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...

Preventing healthcare-associated infections in primary care

This article examines the issues surrounding healthcare-associated infections. It explores...

Insulin use in type 2 diabetes

Insulin therapy is needed by around 20 per cent of people with type 2 diabetes....

Coronary heart disease: risk factor management

Coronary heart disease is the leading cause of mortality and morbidity in the UK. Nurses...

Travel vaccination: an update

Foreign tourism and travel are increasing in popularity with more than eight million visits...

Safeguarding children

Nurses are well placed to identify behaviour or circumstances that might signify a child is...

Causes of constipation and treatment options

As one of the most common gastrointestinal complaints in the UK, this article looks at what...

Calculations for new prescribers

Mistakes in calculation can lead to potentially dangerous prescribing errors. This article...

Community health assessments

Community health assessments have become an important part of the work of primary care...

Behind the headlines: sexual health implications for nursing ethics and practice

Lurid headlines, cultural beliefs and outdated value systems have all contributed to sexual...

Advocating immunisation

The improvement of global immunisation coverage over the last 30 years is the single...

Management of patients with breast cancer

Breast cancer is the most common cancer in the UK, with over 41,000 women diagnosed every...

Diet and menopausal health

This article outlines the evidence for exercise and dietary influences on many of the major...

Management of allergic rhinitis

Allergic rhinitis, including hay fever, can have a major effect on patients’ quality of life...

Providing a quality pre-travel health consultation

This article analyses the pre-travel health consultation and discusses the importance of...

Managing depression: an overview

This article examines the treatment and management of depression, dispelling a number of...

Managing dyspnoea in end-stage Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

This article examines the palliative care needs of patients with end-stage COPD, looking...

Weight management

Obesity has a major impact on individual health and wellbeing. This article describes how...

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