Evidence and Practice

Clinical

Complex regional pain syndrome: diagnosis and management

Complex regional pain syndrome: diagnosis and management

Learn more about this rare and not well understood chronic pain condition

Open access
Promoting health through nurse-led healthy conversations

Promoting health through nurse-led healthy conversations

Sharpen your ability to discuss health with people to support behaviour change

Open access
Developing an oral healthcare assessment strategy to enhance patient care

Oral healthcare: developing an assessment strategy to enhance patient care

How one NHS trust created a tool to improve oral healthcare provision

Pain assessment and management for people with dementia in the community

Pain assessment and management for people with dementia in the community

Enhance your awareness of various pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions

Effective handovers on escalation of care for the deteriorating patient

Effective handovers on escalation of care for the deteriorating patient

Learn how structured communication tools can assist in delivering a detailed handover

Principles, tools and techniques for brief behaviour change interventions

Brief behaviour change interventions: principles, tools and techniques

Refresh your knowledge of skills including motivational interviewing

CPD articles

Identification, assessment and treatment of urinary incontinence and bowel control issues

How to identify, assess and treat urinary incontinence and bowel control issues

Enhance your knowledge of treatment options such as lifestyle interventions and medicines

Meeting the health and social care needs of LGBT+ people

Meeting the health and social care needs of LGBT+ people

Understand the challenges they often experience and how to improve their care

Understanding the importance of kindness in nursing practice

Understanding the importance of kindness in nursing practice

Recognise the role of kindness in providing high-quality care and improving patient outcomes

Managing malignant wounds in patients receiving palliative care

Managing malignant wounds in patients receiving palliative care

Learn about wound management strategies that could enhance quality of life

Promoting young people’s mental health: the role of community nurses

Promoting young people’s mental health: the role of community nurses

Why the pandemic and social media may affect mental health, and how to discuss these issues

An overview of the prevention and management of wound infection

An overview of the prevention and management of wound infection

Pathophysiology, risk factors and signs and symptoms of wound infection

How to

How to cleanse a wound

How to cleanse a wound

Learn about the different techniques and products to use

How to write an action plan with a nurse or nursing student

How to write an action plan with a nurse or nursing student

Objectives should be SMART – specific, measurable, achievable, realistic and time-bound

How to interpret arterial blood gas results

How to interpret arterial blood gas results

The steps involved when evaluating respiration and circulation in deteriorating patients

How to undertake effective mouth care and oral assessments

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

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

How to safely collect and deliver blood components for transfusion

Learn methods to minimise the risk of adverse events, including handling and storage errors

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