CPD articles
Our continuing professional development (CPD) articles are designed to assist with your nursing skills and practice.
Communicating with older people with dementia
Being able to communicate with older people with dementia requires a high level of...
01 May 2013
Identification and management of patients’ nutritional needs
As individuals age a number of physical and cognitive changes affect their nutritional...
01 Apr 2013
Management of common fractures
The incidence of fractures increases with advancing age partly due to the presence of...
30 Jan 2013
Assessment and management of depression in primary care settings
This article focuses on the assessment and management of depression in older people in...
30 Dec 2012
Understanding gut-immune interactions in management of acute infectious diarrhoea
This article discusses the role that immunity plays in the risk of diarrhoea and the...
26 Nov 2012
A practical guide to writing clinical articles for publication
The sharing of nursing knowledge between clinicians can strengthen the profession....
30 Apr 2012
How person-centred care can improve nurses’ attitudes to hospitalised older patients
The relationship between the attitudes and behaviours of nurses and the resulting care that...
27 Feb 2012
The challenges of caring for patients with influenza
Influenza is an acute, highly infectious viral infection. Seasonal outbreaks occur annually...
29 Dec 2011
Making better use of older people’s narratives
For some nurses, conversations with an older patient are simply the backdrop to caregiving;...
24 Jul 2011
The use of emollient therapy for ageing skin
Skin ageing has intrinsic signs and symptoms, often complicated by extrinsic photo-ageing...
01 Jun 2011
Palliative care in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
This article considers the place of palliative and end of life care in the management of...
01 May 2011
How to map a patient’s social support network
When patients are discharged from hospital they are dependent on the professional and social...
01 Mar 2011
The assessment and management of pain in people with dementia in care homes
Pain is an unpleasant, subjective sensation and a universal human experience. However, under...
26 Sep 2010
Prevention and control of Clostridium difficile infection
This article examines risk factors, pathogenesis, symptoms and management of Clostridium...
25 Apr 2010
Caring for people with end-stage dementia
This article considers the role of palliative care in the management of patients with...
25 Mar 2010
The older woman’s body image
Body image is an important concept that has a significant effect on a person’s self-esteem...
28 Feb 2010
Nutrition in hospitalised patients
This article encourages nurses working with older people in general hospital settings to...
24 Dec 2009
Understanding the needs of older people with rheumatoid arthritis: the role of the...
Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have complex management needs, and older people...
26 Nov 2009