CPD articles
Our continuing professional development (CPD) articles are designed to assist with your nursing skills and practice.
Recognising visual perception issues in people with learning disabilities
Explore the causes and consequences of cortical visual impairment
Additional procedures for people with learning disabilities receiving dental treatment
Supporting people undergoing multiple procedures under one general anaesthetic
Using verbal and non-verbal communication to support people with learning disabilities
How non-verbal communication can usefully complement or replace verbal communication
Exploring the use of service-user narratives to improve care
Service-user narratives can support people with learning disabilities to access care
Identifying and managing malnutrition in people with learning disabilities
Malnutrition is a serious risk, but is under-recognised in this population
Performing venesection in a person with a learning disability
Increase your awareness of how to make venesection a positive experience for service users
Reducing the use of restrictive practices by applying a human rights-based approach
Enhance your understanding of the need to reduce the use of restrictive practices
Symptom management at the end of life for people with intellectual disabilities
A refresher on nurses’ responsibilities in relation to providing end of life care
Using cultural safety to enhance nursing care for people with a learning disability
Cultural safety and how it can help nurses care for people with a learning disability
How to give an intramuscular injection to an adult with an intellectual disability
This article aims to enhance intellectual disability nurses’ knowledge of this procedure
Understanding status epilepticus and its treatment in the community
An overview of SE treatment in the community, including administration of buccal midazolam
Supporting people with learning disabilities to receive subcutaneous injections
Best practice for administering subcutaneous injections in people with learning disabilities