CPD articles
Our continuing professional development (CPD) articles are designed to assist with your nursing skills and practice.
The pressures felt by informal carers of people with dementia
Caring for people with dementia is complex and demanding, and informal carers carry out much...
01 Dec 2001
The use of intravenous therapy
Nurses have a professional and legal responsibility to understand the rationale for the use...
01 Nov 2001
Tackling embarrassment
Aims and intended learning outcomes This feature will assist you to explore the subject of...
01 Oct 2001
Childhood eczema
Aims and learning outcomes The aim of this article is to: ■ Explain the physical and...
01 Sep 2001
Failure to thrive
Aims and intended learning outcomes This article aims to provide an overview of current...
01 Jul 2001
Pressure ulcer risk assessment
A considerable amount of research has been undertaken to determine the variables that...
01 Jun 2001
Understanding allergies and their treatment
Allergies are common and although their effects are often minor, they can be life...
01 May 2001
Meningococcal infection
Aims and intended outcomes The aim of this article is to provide an overview and promote an...
01 Apr 2001
Indwelling Urethral Catheters
The aim of this article is to encourage a proactive approach to indwelling urethral catheter...
01 Mar 2001
The vital role of nutrition in wound healing
Aims and intended learning outcomes The aim of this article is to illustrate the important...
01 Feb 2001
Childhood immunisation
When we immunise children, we introduce their bodies to a powerful little cocktail which...
01 Dec 2000
Dressing wounds
Aims and intended learning outcomes The aim of this article is to update nurses’ knowledge...
01 Nov 2000
Continence in older people: a priority for primary care
It is often assumed that incontinence is an inevitability of older age and, therefore,...
01 Oct 2000
Psoriasis
Aims and intended learning outcomes The aim of this article is to provide an overview of all...
01 Sep 2000
Safe injection techniques
Aims and intended learning outcomes As knowledge to support nurses’ everyday practice...
01 Jul 2000
Obesity in primary care
Aims and intended learning outcomes This article aims to give an overview of some of the...
01 Jun 2000
The challenging traveller
Nurses are increasingly faced with having to provide advice for a wide variety of travellers...
01 May 2000
Smoking cessation: the role of the community nurse
Aims and intended learning outcomes This article aims to review the impact of smoking on...
01 Apr 2000