CPD articles
Our continuing professional development (CPD) articles are designed to assist with your nursing skills and practice.
Mechanical ventilation
In this article Nigel Henderson discusses the nursing role in the mechanical ventilation of...
21 Jul 1999
Meeting the needs of homeless people: the St John Ambulance mobile service
ST JOHN AMBULANCE is best known for providing first aid services. However, the organ-isation...
07 Jul 1999
Pulse oximetry
The aim of this article is to enable nurses working in various clinical areas to use pulse...
07 Jul 1999
Lung cancer: the role of the nurse in treatment and prevention
The aim of this article is to develop nurses’ knowledge and understanding of their role in...
30 Jun 1999
An introduction to problem-based learning
The aim of this article is to help nurses to move beyond reflection on practice, to...
23 Jun 1999
Safe injection techniques
As knowledge to support nurses’ everyday practice increases, it is appropriate to reappraise...
16 Jun 1999
Assessing continence needs in children
The aim of this article is to develop nurses’ knowledge and skills to enable them to assess...
09 Jun 1999
Managing the child with gastroenteritis
This article discusses the treatment of children with gastroenteritis and takes account of...
02 Jun 1999
Asepsis
In this article Gladys Xavier describes the concept of asepsis and its application in...
26 May 1999
Role of the community nurse in caring for people with depression
Depression is often seen as a defect of character, rather than a disorder which can be...
19 May 1999
To reuse or not to reuse — that is the question
In this article, Karen Castille examines the issues concerning the reuse of products...
10 May 1999
Malignant melanoma
In this article, Jaqualyn Moore describes the causes of malignant melanoma and the nurse’s...
05 May 1999
Genetics and disease
This article describes the fundamentals of genetics and its influence on the transmission of...
28 Apr 1999
Breast cancer screening
This article discusses breast screening, breast awareness and the role of the breast care...
21 Apr 1999
Casting: part two
In the second of two articles, Margaret Prior and Susan Miles discuss techniques for the...
07 Apr 1999
Nutrition in Crohn’s disease
This article discusses ways in which nurses can help to advise patients who have Crohn’s...
24 Mar 1999
Prostate disease
This article discusses prostate disease and outlines the role of the nurse in the assessment...
10 Mar 1999
Project MELANIE – language training for European nurses
NURSES FORM the largest single workforce in Europe. With demographic changes and a...
10 Mar 1999