CPD articles
Our continuing professional development (CPD) articles are designed to assist with your nursing skills and practice.
Local factors and their impact on the wound healing process
There have been important advances in the management of wound healing. This article brings...
01 Nov 2003
Power and control over children and young people
This feature introduces you to theories of control and power and invites you to relate these...
01 Oct 2003
Understanding your patients’ needs: travel vaccines
This article suggests ways of deciding what travel health advice nurses should give to...
01 Sep 2003
Nutrition and diabetes
This article considers the diagnosis and management of the increasing incidence of diabetes
01 Jul 2003
Factors that compromise wound healing
This article explores a zonal approach to wound assessment considered in a holistic context
01 Jun 2003
Stress urinary incontinence
Stress urinary incontinence is a condition largely affecting the female population, with one...
01 May 2003
Colorectal cancer
Colorectal cancer is a general label applied to cancers occurring in the colon or rectum (...
01 Apr 2003
Diet, nutrition and oral health
Aims and intended learning outcomes This article explores the ways in which a range of...
01 Mar 2003
Management of psoriasis
Aims and intended learning outcomes The aim of this article is to refresh your knowledge of...
01 Dec 2002
Loss and bereavement: a nursing response
Aim and intended learning outcomes The aim of this article is to promote the exploration of...
01 Nov 2002
Treating hyperlipidaemia in high-risk groups
Aims and intended learning outcomes The aim of this article is to look at the relevance of...
01 Oct 2002
Skin care in older people
The United Kingdom, along with the rest of the western world, is experiencing the phenomenon...
01 Sep 2002
Weight management for health
Aims and intended learning outcomes This article aims to describe the importance of body...
01 Jul 2002
Wound dressings
Aims and intended learning outcomes The increasing number and complexity of dressings...
01 Jun 2002
The management of poorly controlled asthma
Aims and intended learning outcomes This article aims to improve your understanding of...
01 May 2002
Yellow fever
Introduction The aim of this article is to provide an overview of the risks associated with...
01 Apr 2002
Managing incontinence
Introduction This article describes the recent changes in continence services throughout the...
01 Mar 2002
Dyslipidaemia in type 2 diabetes
Aims and intended learning outcomes The aim of this article is to provide an overview of the...
01 Feb 2002