COVID-19 | Clinical Practice
We've made our most relevant COVID-19 (coronavirus) evidence-based clinical articles and learning modules free to help nurses working on the frontline
COVID-19 and smoking: what nurses need to know to help people quit for good
The pandemic is providing an incentive for smokers to quit – and nurses can help them
Nurses need support – and a pay rise – before we face the second wave
Enthusiasm for front-line staff must extend beyond the first peak of the COVID-19 pandemic
The right service changes at the right time: empowering nurses to lead amid COVID-19
The initiatives that show collective leadership is not about targets but working together
COVID-19: how we transformed our recruitment process at the height of the pandemic
Recruiting nurses more quickly enabled us to cope with the surge in patient numbers
COVID-19: how we adapted our diabetes service to provide seven-day-a-week, remote care
The changes that will remain post-pandemic and tips for adapting other services
How to verify the death of a patient
Understanding the legal implications, and the need for sensitivity and compassion
Back to the bedside: our reflections on returning to clinical practice in the pandemic
Volunteer ICU nurses talk teamwork, coping strategies and their families’ COVID-19 fears
What the COVID-19 pandemic tells us about the need to develop resilience in the nursing...
Most research on resilience in healthcare systems such as the NHS is based on organisational...
Newly qualified and working in ICU: what I’ve learned amid the COVID-19 pandemic
Supportive colleagues have made all the difference in my first critical care role
What we can all do to help identify and prevent burnout among nurses
As COVID-19 increases the pressures on nurses, we must look out for colleagues and ourselves
Dear diary: I am a community nurse caring for patients in a pandemic
Nurse’s shift diary reveals the challenges of caring for patients in lockdown
Using effective hand hygiene practice to prevent and control infection
Understand the complex factors that can interfere with hand hygiene compliance
Patient transfer from the intensive care unit to a general ward
Exploring the challenges of transferring patients from the ICU
Effective infection prevention and control: the nurse’s role
Infection control and transmission-based precautions nurses should adhere
Use of personal protective equipment in nursing practice
Understand types of PPE in various clinical scenarios and appropriate application
Understanding the principles and aims of intravenous fluid therapy
Ensuring safe and effective IV fluid therapy and patient assessment
Embedding spiritual care into everyday nursing care
How patients’ spiritual needs can be embedded into everyday nursing practice
Developing resilience: the role of nurses, healthcare teams and organisations
Strategies nurses can use to improve their resilience and that of others
How to assist in emergency tracheal intubation
Safe and effective emergency intubation of a patient with a compromised airway or...
Palliative and end of life care in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Managing idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, a life-limiting interstitial lung disease
How to record a 12-lead electrocardiogram
Understand the evidence that supports the practice of recording a 12-lead ECG
How to undertake venepuncture to obtain venous blood samples
Identifying a suitable vein and the appropriate needle or butterfly device for the procedure
Overview of the incidence, early identification and management of sepsis
How to identify and effectively manage sepsis
Care of patients undergoing weaning from mechanical ventilation in critical care
How to care for patients who are undergoing weaning from mechanical ventilation
Undertaking an accurate and comprehensive assessment of the acutely ill adult
The barriers to providing EOLC in EDs and recommendations for clinical practice
End of life care in emergency departments: a review of the literature
Providing end of life care (EOLC) in emergency departments (EDs) is challenging because of...
Exploring how mindfulness and self-compassion can enhance compassionate care
Research suggests that the development of mindfulness and self-compassion may help to...
Assessing and documenting fluid balance
How to accurately monitor a patient’s fluid balance
How to inform relatives and loved ones of a patient’s death
A step-by-step approach to informing relatives of a patient’s death
Learning modules
Sepsis bitesize learning
Enhance your knowledge of the first critical hour of suspected sepsis
How to perform respiratory assessment
A logical and structured approach to respiratory assessment
Breaking bad news
Understand the process of breaking bad news and difficulties that nurses can face
Improving compliance with hand hygiene practices
Explore the elements that affect healthcare workers' hand hygiene compliance
Preventing healthcare-associated respiratory tract infections
Preventing healthcare-associated respiratory tract infections and strategies to minimise risk
How to wash your hands effectively
A learning module explaining when and how to wash your hands effectively