Evidence and Practice
Access to pain management from a legal and human rights perspective
How to write an action plan with a nurse or nursing student
Exploring support strategies for improving nursing student retention
Clinical
Access to pain management from a legal and human rights perspective
Understand healthcare professionals’ legal, moral and professional obligations
Exploring support strategies for improving nursing student retention
What some HEIs offer and how this may increase the likelihood of students staying on a course
Pharmacological management of chronic heart failure
Update your knowledge of the common medicines used to treat chronic heart failure
Prostate cancer: understanding patients’ treatment options
How to support patients to make informed decisions about their care
Supporting patients to achieve remission of type 2 diabetes
The link between diet, weight loss programmes and remission - and how to advise your patients
Partnership working between nurses and patients’ families in critical care
Practical interventions that can improve care delivery in this setting
CPD articles
Understanding and mitigating low health literacy
Source techniques to assist you in communicating with people who have low health literacy
Identifying and managing acute kidney injury
Learn its pathophysiology, staging, signs and symptoms, and treatments
Management of malnutrition in older people in the community
Understand the elements of a person-centred care plan for individuals who are malnourished
Understanding and managing common drug interactions
Enhance your knowledge of some of the mechanisms of drug-drug interactions
Ethical issues arising from the assisted dying debate
Familiarise yourself with the nurse’s role in caring for patients requesting assisted dying
Clinical assessment of lower urinary tract symptoms in adults
Enhancing nurses’ understanding and identification of these symptoms
How to
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
The steps involved when evaluating respiration and circulation in deteriorating patients
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