Topic

Patient assessment

Pulse oximetry: exploring its role, limitations and challenges in clinical practice
Nursing Standard

Pulse oximetry: exploring its role, limitations and challenges in clinical practice

Clinical
08 Jun 2026
How to manage an overcrowded emergency department waiting room
Emergency Nurse

How to manage an overcrowded emergency department waiting room

Clinical
06 May 2026
Acute deterioration in adults: pathophysiology of common signs and symptoms
Nursing Standard

Acute deterioration in adults: pathophysiology of common signs and symptoms

CPD articles
27 Apr 2026
Nursing Standard

Falls prevention in hospitalised older adults with cognitive impairment: strategies and ethical implications

Clinical
08 April 2026
Nursing Older People

How to assess patients in the six key domains of a comprehensive geriatric assessment

How to
11 March 2026
Nursing Standard

Role of advanced practitioners in assessing the physical health of mental health service users

Clinical
02 February 2026
Cancer Nursing Practice

Assessing frailty in older adults with cancer to optimise care provision and outcomes

CPD articles
29 January 2026
Nursing Standard

How to screen and provide rapid initial treatment for sepsis in adult patients

How to
23 December 2025
Nursing Standard

Patient deterioration tools: when to use NEWS2 and ABCDE

Students
17 December 2025
Emergency Nurse

Redesigning the first point of contact for walk-in patients in the emergency department: a service evaluation of the First Encounter model

Clinical
03 December 2025
Learning Disability Practice

Menopause as a factor in psychological, behavioural and cognitive changes in women with learning disabilities

CPD articles
30 October 2025
Emergency Nurse

Using a structured process for patient assessment and triage to reduce ambulance handover delays and enhance patient outcomes

CPD articles
28 October 2025
Nursing Standard

Upper GI bleed: signs, assessment and nursing care

Analysis
07 October 2025
Nursing Standard

Optimising health outcomes in exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Clinical
22 September 2025
Nursing Standard

Respiratory assessment skills: how do I perform chest auscultation?

Students
17 September 2025
Nursing Older People

How to support family carers with providing personal care for people with dementia

How to
27 August 2025
Nursing Standard

Patient death: nurses did not understand bed rail assessment rules

News
19 August 2025
Nursing Standard

Constipation in adults: undertaking a holistic nursing assessment

Clinical
21 July 2025
Mental Health Practice

Staff perceptions of the DIALOG tool and its use for early intervention in psychosis services

Clinical
08 July 2025
Emergency Nurse

Recognising and managing frailty

CPD articles
02 July 2025
Nursing Standard

How to accurately record a 12-lead ECG

How to
30 June 2025
Nursing Children and Young People

Using the national Paediatric Early Warning System (PEWS) for England: part 2

CPD articles
23 June 2025
Primary Health Care

Assessing chronic kidney disease in older adults

Clinical
11 June 2025
Mental Health Practice

What is formulation in mental health practice?

Practice question
27 May 2025
Nursing Children and Young People

Using the national Paediatric Early Warning System (PEWS) for England: part 1

CPD articles
27 May 2025
Nursing Children and Young People

Assessing the dental health needs of children in the paediatric intensive care unit

CPD articles
22 April 2025
Nursing Standard

Fluid balance: how effective monitoring can prevent patient death

Analysis
01 April 2025
Emergency Nurse

How can nurses improve triage of silver trauma patients?

Practice question
11 March 2025
Nursing Standard

How to deliver the best nurse handover for deteriorating patients

Analysis
07 March 2025
Nursing Older People

Recognising and addressing loneliness and social isolation in older people

CPD articles
05 March 2025
Nursing Older People

How to undertake an effective oral health assessment

How to
12 February 2025
Emergency Nurse

Suspected sepsis: patient assessment and management in the emergency department

CPD articles
11 February 2025
Nursing Standard

NEWS2 for nurses: how to use the patient deterioration tool

Analysis
31 January 2025
Mental Health Practice

Assessing the physical health of service users with severe mental illness

CPD articles
14 January 2025
Nursing Standard

How to assess a patient’s chronic pain

How to
13 January 2025
Emergency Nurse

Improving psychosocial assessment of children and young people in the emergency department: a service evaluation

Clinical
19 November 2024
Nursing Standard

Assessment and management of acute unplanned alcohol withdrawal

Clinical
04 November 2024
Nursing Standard

Paracetamol to treat fever: what nurses need to consider

Analysis
21 October 2024
Nursing Children and Young People

How to auscultate for heart sounds in infants and children

Clinical
21 October 2024
Nursing Standard

Neurological assessment

Clinical
06 September 2024
Primary Health Care

Identification, assessment and management of osteoporosis in primary care

Clinical
21 August 2024
Emergency Nurse

How to take a comprehensive patient history

How to
30 July 2024
Emergency Nurse

Ensuring effectiveness and safety in emergency department triage

CPD articles
23 July 2024
Nursing Older People

Assessing pain in older people with normal, mildly impaired or severely impaired cognition

CPD articles
17 July 2024
Learning Disability Practice

Exploring the accuracy of the online version of the Learning Disability Screening Questionnaire

Clinical
11 July 2024
Learning Disability Practice

Recognising and assessing for dementia in people with learning disabilities

CPD articles
27 June 2024
Primary Health Care

Developing a community nursing service to assess people with memory impairment or cognitive issues

Clinical
26 June 2024
Cancer Nursing Practice

Nutritional management in mesothelioma: qualitative insights into healthcare professionals’ perceptions and experiences

Clinical
18 June 2024
Cancer Nursing Practice

Understanding the accuracy of body temperature measurements in patient triage during cancer treatment: a retrospective audit

Clinical
29 May 2024
Emergency Nurse

Understanding the demographics, training experiences and decision-making practices of UK triage nurses

Clinical
23 May 2024
Emergency Nurse

Managing pain in the ED: how can nurses do it better?

Analysis
16 May 2024
Cancer Nursing Practice

Late effects in survivors of childhood and adolescent cancers

Analysis
17 April 2024
Nursing Standard

How nurses can help hospital inpatients get a good night’s sleep

Analysis
01 April 2024
Emergency Nurse

Improving suicide risk screening in the emergency department

Clinical
26 March 2024
Nursing Standard

Using the NEWS2 and ABCDE assessment to identify early signs of clinical deterioration

Clinical
25 March 2024
Emergency Nurse

Blunt mechanism chest wall injury: initial patient assessment and acute care priorities

CPD articles
12 March 2024
Learning Disability Practice

Forensic risk assessment in people with learning disabilities: principles and process

Clinical
29 February 2024
Nursing Older People

Exploring whether a diagnosis of severe frailty prompts advance care planning and end of life care conversations

Clinical
21 February 2024
Cancer Nursing Practice

Patient concerns after haematopoietic stem cell transplantation: an evaluation

Clinical
14 February 2024
Nursing Standard

Analysing arterial blood gas results using the RoMe technique

Clinical
05 February 2024
Nursing Standard

Updated sepsis guidance ensures more targeted use of antibiotics

News
02 February 2024
Nursing Standard

What is the National Early Warning Score (NEWS2) and why is it important?

Analysis
30 January 2024
Cancer Nursing Practice

Holistic needs assessments: considerations for effective delivery

CPD articles
18 January 2024
Nursing Older People

Exercise as a falls prevention strategy in the care of older people

CPD articles
10 January 2024
Learning Disability Practice

How to support the accurate diagnosis of constipation in people with learning disabilities

Clinical
21 December 2023
Emergency Nurse

How to triage patients in the emergency department

How to
16 November 2023
Emergency Nurse

How can triage nurses spot a patient with posterior stroke?

Practice question
06 November 2023
Nursing Standard

Undertaking a neurological assessment

Clinical
06 November 2023
Emergency Nurse

Enhancing the nutritional care of older people by recording actual body weight: a quality improvement project

Clinical
24 October 2023
Learning Disability Practice

Determining the accuracy of an online screening tool in identifying learning disability in autistic people

Clinical
31 August 2023
Nursing Standard

Exploring the prevalence, characteristics and nursing assessment of neuropathic pain

Clinical
29 August 2023
Nursing Standard

Enhancing nutrition screening in patients with kidney disease

Clinical
07 August 2023
Nursing Standard

Why NEWS2 scores are not enough to spot a deteriorating patient

Comment
02 August 2023
Nursing Standard

Assessing deteriorating patients: what you need to know

Podcast
19 July 2023
Emergency Nurse

Frailty assessment of older patients in the emergency department

Clinical
18 July 2023
Nursing Standard

Assessing and managing pain in older people with dementia

CPD articles
14 July 2023
Nursing Children and Young People

Neurological observations in infants, children and young people: part two

CPD articles
07 July 2023
Primary Health Care

Developing a nurse-led homeless health service at a general practice in Wales

Clinical
05 July 2023
Nursing Children and Young People

Neurological observations in infants, children and young people: part one

CPD articles
03 July 2023
Learning Disability Practice

Conducting mental health assessments of people with learning disabilities

CPD articles
22 June 2023
Emergency Nurse

How can I improve my patient triage skills in the ED?

Practice question
15 June 2023
Cancer Nursing Practice

Developing a specialist clinic for monitoring, educating and supporting patients at risk of skeletal-related events

Clinical
14 June 2023
Nursing Standard

Meet the cardiac nurses taking on what used to be doctors’ roles

Career advice
08 June 2023
Nursing Older People

Dementia in care homes: increasing the diagnosis rate among undiagnosed residents

Clinical
24 May 2023
Learning Disability Practice

Ensuring effective communication when undertaking a systematic health assessment

CPD articles
11 May 2023
Primary Health Care

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: reducing the risk of winter exacerbations

CPD articles
11 May 2023
Primary Health Care

Recognition and assessment of dementia in a primary care setting

Clinical
12 April 2023
Emergency Nurse

Assessment and management of pelvic fractures from high-energy trauma in adults

Clinical
07 March 2023
Nursing Standard

Developing an oral healthcare assessment strategy to enhance patient care

Clinical
06 March 2023
Nursing Older People

Identifying the relationship between delirium and falls

Clinical
22 February 2023
Nursing Standard

Effective handovers on escalation of care for the deteriorating patient

Clinical
20 February 2023
Nursing Standard

Identification, assessment and treatment of urinary incontinence and bowel control issues

CPD articles
16 February 2023
Nursing Older People

Recognising, reducing and preventing deconditioning in hospitalised older people

CPD articles
08 February 2023
Nursing Standard

Pain management: where to start and when to use assessment tools

Analysis
06 February 2023
Nursing Standard

‘Come on the nurses, I’m on your side!’ says Rod Stewart

News
27 January 2023
Learning Disability Practice

Recognising visual perception issues in people with learning disabilities

CPD articles
25 January 2023
Emergency Nurse

Recognition and management of patients with frailty in the emergency department

CPD articles
06 December 2022
Emergency Nurse

Assessment, diagnosis and treatment of children who present with stridor

Clinical
09 November 2022
Nursing Standard

Long-COVID: QNI publishes resource for community nurses

News
08 November 2022
Nursing Older People

Recognising eating disorders in older people

Clinical
26 October 2022
Nursing Standard

How to interpret arterial blood gas results

How to
28 July 2022
Nursing Standard

Identifying and managing acute kidney injury

CPD articles
11 July 2022
Nursing Older People

Frailty: an overview of concepts, risk factors, assessment tools and interventions

CPD articles
06 July 2022
Primary Health Care

Identifying and supporting women and girls at risk of, or experiencing, violence and abuse

CPD articles
06 July 2022
Nursing Standard

Fit notes: online training on offer as nurses gain new powers

News
05 July 2022
Nursing Standard

Supporting the emotional well-being of patients with diabetes mellitus in primary care

Clinical
09 May 2022
Nursing Standard

Self-harm and suicide: occurrence, risk assessment and management for general nurses

Clinical
03 May 2022
Mental Health Practice

Assessing the effects of satisfaction with friendships and autistic-like traits on psychological well-being

Clinical
19 April 2022
Cancer Nursing Practice

How should nurses assess and manage pain in a person with cancer?

Practice question
30 March 2022
Nursing Standard

Clinical assessment of lower urinary tract symptoms in adults

CPD articles
21 March 2022
Nursing Older People

Comprehensive geriatric assessment: outcomes of an advanced nurse practitioner-led service for older people requiring emergency surgery

Clinical
09 February 2022
Nursing Standard

Pain management: what nursing students need to know

Nursing studies
03 February 2022
Nursing Older People

Role of medicines management in preventing falls in older people

Clinical
26 January 2022
Emergency Nurse

Managing a patient presenting to the emergency department with upper gastrointestinal bleeding

Clinical
25 January 2022
Nursing Children and Young People

Clinical assessment and management of children with bronchiolitis

CPD articles
24 January 2022
Nursing Standard

Acute coronary syndrome: role of the nurse in patient assessment and management

CPD articles
24 January 2022
Nursing Standard

Respiratory assessment: undertaking a physical examination of the chest in adults

CPD articles
21 December 2021
Nursing Older People

‘Five things about me’ – enhancing person-centred care for older people

Clinical
24 November 2021
Nursing Older People

Supporting older people experiencing anxiety through non-pharmacological interventions

CPD articles
03 November 2021
Cancer Nursing Practice

Conducting holistic pain assessments in patients with cancer-related pain

CPD articles
20 October 2021
Emergency Nurse

What is the Glasgow Coma Scale and how can nurses interpret it?

Expert advice
24 August 2021
Nursing Older People

Frailty assessment and interventions for community-dwelling older adults: a rapid review

Clinical
21 July 2021
Learning Disability Practice

Developing a personalised tool to detect physical deterioration in adults with learning disabilities in community settings

Clinical
25 March 2021
Nursing Standard

Nursing Standard podcast: providing on-the-street care

Podcast
18 March 2021
Nursing Older People

Preventing, identifying and managing delirium in nursing homes and acute settings

CPD articles
02 March 2021
Nursing Standard

Deteriorating patients: the tools to help you know when to speak up

Clinical placement
18 February 2021
Nursing Standard

How to take a patient’s temperature

How to
08 February 2021
Mental Health Practice

Using team formulation in mental health practice

CPD articles
02 February 2021
Emergency Nurse

Hand injury: investigating the accuracy of referrals to a specialist trauma centre

Clinical
26 January 2021
Nursing Standard

Recognising and assessing acute pain

Clinical
03 December 2020
Mental Health Practice

Use of individual formulation in mental health practice

CPD articles
01 December 2020
Emergency Nurse

Assessment and management of metastatic bone cancer in emergency departments

Clinical
24 November 2020
Learning Disability Practice

Management of oxygen therapy for people with intellectual disabilities

CPD articles
12 November 2020
Nursing Standard

Undertaking a systematic assessment of patients with a traumatic brain injury

Clinical
02 November 2020
Nursing Older People

A survey of nurses involved in assessing the eligibility of older people for NHS continuing healthcare

Clinical
30 September 2020
Cancer Nursing Practice

Assessing and managing chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy

Clinical
27 July 2020
Nursing Standard

Role of the nurse in acute stroke care

CPD articles
30 March 2020
Emergency Nurse

How effective is the NHS 111 service?

Analysis
05 March 2020
Nursing Standard

Patient assessment: do you use your ABCDE?

Comment
25 February 2020
Nursing Older People

Assessment and provision of continuing healthcare: an integrative literature review

Clinical
18 September 2019
Primary Health Care

Identifying barriers to engaging older adults with primary care sexual health services

Clinical
11 September 2019