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CPD articles

Our continuing professional development (CPD) articles are designed to assist with your nursing skills and practice.

Meetings: the challenge

Attending meetings can be a daunting task, but with the right attitude they can be made to...

01 Sep 2000

Assertiveness, power and influence

This article describes how nurses can use the concepts of assertiveness, power and influence...

01 Jul 2000

Quality and the new NHS

In this article, the authors explore the concept of quality in health care and examine in...

01 Jun 2000

The principles and practice of child protection

Nurses working with children might find themselves exposed to issues of child abuse. Sharon...

01 Mar 2000

Identification of mental health problems in people with learning disability

01 Jul 1999

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The diagnosis and treatment of epilepsy can be difficult in people with learning...

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The measurement of body mass index (BMI) is an important means of assessing the incidence of...

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Fluid balance

The author describes the signs, symptoms, causes and results of problems with the amount of...

07 Jul 2010

Safeguarding people with learning disabilities

Safeguarding is an important role for learning disability nurses and other professionals....

08 Feb 2011

Understanding and working with challenging behaviour

This article examines the theoretical approaches to understanding and managing individuals...

08 Mar 2011