CPD articles

Our continuing professional development (CPD) articles are designed to assist with your nursing skills and practice.

Acute coronary syndrome: assessment and management

Acute coronary syndrome is a serious condition that requires urgent assessment and...

15 Mar 2017

Developing effective and caring nurse-patient relationships

Establishing positive and trusting therapeutic relationships with patients has long been...

08 Mar 2017

Promoting health-related quality of life in patients with an implantable cardioverter...

Implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) are an effective treatment to reduce...

01 Mar 2017

Irritable bowel syndrome in adults: symptoms, treatment and management

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a complex functional bowel disorder. It can be difficult...

22 Feb 2017

Locating difficult veins for venepuncture and cannulation

Vein location and assessment are essential to improve the success rates for vascular access...

15 Feb 2017

Promoting healthy lifestyle behaviours and well-being among nursing students

First-year university students often embark on university life with excitement. In addition...

08 Feb 2017

An overview of adult cardiopulmonary resuscitation equipment

Nurses have many roles and responsibilities in relation to cardiopulmonary resuscitation (...

01 Feb 2017

The role of obesity in the onset of type 2 diabetes mellitus

The onset of type 2 diabetes mellitus is associated with various modifiable and non-...

25 Jan 2017

Exploring how mindfulness and self-compassion can enhance compassionate care

Research suggests that the development of mindfulness and self-compassion may help to...

18 Jan 2017

Chronic heart failure part 2: treatment and management

Chronic heart failure is a common and complex clinical syndrome that results from impaired...

11 Jan 2017

Chronic heart failure part 1: pathophysiology, signs and symptoms

Chronic heart failure is a common and complex clinical syndrome that results from impaired...

04 Jan 2017

Enabling patients to manage altered body image

The author presented a model in the 1990s to explain altered body image, which has been used...

14 Dec 2016

Raising concerns and reporting poor care in practice

This article considers the issue of poor care and how nurses should respond when they...

07 Dec 2016

Understanding mental capacity law and making best-interests decisions

The Mental Capacity Act 2005 was enacted with the aim of improving the protection provided...

30 Nov 2016

An overview of the management of patients with chronic pancreatitis

Chronic pancreatitis is a complex inflammatory condition characterised by irreversible...

23 Nov 2016

A practical overview of how to conduct a systematic review

With an increasing focus on evidence-based practice in health care, it is important that...

16 Nov 2016

Tinnitus: considerations for nursing practice

Tinnitus is a common condition characterised by a subjective, and less commonly objective,...

09 Nov 2016

Assessing acute and chronic pain in children and young people

Accurate assessment of pain in children and young people is an essential nursing skill that...

02 Nov 2016

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06 Nov 2018

First world war nurses’ achievements were overlooked, just as nursing is undervalued now

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