COVID-19 | Critical care
To help nurses returning to or working within critical care, we’ve made our most relevant evidence-based COVID-19 (coronavirus) learning modules and articles free.
Patient transfer from the intensive care unit to a general ward
Exploring the challenges of transferring patients from the ICU
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
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
Overview of the incidence, early identification and management of sepsis
How to identify and effectively manage sepsis
Safe transfusion of blood components
How to undertake blood component transfusions safely and effectively
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
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
Prone positioning in acute respiratory distress syndrome
Examining the effects of prone positioning in patients with ARDS
Learning modules
Sepsis bitesize learning
Enhance your knowledge of the first critical hour of suspected sepsis
How to perform a tracheostomy dressing and inner cannula change
How to perform a tracheostomy dressing and inner cannula change
Caring for patients with a temporary tracheostomy
How to detect and resolve problems early, with reference to best practice guidelines
How to perform respiratory assessment
A logical and structured approach to respiratory assessment
How to care for a patient after death in hospital
How to care for a patient after death and support their family in the hospital setting