Evidence and Practice
Identifying people with deteriorating mental health using a mental state assessment
Understanding nurses’ responsibilities in promoting equality and diversity
Use of indwelling catheters and preventing catheter-associated urinary tract infections
Clinical
Use of indwelling catheters and preventing catheter-associated urinary tract infections
Enhance your knowledge of the potential complications of these devices
Providing patient education on portion control and healthy eating
Various methods you can use to support individuals to eat healthily
Understanding oral mucositis and the principles of effective mouth care
Recognise the symptoms, causes and risk factors, and the importance of optimal oral hygiene
Moving from face-to-face to telephone assessments during the COVID-19 pandemic
Learn the skills required to perform effective remote consultations
Providing interprofessional education for pre and post-registration nurses
How students from different professions can learn about each other’s roles
Managing malnutrition in the community during the COVID-19 pandemic
Understand how the pandemic and its social restrictions can affect nutritional status
CPD articles
Identifying people with deteriorating mental health using a mental state assessment
Read this article to understand the role of a mental state assessment
Understanding nurses’ responsibilities in promoting equality and diversity
Empowering nurses to recognise and challenge discrimination
Managing the effects of cancer and cancer treatments on patients’ nutritional status
Familiarise yourself with nutritional interventions that can support individuals
Recognising the importance of language in effective pain assessment
How language can assist nurses in understanding the patient’s pain experience
Understanding the causes, symptoms and effects of young-onset dementia
Improve your knowledge of the condition and its distinct challenges
Understanding equality and diversity in nursing practice
Increase awareness of forms of discrimination that may be experienced by staff and patients
How to
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
How to develop and present a conference poster
Understand how precision, clarity, brevity and visual appeal will engage your audience
How to verify the death of a patient
Understanding the legal implications, and the need for sensitivity and compassion
How to undertake oral medicines calculations
A step-wise, practical approach to undertaking oral medicines calculations