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Ensuring patient safety when inserting and using a nasogastric feeding tube
Nasogastric tubes that become misplaced can cause serious harm or patient death. This module provides nurses with the guidance, evidence and reassurance to manage these tubes safely.
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An overview of communication, movement and perception difficulties after stroke
Learn about patients' communication, movement and perception difficulties following stroke, and the strategies nurses can use to help people cope with changes to their lives.
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Supporting people with Parkinson's in later life
Adults with Parkinson’s disease benefit greatly from specialist, comprehensive old-age assessment and nursing care that is person-centred and understands how symptoms can affect health and wellbeing over time.
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Using the Newcastle Model to understand people whose behaviour challenges in dementia care
This module describes the Newcastle Model – a useful framework to understand behaviour that challenges, and provides a structure for effective interventions that keep people with dementia at the centre of care.
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An overview of appetite decline and management in older people
Learn about the consequences of poor appetite - a common problem in older people, and the strategies that can be used to promote better appetite and increase food intake in these patients.
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Safe and effective application of topical treatments to the skin
Review your clinical knowledge and understanding of skin barrier function and the effects this has on the absorption of medications, such as emollients and topical corticosteroids.
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Alcohol-related liver disease: pathophysiology, risk assessment and patient support
Review the mechanisms of liver injury caused by alcohol and the risk factors associated with alcohol-related liver disease. Improve patient care by updating your knowledge in this area.
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Improving nutrition for older people in acute settings
This module offers advice on how to identify older inpatients at risk of malnutrition and offers strategies to help nurses improve the nutritional status and hydration of such patients
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Improving surgical outcomes for people with dementia
Improve outcomes for patients with dementia who undergo surgery by following a suggested care pathway. This module covers ethical issues such as capacity and consent, as well as delirium, peri-operative care and the role of patients' families and friends
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Palliative care for patients with non-malignant respiratory disease
Learn how to overcome the barriers to delivering effective palliative care, with a particular focus on caring for people with non-malignant respiratory disease
