CPD articles
Our continuing professional development (CPD) articles are designed to assist with your nursing skills and practice.
Nursing care of patients with a temporary tracheostomy
Fever in children
Fever is a naturally occurring adaptive mechanism and part of the immune system’s...
Paracetamol overdose
Paracetamol is safe and effective at the therapeutic dose. It is beneficial as an...
Presentation skills for nurses
Caring for people who are dying: priorities at the end of life
Intravenous therapy
Providing intravenous therapy for older people is associated with challenges,...
Promoting the 6Cs
Working in the private sector as a clinical lead and trainer, I read the CPD...
Preventing healthcare-associated infections: the role of surveillance
Lung cancer
As a nursing student my knowledge of caring for patients with lung cancer had been...
Respecting patient confidentiality
Suicidal intent
In my role as a psychiatric nurse caring for individuals at risk to themselves or...
Advance care planning in progressive neurological conditions
Compassionate care
After reading the CPD article, it is clear that compassionate care is fundamental...
Reducing medication errors in nursing practice
Breaking bad news
This CPD article improved my knowledge of effective communication in breaking bad...