Clinical

Our clinical nursing articles aim to inform and educate nurse practitioners and students. This is achieved through the publication of peer-reviewed, evidence-based, relevant and topical articles.

Supporting the well-being of nurses working with trauma

Supporting the well-being of nurses working with trauma

Learn more about trauma and its effects on nurses’ physical and psychological well-being

Exploring the differences between percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy and radiologically inserted gastrostomy tubes

Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy and radiologically inserted gastrostomy tubes

Explore the differences in insertion techniques, aftercare, replacement and removal

Understanding and managing iron deficiency anaemia

Understanding and managing iron deficiency anaemia

Refresh your knowledge of its pathophysiology, identification and diagnosis

Ensuring culturally competent nursing care for LGBT+ people

Ensuring culturally competent nursing care for LGBT+ people

Recognise some of the challenges LGBT+ people may experience in accessing healthcare

Exploring the effects of financial stress on undergraduate nursing students in Scotland

Exploring the effects of financial stress on undergraduate nursing students in Scotland

Understand how it can affect mental health and cause them to consider leaving their course

Wound infection: diagnosis, treatment and prevention

Wound infection: diagnosis, treatment and prevention

Learn about topical antimicrobials, antibiotics and wound bed preparation techniques

Community of practice

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Understanding the physiology of wound healing and holistic wound assessment

Understanding the physiology of wound healing and holistic wound assessment

Read about an assessment framework and selecting the right wound care product

Skills for communicating effectively with people who have mental health issues

Communicating effectively with people who have mental health issues

Understand how developing rapport can promote a person-centred approach

Challenging diabetes mellitus-related stigma with targeted education

Challenging diabetes mellitus-related stigma with targeted education

Recognise the adverse effects of this stigma on people living with the condition

Communication strategies to support people experiencing mental health issues

Communication strategies to support people experiencing mental health issues

Refresh your knowledge of approaches such as empathy, active listening and validation

Assessment and management of acute unplanned alcohol withdrawal

Acute unplanned alcohol withdrawal: assessment and management

Increase your knowledge of the signs and symptoms of alcohol dependence and withdrawal

Simulation learning: exploring its transformative influence on nursing practice

How simulation can increase nurses’ engagement in learning and knowledge retention

The role of children’s hospices in caring for children, young people and families

Understand some of the misconceptions around the services they offer

CAR T-cell therapy

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Exploring black women’s experiences of mental health services: a literature review

Reflect on the barriers to black women’s engagement with mental health services

Adopting a ‘community of practice’ between palliative and dementia care nurses

Recognise the importance of meeting the palliative care needs of people with dementia

Patients who decline blood transfusion: a review of alternative management strategies

Learn about four alternative approaches to transfusion identified from the literature

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