CPD articles
Our continuing professional development (CPD) articles are designed to assist with your nursing skills and practice.
Understanding the use of thromboprophylaxis for patients with lower limb immobilisation
Nurses' role in patient education on signs and symptoms of DVT and PE and rationale for thromboprophylaxis
Ensuring effectiveness and safety in emergency department triage
Using a triage algorithm and clinical reasoning to support decision-making in the ED
Blunt mechanism chest wall injury: initial patient assessment and acute care priorities
A prognostic model predicting complications helps nurses to asses risk and level of care required
Maintaining a safe environment in emergency department waiting rooms
How nurses can manage patients' expectations in a busy and unpredictable environment
‘Corridor care’ in the ED: managing patient care in non-clinical areas safely
The unique challenges of having to care for patients in non-clinical areas
Overcoming the barriers to optimal end of life care in the emergency department
Nurses working in EDs can help ensure that the care needs of dying patients and their families are addressed
Managing infection prevention and control in emergency care
Overview of epidemiological perspectives including the nurse’s role in antibiotic stewardship
Recognition and management of patients with frailty in the emergency department
Familiarise yourself with frailty screening tools often used in emergency care settings
Ensuring effective intercultural communication in the emergency department
This can be achieved by nurses developing cultural knowledge and interpersonal skills
Assessing people with sickle cell disease presenting with vaso-occlusive crisis
Understand how to assess and manage patients with vaso-occlusive crisis in the ED
Breaking bad news to patients in the emergency department
Preparing autonomous practitioners to break news of serious and new diagnoses
Health promotion in emergency care: rationale, strategies and activities
Concept of health promotion and its relevance to nurses working in the emergency department