CPD articles
Our continuing professional development (CPD) articles are designed to assist with your nursing skills and practice.
Wound debridement: a clinical update
Blood glucose and stroke
I work in an emergency assessment unit, and have worked in several stroke units....
Statins
While I was aware of the link between high serum cholesterol and cardiovascular...
Psychological interventions in obsessive compulsive disorder
Acute confusion
Acute confusion, an acute cognitive impairment associated with severe illness, is...
Assessment and management of patients with ankle injuries
Asthma in older adults
Asthma has become increasingly common in the older population. Educating older...
Fluoride in the UK diet
Prevention of surgical site infection
Advanced cardiac examination: the arterial pulse
Alcohol-related liver disease
Topical treatments
The use of topical treatments in my practice area is common, and patients with...
Chest drainage
As an intensive care nurse with experience of caring for critically ill patients in...
Breaking bad news: issues relating to nursing practice
Promoting the 6Cs of nursing in patient assessment
Unstable bradycardia
Bradycardia is a heart rate of less than 60 beats per minute with a normal sinus...
Writing a continuing professional development article for publication
Deep vein thrombosis
Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a thrombus or blood clot that can occur in any of the...