COVID-19 (coronavirus)
To support nurses during this challenging period, we’ve developed a collection of free news and evidence-based resources relevant to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic
COVID-19 and coping with a disability: supporting staff to keep doing their jobs
Why we’re glad we opted-in to paid clinical placements to help the NHS during COVID-19
Understanding effective nurse leadership styles during the COVID-19 pandemic
News
DNACPR notices: what went wrong in the pandemic and the conversations that matter
Advance care planning is vital and nurses in all settings should be involved, experts say
Nursing associates: how to turn challenges into learning opportunities
COVID-19 shaped so much of my training – and for the better, I hope
Surge in Google searches about how to become a nurse
Search engine data suggest growing interest in nursing as a career since start of pandemic
Resuscitation guidelines update: advance care plans the focus, not DNACPR notices
Includes section on ethics and considerations during a pandemic or shortage of resources
Health visiting: why heartbreaking lockdown stories make a powerful case for change
Resources need to be put where the pandemic’s effect on vital services has been most damaging
How to encourage and act on feedback from people with learning disabilities
Learning disability nurses and campaigners offer advice to improve care
Clinical Practice
Overcoming challenges in community end of life care during the COVID-19 pandemic
How nursing interventions can be adapted to ensure high standards of care are maintained
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
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
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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
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
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
How to assist in emergency tracheal intubation
Safe and effective emergency intubation of a patient with a compromised airway or...
Sepsis bitesize learning
Enhance your knowledge of the first critical hour of suspected sepsis
Improving compliance with hand hygiene practices
Explore the elements that affect healthcare workers' hand hygiene compliance
How to administer suppositories
How to administer suppositories in a safe, effective and patient-centred manner, ensuring privacy and dignity
How to administer an enema
Undertake the administration of enemas in a safe, effective and patient-centred manner
How to insert a peripheral cannula
How to undertake the safe and effective insertion of a peripheral cannula
How to insert a nasogastric tube and ensure safe positioning
How to insert a nasogastric tube and check gastric position at the bedside
Essentials of care
Overcoming challenges in community end of life care during the COVID-19 pandemic
How nursing interventions can be adapted to ensure high standards of care are maintained
How to verify the death of a patient
Understanding the legal implications, and the need for sensitivity and compassion
Using effective hand hygiene practice to prevent and control infection
Understand the complex factors that can interfere with hand hygiene compliance
Challenges and facilitators in providing effective end of life care in ICUs
Ways to enhance practice in this area and factors that might affect patient care
Meeting the needs of carers of people at the end of life
Exploring the context of caring at the end of life and the experience of carers
How to undertake venepuncture to obtain venous blood samples
Identifying a suitable vein and the appropriate needle or butterfly device for the procedure
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
Improving healthcare outcomes through the delivery of patient-centred care
How to overcome the barriers to providing patient-centred care
How to remove an indwelling urinary catheter in female patients
Removing an indwelling urinary catheter in female patients in a safe, timely, effective and patient-centred manner
Promoting the 6Cs of nursing in patient assessment
Overview of the Patient Assessment and Clinical-reasoning Tool and how to promote the 6Cs of nursing
How to administer suppositories
How to administer suppositories in a safe, effective and patient-centred manner, ensuring privacy and dignity
Critical care
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
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
Staff well-being
Understanding effective nurse leadership styles during the COVID-19 pandemic
Pros and cons of transactional, transformational and laissez-faire leadership styles
Supporting nurses’ recovery during and following the COVID-19 pandemic
Evidence-based strategies to support physical and mental health
Strategies to avoid feeling overwhelmed by pressure at work
Learn how to adopt whatever emergency coping strategies suit you best
How to find space for joy in your life, even in difficult times
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, make 2021 the year to focus on what brings you happiness
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...
Awareness of secondary traumatic stress in emergency nursing
How nurses can safeguard against secondary traumatic stress
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