CPD articles
Our continuing professional development (CPD) articles are designed to assist with your nursing skills and practice.
Assessment, prevention and management of skin tears
Skin tears are common in older people. They are acute wounds that are at high risk of...
28 Apr 2017
Pressure ulcer prevention in care home settings
Pressure ulcer prevention in the care home setting can be challenging and is often...
31 Mar 2017
Diagnosis, prevention and treatment of urinary tract infections in older people
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are common in older people, with the prevalence increasing...
28 Feb 2017
Reframing frailty as a long-term condition
Frailty is a clinical syndrome that focuses on loss of reserve, energy and wellbeing. Older...
24 Sep 2015
Approaches to counter loneliness and social isolation
Social isolation and loneliness are significant threats for older people and may be...
27 Aug 2015
Reflection, return to practice and revalidation
This article explores the use of reflection and critical thinking during a return-to-...
25 Jun 2015
An overview of appetite decline in older people
Poor appetite is a common problem in older people living at home and in care homes, as well...
28 May 2015
Using the Newcastle Model to understand people whose behaviour challenges in dementia...
National guidance for working with people whose behaviour challenges in dementia care...
02 Mar 2015
Supporting people with Parkinson’s in later life
Parkinson’s in old age can be a complex individual condition that affects physical and...
31 Oct 2014
Pathogenesis, diagnosis and management of Paget’s disease of the bone
Paget’s disease of the bone is a chronic condition that affects bone remodelling in focal...
26 Sep 2014
Chronic heart failure: pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment
Heart failure has significant prevalence in older people: the mean average age of patients...
29 Aug 2014
Pathogenesis, diagnosis and management of osteomalacia
Osteomalacia is a musculoskeletal condition that results in soft bones due to ineffective...
30 Jun 2014
An overview of communication, movement and perception difficulties after stroke
For many people who have had a stroke, weakness or paralysis on one side - hemiparesis or...
30 May 2014
An overview of chronic kidney disease in older people
There is a lack of consensus about how early chronic kidney disease (CKD) should be...
27 Nov 2013
Prevention and treatment of acute ischaemic stroke
When someone has a stroke it can cause death or severe disability. However, advances in...
01 Oct 2013
Prescribing and medicines management in older people
The aim of this article is to explore prescribing and medicines management in older people....
01 Sep 2013
Countering the stereotype of the unpopular patient
Labelling theory and Stockwell’s seminal work on the unpopular patient can help inform...
01 Jul 2013
Assessment and management of patients with acute red eye
This article provides an overview of the role of the nurse in the assessment and management...
01 Jun 2013