CPD articles
Our continuing professional development (CPD) articles are designed to assist with your nursing skills and practice.
Stress urinary incontinence: recent advances in conservative management options
This article aims to increase understanding of stress urinary incontinence and the potential...
01 Nov 2005
Preventing healthcare-associated infections in primary care
This article examines the issues surrounding healthcare-associated infections. It explores...
01 Oct 2005
Insulin use in type 2 diabetes
Insulin therapy is needed by around 20 per cent of people with type 2 diabetes....
01 Sep 2005
Coronary heart disease: risk factor management
Coronary heart disease is the leading cause of mortality and morbidity in the UK. Nurses...
01 Jul 2005
Travel vaccination: an update
Foreign tourism and travel are increasing in popularity with more than eight million visits...
01 Jun 2005
Safeguarding children
Nurses are well placed to identify behaviour or circumstances that might signify a child is...
01 May 2005
Causes of constipation and treatment options
As one of the most common gastrointestinal complaints in the UK, this article looks at what...
01 Mar 2005
Calculations for new prescribers
Mistakes in calculation can lead to potentially dangerous prescribing errors. This article...
01 Feb 2005
Community health assessments
Community health assessments have become an important part of the work of primary care...
01 Nov 2004
Behind the headlines: sexual health implications for nursing ethics and practice
Lurid headlines, cultural beliefs and outdated value systems have all contributed to sexual...
01 Oct 2004
Advocating immunisation
The improvement of global immunisation coverage over the last 30 years is the single...
01 Sep 2004
Management of patients with breast cancer
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in the UK, with over 41,000 women diagnosed every...
01 Jul 2004
Diet and menopausal health
This article outlines the evidence for exercise and dietary influences on many of the major...
01 Jun 2004
Management of allergic rhinitis
Allergic rhinitis, including hay fever, can have a major effect on patients’ quality of life...
01 May 2004
Providing a quality pre-travel health consultation
This article analyses the pre-travel health consultation and discusses the importance of...
01 Apr 2004
Managing depression: an overview
This article examines the treatment and management of depression, dispelling a number of...
01 Mar 2004
Managing dyspnoea in end-stage Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
This article examines the palliative care needs of patients with end-stage COPD, looking...
01 Feb 2004
Weight management
Obesity has a major impact on individual health and wellbeing. This article describes how...
01 Dec 2003