CPD articles
Our continuing professional development (CPD) articles are designed to assist with your nursing skills and practice.
Respiratory infection
Reading the CPD article has improved my knowledge of the care and management of...
Ankylosing spondylitis: diagnosis and management
Compassionate care
Before reading the CPD article, I would have found it difficult to define...
Management of acute confusion in patients with CNS infections
Atrial fibrillation
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a supraventricular arrhythmia. AF is common, occurs...
Successful preceptorship of newly qualified nurses
Improving the management of asthma in older adults
Parenteral nutrition
Parenteral nutrition is an intravenous method of providing nutrition to patients by...
Understanding clinical review following a death in custody
Topical treatments
I frequently see patients who require treatment for long-term skin conditions such...
Whooping cough: identification, assessment and management
Constructive feedback
The CPD article on providing constructive feedback to nursing students was...
Promoting sexual health and wellbeing: the role of the nurse
Bone disease
Reading the CPD article has made me more aware how cancer metastasises to bone,...
Improving care and quality of life for patients with lung cancer
Diabetic neuropathy
Being a practice nurse I often meet patients with diabetes who are at risk of...
Oral cancer: risk factors, treatment and nursing care
Depression
On the ward where I work, I care for patients who have long-term conditions or are...