CPD articles

Our continuing professional development (CPD) articles are designed to assist with your nursing skills and practice.

Understanding attitudes and their effects on nursing practice

Attitudes are of crucial importance in nursing. Attitudes help us to understand how people...

Understanding bullying in healthcare organisations

Bullying is a pervasive problem in healthcare organisations. Inquiries and reports on...

An overview of nuclear medicine imaging procedures

Nuclear medicine imaging is not generally well understood by nurses who work outside this...

Recognising and managing community-acquired pneumonia

Pneumonia remains a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in the UK and yet the...

Managing patients with encephalitis

This article provides an overview of encephalitis and addresses its diagnosis, some of the...

Preventing catheter-associated urinary tract infection

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are common in hospital and community settings. The major...

Paediatric anaesthesia: an overview

This article provides an overview of the nursing considerations for paediatric anaesthesia....

Prevention and management of comorbid diabetes and depression

As the population ages, an increasing number of people are developing long-term conditions....

Nursing and Midwifery Council revalidation

All UK nurses and midwives will be required to perform revalidation as part of their...

Caring for patients with limb amputation

This article provides an overview of the care of patients undergoing limb amputation....

Assessing sexual health in mental health service users

This article encourages the reader to consider sexuality and sexual health as essential to a...

Patient-centred care: improving healthcare outcomes

Patient-centred care is a model of care that respects the patient’s experience, values,...

Recognition and management of asthma in children and young people

Asthma is a common childhood disorder that has global significance. Developing an...

Helping patients to learn about self-management

Nurses are often urged to help patients learn about their illness and the self-management...

Clinical features and management of haemorrhagic shock

This article discusses the clinical features of haemorrhagic shock and the strategies used...

Using systematic reviews to inform nursing practice

Health care is constantly being reformed to improve the safety and quality of services, and...

Applying critical thinking to nursing

Critical thinking and writing are skills that are not easy to acquire. The term ‘critical’...

Integrating the 6Cs of nursing into mentorship practice

Nurses and midwives are asked to demonstrate the 6Cs (care, compassion, competence,...

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