Pressure ulcer prevention in frail older people
Pressure ulcers are painful and cause discomfort, have a negative effect on quality of life...
16 Dec 2015
CPD articles
Our continuing professional development (CPD) articles are designed to assist with your nursing skills and practice.
Understanding attitudes and their effects on nursing practice
Attitudes are of crucial importance in nursing. Attitudes help us to understand how people...
09 Dec 2015
Understanding bullying in healthcare organisations
Bullying is a pervasive problem in healthcare organisations. Inquiries and reports on...
02 Dec 2015
An overview of nuclear medicine imaging procedures
Nuclear medicine imaging is not generally well understood by nurses who work outside this...
25 Nov 2015
Recognising and managing community-acquired pneumonia
Pneumonia remains a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in the UK and yet the...
18 Nov 2015
Managing patients with encephalitis
This article provides an overview of encephalitis and addresses its diagnosis, some of the...
11 Nov 2015
Preventing catheter-associated urinary tract infection
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are common in hospital and community settings. The major...
04 Nov 2015
Paediatric anaesthesia: an overview
This article provides an overview of the nursing considerations for paediatric anaesthesia....
28 Oct 2015
Prevention and management of comorbid diabetes and depression
As the population ages, an increasing number of people are developing long-term conditions....
21 Oct 2015
Nursing and Midwifery Council revalidation
All UK nurses and midwives will be required to perform revalidation as part of their...
14 Oct 2015
Caring for patients with limb amputation
This article provides an overview of the care of patients undergoing limb amputation....
07 Oct 2015
Assessing sexual health in mental health service users
This article encourages the reader to consider sexuality and sexual health as essential to a...
30 Sep 2015
Patient-centred care: improving healthcare outcomes
Patient-centred care is a model of care that respects the patient’s experience, values,...
23 Sep 2015
Recognition and management of asthma in children and young people
Asthma is a common childhood disorder that has global significance. Developing an...
16 Sep 2015
Helping patients to learn about self-management
Nurses are often urged to help patients learn about their illness and the self-management...
09 Sep 2015
Clinical features and management of haemorrhagic shock
This article discusses the clinical features of haemorrhagic shock and the strategies used...
02 Sep 2015
Using systematic reviews to inform nursing practice
Health care is constantly being reformed to improve the safety and quality of services, and...
26 Aug 2015
Applying critical thinking to nursing
Critical thinking and writing are skills that are not easy to acquire. The term ‘critical’...
19 Aug 2015