodysplastic syndromes: update and nursing considerations
This article provides nurses with an update on diagnosis, management and care of patients...
Reducing medication errors in nursing practice
Medication errors remain one of the most common causes of unintended harm to patients. They...
Supporting delivery of the recovery package for people living with and beyond cancer
Survivorship is an important issue in cancer care in the UK. More people are being diagnosed...
An overview of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma is a heterogeneous group of lymphoproliferative malignancies with...
Promoting quality of life for patients with myeloma
This article aims to provide nurses with an update of best practice in caring for patients...
Six steps to teaching cancer patients
There are compelling reasons why nurses should be engaged in teaching patients who have...