Clinical update
Pressure ulcer prevention and treatment: guidance for nurses
International guideline includes skin protection, pain management and appropriate support surfaces
Management of cellulitis – new guidance includes antimicrobial prescribing strategy
Timely treatment of cellulitis is essential to avoid the development of sepsis
Depression in children and young people: recognition and management
New guidance aims to improve how depression in children and young people is assessed and which treatments are effective
Pressure ulcer toolkit: advice for nurses on prevention and care pathways
Pressure Ulcer Prevention Advisory Board resource highlights the importance of risk awareness
Sepsis Six update: the important changes every nurse needs to know about
UK Sepsis Trust reviews first step in its screening and management tool
Hypertension: the latest NICE guidance
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has updated its hypertension guidance
Asthma management: how nurses can help prevent attacks
Update from the British Thoracic Society and Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network
Iron deficiency anaemia in adults: what to look for and the questions to ask
RCN guidance sets out the information nurses need to identify and manage patients with IDA
Preventing and treating surgical site infections: what nurses need to know
Updated NICE guidance deals with antiseptic skin preparation, antibiotics and wound closure
Updated Lyme disease guidance: what nurses need to know
NICE guidelines say erythema migrans rash should prompt diagnosis without a blood test
Sepsis guidance: what nurses are now required to do
Compliance has become mandatory for all NHS trusts in England
Updated National Osteoporosis Society guideline on vitamin D
A guideline on which patients to test and who to treat for vitamin D deficiency