Clinical skills

Pressure ulcer screening: nurses check the status of skin on the patient’s heel using a mirror
Clinical skills
Pressure ulcer care: signs, risk factors and treatment options
What you can do to help prevent tissue damage, and to care for patients if ulcers develop
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Compassionate dementia care: a smiling nurse places her hand on the shoulder of an older person, who is sitting in a wheelchair
Clinical skills
Dementia care: tips for students on managing distress and triggers
Advice on how to communicate clearly, identify triggers and create a calm environment
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Clinical skills
Compassionate communication skills: 7 tips for nursing students
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Action plans for nursing students: a student sits at a desk with an instructor, listening as a point is explained
Clinical placements
What is an action plan and why might I need one?
What it means to have an action plan as a nursing student and how they can help you learn
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Not all nursing students will have the opportunity to practise venepuncture and cannulation on clinical placement. A nurse is shown performing venepuncture on an older patient
Students
Venepuncture and cannulation: how can I master these essential skills?
Our panel offers practical tips for students on building your confidence and ability
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Clinical skills
I’m struggling to get my e-PAD signed off – what can I do?
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Clinical skills
Struggle with maths? How to improve your skills
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Clinical skills
Intravenous infusions: what you need to know to qualify 
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Clinical skills
The 10 ‘rights’ of drug administration: how do they help me practise safely?
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How to reflect on clinical practice
Students
How to reflect on clinical practice
Update your knowledge of the various methods and models of reflection
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Students
From catheterisation to cannulation: how to hone your clinical skills
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Students
What does ‘prescriber-ready’ mean for nursing students?
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Clinical skills
Struggling to get your NMC proficiencies signed off? How a skills clinic can help
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Clinical skills
How can I identify the signs of a posterior stroke?
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Students
Evidence-based practice demystified: how to make nursing research come alive in practice
It’s pivotal to care improvements and opens up exciting career opportunities
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