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CPD articles
<p>Ensuring that the nutrition and hydration needs of patients in hospital are met is part of the nurse’s role.
Many patients receiving inpatient care or admitted as day cases undergo invasive procedures that place them at potential risk of heal
Asthma and allergic rhinitis are two of the most common manifestations of allergy.
<p>Fluid is essential for life and health.
<p>Patients due to undergo elective surgery who are not considered to be medically fit, may have their operation postponed or even cancelled.
The management of constipation can often be a challenge in children who may be fearful of opening their bowels and who may be reluctant to sit on the toilet
Frailty has become synonymous with vulnerability and is a state caused by many factors, including disability, recurrent infection and multiple co-morbiditie
<p>Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men and is recognised as a significant health problem.
Serogroup B meningococcal disease is the last main cause of bacterial meningitis and septicaemia in the UK.
<p>Chronic fatigue syndrome or myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME) is a debilitating illness that affects many systems of the body, particularly the nervous and immune syst
<p>History taking is a key component of patient assessment, enabling the delivery of high-quality care.
<p>This article focuses on the diagnosis and management of atrial fibrillation (AF).
<p>Few patients complete advance decisions in mental health services. This article reviews the potential clinical benefits of advance decisions, patients’ attitudes towards them and barriers that impede implementation.
<p>In this, the third and final article in a series on practice skill analysis, attention is given to imaginative ways of improving a practice skill. Having analysed and evaluated a chosen skill in the previous two articles, it is time to look at new ways to proceed.
<p>This is the second of three articles exploring skill analysis, assisting readers to evaluate a practice skill of their choice.
<p>This is the first of three articles exploring skill analysis, assisting readers to select and describe a practice skill of their choice.
<p>Fractures to the pelvis can occur as a result of low-energy or high-energy trauma. Pelvic fractures may be associated with significant internal bleeding and injury to the organs within the pelvis.
<p>People with personality disorders frequently present to general health services. A large proportion of people with borderline personality disorder will self-injure and seek physical clinical interventions from adult or practice nurses.
