Clinical update
Chronic kidney disease assessment and management: updated guidance
How to predict risk, ensure timely treatment and advise patients on its management
Wound care: what the framework for standardised treatment means for your patients
Guidance focuses on individualised care for pressure ulcers, lower limbs and surgical wounds
Nutrition-related sarcopenia: how to advise patients on improving diet
Sarcopenia is marked by a loss of muscle mass and often seen in older people
Cardiac arrest and CPR: guidance update aims to improve survival and patient outcomes
Resuscitation UK advice affirms role of advance care planning
Atrial fibrillation risk, treatment and self-care: updated guidance
How to recognise and manage the symptoms of AF and advise patients on lifestyle adjustments
Human and animal bites: assessment, treatment and when to use antimicrobials
Advice from NICE on how to treat patients with bite wounds
Long-COVID: what it means and how to manage the longer-term effects
Advice from NICE on how to care for patients with ongoing symptoms of the virus
Menopause symptoms and period pain: identify women’s health conditions with confidence
Updated RCN resource also includes information on pregnancy, continence and sexual health
Preparing to Prescribe toolkit: becoming a non-medical prescriber
Updated online resource is a step-by-step guide for nurses considering a prescribing course
Human trafficking and modern slavery: how nurses can support victims
What to look for, how to help – and what not to do if you if you suspect a patient is at risk
Diagnosis of respiratory symptoms
New guidance offers pragmatic advice on the safest approach during the pandemic
Diabetes and care homes: how nurses can manage risk related to COVID-19
Advice on effective management of hyperglycaemia, as well as end of life care and foot care