Cultivating compassionate care for patients, service users and residents

Discover the meaning of compassion and explore how it can be implemented in practice. This module discusses the key processes involved in enhancing compassion with self, patients and other healthcare professionals.

Searching and critiquing research literature

This module provides advice on how to search and critique the research literature. Information on how to undertake a critical analysis of the available evidence is also provided.

Understanding the main principles of temperature monitoring

Increase your understanding of why correct technique and careful recording of temperature are essential when making accurate diagnosis and treatment decisions. Learn how to interpret single temperature recordings as well as sequential pattern recordings.

Recognising and managing community-acquired pneumonia

Update your knowledge of the latest guidance on the diagnosis and management of community-acquired pneumonia

Case study - Workplace Safety Inspections

The importance of the arterial pulse in advanced cardiac examination

Discover the significance of the pulse in advanced cardiac examination and learn techniques for palpating radial, brachial and carotid pulses.

Wound debridement: a clinical update

Update your knowledge of wound debridement techniques and recent clinical developments in wound healing. This module is suitable for all nurses caring for patients with wounds.

Understanding attitudes and their effects on nursing practice

Explore the impact that colleagues' and patients' attitudes can have on interpersonal relationships and how to persuade others to change behaviour

Improving care for people with learning disabilities

Increase your knowledge and understanding of the health inequalities experienced by people with learning disabilities. Discover that nurses are well placed to implement reasonable adjustments, many of which are simple to do and can save lives.

Ankylosing spondylitis: patient diagnosis and management

This module reviews ankylosing spondylitis, including the signs and symptoms, diagnosis and management. Update your clinical knowledge of the changes in treatment as a result of anti-tumour necrosis factor therapy.