Evidence and Practice

Providing palliative and end of life care for people with advanced disease
Supporting the emotional well-being of patients with diabetes mellitus in primary care
Self-harm and suicide: occurrence, risk assessment and management for general nurses
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Providing palliative and end of life care for people with advanced disease
How to manage some of the common physical, psychological and emotional symptoms
Supporting the emotional well-being of patients with diabetes mellitus in primary care
Enhance your understanding of diabetes distress and major depressive disorder
Self-harm and suicide: occurrence, risk assessment and management for general nurses
Learn about evidence-based approaches and how to work collaboratively with service users
Preventing healthcare-associated infections by decontaminating the clinical environment
Understand and address barriers to adherence to infection prevention and control guidance
Providing music therapy for people with dementia in an acute mental health setting
Enhance your knowledge of the benefits of music therapy for this patient group
Exploring the role of authentic leadership in nursing
Recognise the characteristics, benefits and challenges of adopting this leadership style
CPD articles
Clinical assessment of lower urinary tract symptoms in adults
Enhancing nurses’ understanding and identification of these symptoms
Cardiac pacing: principles, interventions and patient support
The nurse’s role in the management of patients receiving cardiac pacing
Acute coronary syndrome: role of the nurse in patient assessment and management
Learn how the syndrome develops and what characterises its different types
Practising cultural humility to promote person and family-centred care
Understand how an individual’s culture can affect their health behaviours
Respiratory assessment: undertaking an examination of the chest in adults
Learn a systematic approach that includes inspection, palpation, percussion and auscultation
Heel pressure ulcers: understanding why they develop and how to prevent them
Read about techniques and devices that can be used to prevent heel pressure ulcers
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How to undertake effective mouth care and oral assessments
Learn ways to promote oral health and comfort, and prevent or treat disease
How to change a suprapubic catheter effectively
Recognise the potential complications and how to avoid them
How to safely collect and deliver blood components for transfusion
Learn methods to minimise the risk of adverse events, including handling and storage errors
How to undertake effective record-keeping and documentation
Understand the importance of keeping clear and accurate patient records
How to take a patient’s temperature
A step-by-step guide to the procedure using the oral, tympanic, axillary and forehead sites
How to provide preoperative care to patients
Understand the physical and psychosocial care required before surgery