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.
Essentials of wound care: assessing and managing impaired skin integrity
Using a holistic approach and shared decision-making with patients
12 Sep 2022
Access to pain management from a legal and human rights perspective
Understand healthcare professionals’ legal, moral and professional obligations
15 Aug 2022
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
01 Aug 2022
Pharmacological management of chronic heart failure
Update your knowledge of the common medicines used to treat chronic heart failure
25 Jul 2022
Prostate cancer: understanding patients’ treatment options
How to support patients to make informed decisions about their care
23 Jun 2022
Supporting patients to achieve remission of type 2 diabetes
The link between diet, weight loss programmes and remission - and how to advise your patients
20 Jun 2022
Partnership working between nurses and patients’ families in critical care
Practical interventions that can improve care delivery in this setting
06 Jun 2022
Transforming staff training at an acute trust in response to COVID-19
Understand the changes required when moving from face-to-face to virtual training
30 May 2022
Identifying and managing adverse drug reactions to promote medicines adherence
Expand your knowledge of how nurses can reduce medicines-related harm
23 May 2022
Providing palliative and end of life care for people with advanced disease
How to manage some of the common physical, psychological and emotional symptoms
16 May 2022
Supporting the emotional well-being of patients with diabetes mellitus in primary care
Enhance your understanding of diabetes distress and major depressive disorder
09 May 2022
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
03 May 2022
Preventing healthcare-associated infections by decontaminating the clinical environment
Understand and address barriers to adherence to infection prevention and control guidance
28 Apr 2022
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
25 Apr 2022
Exploring the role of authentic leadership in nursing
Recognise the characteristics, benefits and challenges of adopting this leadership style
19 Apr 2022
Exploring the role of reflection in nurse education and practice
Understand how reflective practice can help you to process everyday working events
11 Apr 2022
Recognising logical fallacies in nursing to support effective clinical decision-making
Understand six logical fallacies that are common deceptive patterns of reasoning
04 Apr 2022
An overview of pain assessment and management
Identifying the probable causes of pain, and the interventions used to reduce it
30 Mar 2022