CPD articles
Our continuing professional development (CPD) articles are designed to assist with your nursing skills and practice.
Improving nutrition and hydration in hospital: the nurse’s responsibility
Ensuring that the nutrition and hydration needs of patients in hospital are met is...
Skin flora: implications for nursing
Management of patients with asthma and allergic rhinitis
Promoting and maintaining healthy hydration in patients
Fluid is essential for life and health. Nurses have an important role in helping...
Pre-operative assessment of elective surgical patients
Patients due to undergo elective surgery who are not considered to be medically fit...
Assessment, prevention and treatment of constipation in children
Caring for frail patients: best practice
Management of patients with metastatic prostate cancer
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men and is recognised as a significant...
Meningococcal B disease: assessment and management
Chronic fatigue syndrome or myalgic encephalomyelitis
Chronic fatigue syndrome or myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME) is a debilitating...
Taking a patient history: the role of the nurse
History taking is a key component of patient assessment, enabling the delivery of...
Management of patients with atrial fibrillation: diagnosis and treatment
This article focuses on the diagnosis and management of atrial fibrillation (AF)....
Advance decisions in secondary mental health services
Few patients complete advance decisions in mental health services. This article...
Skill analysis part 3: improving a practice skill
In this, the third and final article in a series on practice skill analysis,...
Skill analysis part 2: evaluating a practice skill
This is the second of three articles exploring skill analysis, assisting readers to...
Skill analysis part 1: defining and implementing a practice skill
This is the first of three articles exploring skill analysis, assisting readers to...
Pelvic fractures: classification and nursing management
Fractures to the pelvis can occur as a result of low-energy or high-energy trauma....
Raising awareness of borderline personality disorder and self-injury
People with personality disorders frequently present to general health services. A...