CPD articles
Our continuing professional development (CPD) articles are designed to assist with your nursing skills and practice.
Topical treatments
The use of topical treatments in my practice area is common, and patients with...
Breaking bad news: issues relating to nursing practice
Chest drainage
As an intensive care nurse with experience of caring for critically ill patients in...
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...
Hypertension: diagnosis, assessment and management
Lung cancer
As an agency nurse at a community hospital, I recently cared for a patient with...
Diagnosis and management of patients with pleural effusions
Rabies: prevention strategies for overseas travellers
Searching and critiquing the research literature
Measles: pathology, management and public health issues
Stoma care
The CPD article provided a concise review of the three main types of stoma, the...
Care of patients with peristomal skin complications
Temperature monitoring
Normal human body temperature is between 36°C and 37.5°C, and is maintained by...
Maintaining best practice in record-keeping and documentation
Whooping cough
The CPD article was relevant to my practice because most upper respiratory tract...